Author: Simon Hayes
Publisher: The Rubriqs Press
Publishing Date: 25th June 2024
Many thanks to the publishing team and Literally PR team for my copy of the book and a spot on the tour
Blurb
EN DAYS. SEVEN DEADLY SINS. ZERO RI$K.
When customer complaints on Christmas Eve about tenfold inflated bank balances herald not early gifts, nor a botched system upgrade, but the most sophisticated cyber-attack in history, new National Bank CEO Rob Tanner finds himself in the eye of a “Black Swan” storm no one predicted, but anyone could have anticipated.
He enlists the help of brilliant American computer security expert Ashley Markham but the attacks only worsen: bank balances rise remorselessly and spread to all the nation’s banks. The only clue to the hacker’s intentions are cryptic daily emails taunting Tanner and the newly incumbent Prime Minister, James Allen.
With financial markets – and the very world as he knows it - on the brink of collapse, Tanner races against the clock to decode not just the bizarre emails but their deeper meaning, and the implications for who he can really trust. All the while, his former boss “The Toad” is seeking revenge... and answers of his own.
My thoughts
This was an interesting and unique book to read and I was delighted to be a part of the blogging team.
What I really liked about this book that it had depth and with an original concept of entwining into it the seven deadly sins was cleverly done. It gave a greater understanding to the financial and banking world and how much each has a reliance on the other. The catastrophic downfall when elements starts to unhinge and fall apart you soon realise the importance technology and the risks as well as the positives it carries.
The character development was well done and you immersed yourself into the plot and eager to learn when happens next. I really liked how the book was set up. We initially are in 2016 and get information that will be important to the plot and then fast forward 8 years on. The layout is interesting and don't think I have seen it like this before, so we get a chapter set on in days corresponding to the events and then within the chapters we get sub chapters as well. Imagery is also part of this book with clues and text messages which I enjoyed especially as a visual learner and the size of the book. You brain really does engage with the book as you start to put the puzzle pieces together and link the seven deadly sins also.
Well descriptive that I could visualise everything that was happening. I would definitely watch if this was on TV. It is lengthy book which can be intimidating but it is fantastically written that before you know it you are at the end.
An Amazing debut by the author and looking forward to reading more.
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