Weaponized

Ingenious plot premise about Kyle West, a computer analytic genius currently residing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on the run from a Congressional committee looking into his development of illegal surveillance algorithms for his "too big to prosecute" employer. While having a drink in his favorite pub on......more

I want to clarify: this is more like 2 1/2 stars for me, but I would feel bad if I knocked it down to 2, so it's getting a somewhat undeserved three. The reason I'm even rating it that high is because of the readability, which was mostly good and (view spoiler)[because the love interest ends rather satisfyingly fo (hide spoiler)]......more

I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. It was a very quick, very exciting read (I read it over two days). The book is based in Cambodia and I could feel the heat, the humidity and the crowds. The plot follows the genre of many current thrillers - lots of action, lots of gunplay, lots of chase......more

A unique, fast-paced and deeply timely thriller. Mennuti and Guggenheim display prescient insight into the National Security Surveillance state. Paints a rich portrait of gritty, sweating, lawless contemporary Cambodia and weaves some surprising twists into a tight and sharp storyline. A stunning de......more

I received an advance reading copy of this book for review through a goodreads giveaway. This face-paced thriller’s release was well-timed with the recent headlines of Edward Snowden and the questions surrounding the NSA. In the story tech genius Kyle West has fled the U.S. to escape questioning by......more