The Grid, Harry Hunsicker
The Grid, Harry Hunsicker
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The Grid

Author: Harry Hunsicker

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 6 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/25/2015


Synopsis

A former federal law enforcement contractor with a somewhat spotty record, Jon Cantrell has seen—and done—just about everything. Now he’s a sheriff, keeping the peace in small-town Texas. He thought that he’d finally settled into a quiet, less-complicated life—until his deputy gets himself murdered. Soon Cantrell’s search for the killer points to an online-dating site designed for extramarital affairs and to a woman who may have been the unfortunate deputy’s last date.Meanwhile, someone is staging a series of seemingly random attacks on the regional power grid, and Cantrell is reluctantly pulled back into the federal fray when he accepts an off-the-books assignment to uncover the culprit. With the power company and the feds impatient for an arrest—and clues in his deputy’s case pointing to something more sinister—Cantrell must run parallel, conflicting investigations. But will he find what he’s looking for? Or is he about to take a fall?

About Harry Hunsicker

Harry Hunsicker, a fourth-generation native of Dallas, Texas, is the former executive vice president of the Mystery Writers of America. His debut novel, Still River, was nominated for a Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America, and his short story “Iced” was short-listed for a Thriller Award by the International Thriller Writers. Hunsicker lives in Dallas, where he works as a commercial real estate appraiser and occasionally speaks on creative writing. The Grid is his sixth novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on April 29, 2013

As I work in the Utilities field, I appreciated this book a great deal. It is well written and provides an excellent history and overvieww of one of life's present necessities--electricity. This is far from a dry book on what some may take as a dull subject. I really appreciated the historical backgr......more

Goodreads review by John on May 20, 2008

This book presents an excellent overview of the development of the electrical power grid. I'd have liked more technical detail, but as it was, it was an enjoyable book for a certain kind of person. A certain kind of person being a geek like me. I recommended it so several of my engineer friends, and t......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on August 27, 2021

What I liked Schewe has a talent for imagining "What if?" about things that the rest of us take for granted. That's useful when investigating something as ubiquitous and invisible as the electric grid. What if we tried to make a power grid out of steam instead of electricity? What was life like befor......more

Goodreads review by Tim on March 06, 2011

For many of the two billion people enjoying consistent and adequate wattage, electricity is overlooked and taken for granted. If you can pardon a gawky sense of humor and the adventurous prose, The Grid will fill in the gaps in your understanding of how we make, distribute, and use electricity. Sche......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on January 30, 2016

n every room there sits a caged beast waiting to cause mischief, but which most of the time is put to honest work, instead. When Thomas Edison began selling electrical service for artificial illumination in the close of the 19th century, did he realize how radically he would transform the world? Ste......more