Shutdown
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ISBN: 0312869096 / Publisher: Forge Books, May 2000
A series of faulty silicon chips spells certain death for the computer industry in the wake of terrible accidents and several lawsuits until FBI hacker Erika Conklin, assisted by agent Brent McClaine, discovers that a saboteur is responsible
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A terrible railway accident in Florida, leaving dozens dead and many others injured, is traced to a computer chip from an American corporation. A week later another tech giant is blamed for an industrial disaster that killed hundreds in Texas.As American computer company stocks plummet, followed by bad press and class action suits, one woman figures out that the faulty chips weren't due to negligence, but to sabotage.Erika Conklin was forced to work for the FBI because of her hacking abilities. They gave her a choice - go to prison or work for the government whose programs she was entering. Enlisting the seasoned abilities of Brent McClaine, she launches an investigation that spans two continents, unveiling the chilling realities behind the glass and steel structures of the corporate world. From Silicon Valley to the ruthless Far East markets, Erika and Brent must rely on their combined computer and field skills to find the origins of the saboteurs, hoping to prevent the next shutdown.
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