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pb |
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9781604860023 |
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PM Press |
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2007-11-06 |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
Key West-southernmost point in the United States, Mile Zero on Highway 1; and as far as you can run away from your past troubles without swimming to Cuba.
Key West-originally Cayo Huesos or Isle of Bones, for centuries a refuge for pirates, wreckers, writers, scoundrels, drunks, and tourists. Now home to a Crew of techno geek con artists who've turned it into their own private hunting ground.
Paul and Chloe have the run of the sun-drenched island, free to play and scam far from the enemies they left behind in Silicon Valley. But that doesn't mean they can't bring a little high tech know how to the paradise. They and their new Crew have covered the island with their own private Big Brother style network-hidden cameras, RFID sensors, and a web of informers that tip them off about every crime committed and tourist trapped on the island.
But will all the gadgets and games be enough when not one but three rival crews of con artists come to hold a top-secret gang summit? And when one of them is murdered, who will solve the crime?
Inspired by author Rick Dakan's own eventful experiences in the video game and comic book industries, the Geek Mafia series satisfies the hunger in all of us to buck the system, take revenge on corporate America, and live a life of excitement and adventure.
Praise for Geek Mafia:
"The story is gripping as anything, and the characters are likable and funny and charming. I adore caper stories, and this stands with the best of them, a geeky version of The Sting." -Cory Doctorow, co-editor of BoingBoing, best-selling sci-fi author.
"Ever since I didn't like a novel recommended by a friend, I've been hesitant to recommend fiction-it's my fault if you don't like it, I figure. But I feel pretty safe with both of these. Unputdownable." -Seth Godin author of the New York Times bestseller Permission Marketing.
"Geek Mafia is a fast 320 page novel that is like The Sting with computer geeks. But you certainly don't have to be a geek to love it." -410Media.com
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