The Blue Nowhere - Large Print by Jeffery Deaver (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Bone Collector and The Devil's Teardrop comes a riveting cyber thriller set in Silicon Valley.

His code name is Phate--and he infiltrates victims' digital lives with surgical precision and lures them to their deaths--making technology itself the weapon.

To stop him, authorities release former hacker Wyatt Gillette from prison, unwilling but essential, to assist detective Frank Bishop of the Cyber Crimes Unit. Gillette and Bishop form an uneasy partnership: one steeped in cutting-edge code, the other grounded in old-school detective work.

As the body count rises and paranoia spreads, the case turns into a deadly psychological game. Deaver weaves complex technical detail--TrapDoor malware, social engineering tactics, virtual stalking--into relentless suspense, never losing narrative momentum. You'll never feel safe browsing email or logging into accounts again.

With its relentless pacing and ingenious plotting, The Blue Nowhere fuses cybercrime fiction with classic detective thriller intrigue. It's Deaver at his most suspenseful--and most relevant--in a world where privacy is extinct and evil hides behind every keystroke.

Review Quotes

"Entertainment Weekly""The Blue Nowhere" is that rare cyberthriller that doesn't make us want to log off in the middle.

"Kirkus Reviews" Just when you thought it was safe to check your e-mail, psychokiller specialist Deaver shows just how malignant the human ghost in your machine can be.

"People" High-tension wired.

"Publishers Weekly" How do you write a truly gripping thriller about people staring into computer screens? Many have tried, none have succeeded -- until now....As he twists suspense and tension to gigahertz levels, Deaver springs an astonishing number of surprises....His real triumph is to make the hacker world come alive in all its midnight, reality-cracking intensity. This novel is, in hacker lingo, "totally moby" -- the most exciting and most vivid fiction yet about the neverland hackers call 'The Blue Nowhere.'

"San Francisco Chronicle" A gripping high-tech page turner.

"San Francisco Chronicle" Deaver packs "The Blue Nowhere" with enough twists and surprises that even the most alert reader will be gulled by the numerous red herrings and narrative decoys....He has the language of technology down cold, but thankfully, never goes over the reader's head. Think of a technical manual with intrigue, fights, chases, and double-crosses. And there's no need to reboot.

"The Boston Herald" Grounded in expert knowledge about how computers actually operate....You won't learn how to break into the Pentagon. But you will get a sense of the allure of cyberspace.

"The Deseret News" (Salt Lake City) [A] clever thriller....Neatly conceived and well written. The characters are well developed and believable....[Deaver] builds suspense upon suspense, including odd twists and turns.

"The Times" (London) [A] taut tale.

"USA Today" A terrific thriller.

About the Author

Jeffery Deaver is the #1 internationally bestselling author of forty-four novels, three collections of short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. His first novel featuring Lincoln Rhyme, The Bone Collector, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie and a hit television series on NBC. He's received or been shortlisted for a number of awards around the world, including Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers and the Steel Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association in the United Kingdom. In 2014, he was the recipient of three lifetime achievement awards. He has been named a Grand Master by Mystery Writers of America.