Review: Caper, Adventure, Rollicking ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2012
Having first "met" the author by means of Twitter it was fascinating to read this book about the chain of events that follow when one of a group of five close twitter friends goes missing.  The group of friends have never met in the flesh but that does not stop them from coming to the aid of the Tweep who may be in danger.  This will ring bells if you use and connect through twitter a lot.  I know from experience that you can in fact form friendships with people you never meet, and although you know something about other people's lives, there are always hidden areas.  This is certainly the case here, and the book picked me up and carried me along from start to finish.  The characters were engaging in completely different ways, even the brusque and seemingly shut down part-time computer hacker (a female which is a nice touch and depicted as completely against any stereotype which is wonderful) becomes more likeable the more you find out about her.  There is danger and adventure in the narrative, but the author wisely does not make this into a high action, dramatic and bloody thriller.  Rather the tone is, for the most part, kept light but never frivolous, a delicate balancing act to play but one which is successful.  Again I found myself carried along by this book, and had reached the end before I even knew it!  Definitely a must read for anyone who likes good old fashioned (but current day relevant) adventure, and who has ever navigated the waters of online social networking!