About the Book
A CIA agent recruits a Wall Street securities trader to help her track down a surreptitious nest of terrorists manipulating the stock market in this decade-spanning espionage thriller.
It begins in 1987, when the prevailing winds of Glasnost have caught the Russian leadership by surprise... catapulting the confusion caused by the impending breakup of the Soviet Union to new levels. For KGB agent Mikhail Volkov, the chaos provides something else altogether-An opportunity to steal four nuclear weapons from a Russian test facility.
Sean McGowan, a software engineer in the securities industry, has come a long way from the trailer park where he grew up in New Mexico. He leads an exciting life now, with wealth, influence, and the company of beautiful women, until Volkov comes after him to expropriate his ultra-fast derivatives trading program.
CIA Agent Beate Nicholson recruits Sean to help her track down financiers manipulating the stock markets. But first they must use their computer skills to thwart a massive cyber-attack against the world's banking system perpetrated using a multi-player gaming platform.
Sean and Beate's collaboration leads them to the doorstep of a rogue's gallery of sinister figures, including white-collar jihadist Rahim Delacroix—who wreaks revenge against the infidels that killed his family; and the mysterious John Napoleon, leader of the Protectorate—an environmental syndicate committed to saving the planet by seizing control of the world's resources.
Sean and Beate watch in helpless disbelief as terrorists strike Europe. Can they connect all the dots in time to collar the villains before they inflict even more destruction?
About the Author
Patrick F. Rooney worked as a computer engineer building defense, Internet, business, and marketing solutions for three decades while he pursued his passion for writing. He grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and lived in Texas and Virginia for several years before he moved to Colorado. He plays music with friends as a hobby when he isn't writing or traveling.
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My Thoughts
Every so often I love to read a good spy kind of novel. A good novel has to have characters that you can relate to, a story that is believable and the writing shows that research was extensively done. I found all of that and more in The Acheron Deception. Someone is manipulatting the stock markets and due to circumstances beyond control, Sean McGowan, a software engineer who works at a securities company is recruited by the CIA to aid in the investigation to find the terrorists who are planning on a cyber attack on the stock market.
There are a lot of characters in this story, but it is easy enough to follow along as to who is who and who is doing what to whom. A fast paced, page turning juicy novel that will thrill fans of Robert Ludlum or Tom Clancy. Very enjoyable! I loved it for the fast paced suspense that just kept on going until the end. I see a sequel in the making! I highly recommend this book.
I received a copy for review and was not monetarily compensated for said review.
