Review: A fun take on the "hunted and hunter" genre
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
Spyware is a very fun book and is for those that like action. There is a little bit of a tech side to it, but not enough that it would stifle the enjoyment for those that aren't into that world. The book follows a professor who is accused of releasing the worst computer virus the world has ever seen and whose son is kidnapped on the same day. Now he is a wanted man and he is also searching; the hunted and the hunter. Unlike most books with similar theme, this one doesn't get into the realm of disbelief where a regular guy can all of a sudden do super things. Rather, when he gets hit in the head he goes down. He has never fired a gun before, he is nervous and doesn't have accuracy. He is still a real man.Spyware is a fairly simple book and a breeze to get through. It starts off a little bit slow to introduce the characters and scenario, but one the action starts it keeps going until the end. While it is semi-predictable where things are heading, there are of course a few twists to throw the reader in a different direction. Nothing groundbreaking in this book, just a fun action book that you can read without thinking too much. I recommend this to anyone that is into the "chased while trying to solve the crime" type of novel.