A technical murder mystery might be one way to describe Loss of Carrier by Russ White. I was not surprised at all to find out that the author is a network engineer. Wow. I just kept reading and was glad that he explained what I really needed to understand about the technical stuff.
The hero, Jess Wirth, is an intriguing character that can get into just about any computer system, plays guitar, loves the river, observes everything around him, and never watches TV. The heroine, Leah, is a bit impatient, not comfortable in church, also loves the river, is handling her first case for Homeland Security, and is not quick to form opinions. I was anxiously waiting for them to start working together, but Jess doesn’t trust her until he absolutely – I mean absolutely – has to.
It is an enjoyable read and reminded me of the older mystery stories with the modern twist of computers. The people were dropping as fast as some Agatha Christie books I’ve read; there were 4 murders in this book. But I liked reading Agatha Christie so what can I say?
Here is the backcover copy:
Bright yellow cables against a blue shirt? Carl never would have approved of that color combination. Why was his face so white? His eyes should be closed, not open. Why hadn’t one of the security guards seen this and reported it to the police? The lights were off, the cameras were useless in the dark.
Of course, the cables wrapped around Carl’s neck explained why the server wasn’t working. Loss of carrier.
Jess Wirth lives a dreary life. He spends most of his time crammed inside a cubicle, toiling as a network engineer and stewing over the details of his ugly divorce. But when he finds his co-worker dead in the basement of their office, Jess’s life takes a surprising—and unpleasant—turn.
The police quickly declare the death a suicide, but Jess isn’t so sure. Not long after he begins digging into the victim’s work, another co-worker turns up dead, convincing him once and for all that something sinister is brewing behind the cubicle walls.
His investigation leads him to a mysterious woman name Leah, who pushes him to entrust her with the information he’s collected about his dead colleagues. Wary of Leah’s motives yet inexorably drawn to her, Jess keeps her at arm’s length…until an attempt is made on both their lives. Realizing they are close on the trail of a dangerous criminal, the pair race to expose a data theft ring before they become the killer’s next victims.
You can find out more information at the book’s website called Forensics 7. I especially enjoyed looking through the gallery and seeing snapshots of things and places from the book.
This book was sent to me through Christian Fiction Blog Alliance for the book tour. The words are fully my own and there are no affiliate links in this post.
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