God of the Internet by Lynn Lipinski

God of the Internet, by Lynn Lipinski, is a thriller about a Muslim extremist computer hacker, aka God_of_Internet, who has developed a worm that will infect computers in the western world in increasing disruptive acts. The story is fast paced and even though I figured out who the hacker was the story was so well written I didn’t care. In addition, the story is not a stretch at all. I can easily see this type of cyber terrorist attack happening and suspect it will only be a matter of time.

Ms. Lipinski did a good job of explaining the mechanics behind hacking and how through back doors and security lapses this type of scenario is possible. We, meaning humanity in general, are addicted to our technology. I shudder to think of the repercussions of an attack of this type would have on our society.

The characters are fully developed, the back stories I found very interesting and made the main story more believable because life is never just one story line it is all the parts that make the whole more interesting. I normally expand on the synopsis but I do not want to spoil anything for other readers so I will end here.

I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.