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. [Read more...]