Kate’s 2¢: “The Sentinel” by Lee and Andrew Child

“The Sentinel” by Lee and Andrew Child

   I liked this story and couldn’t help draw a parallel to the very real world of computers being held for ransom. There ought to be a law and there probably is, but how do you police and patrol cyber-space?

   I’d down-loaded this story from NLS/BARD/LOC on December 26, 2020, but, when I went to retrieve the written description, it was gone. I’m not sure what happen, but, I went to the WEB for more information on the authors and the story.

From the WEB:

“The Sentinel” by Lee and Andrew Child

   I liked this story and couldn’t help draw a parallel to the very real world of computers being held for ransom. There ought to be a law and there probably is, but how do you police and patrol cyber-space?

   I’d down-loaded this story from NLS/BARD/LOC on December 26, 2020, but, when I went to retrieve the written description, it was gone. I’m not sure what happen, but, I went to the WEB for more information on the authors and the story.

From the WEB:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jack Reacher is back! The “utterly addictive” (The New York Times) series continues as acclaimed author Lee Child teams up with his brother, Andrew Child, fellow thriller writer extraordinaire.

“One of the many great things about Jack Reacher is that he’s larger than life while remaining relatable and believable. The Sentinel shows that two Childs are even better than one.”—James Patterson

As always, Reacher has no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. One morning he ends up in a town near Pleasantville, Tennessee.

But there’s nothing pleasant about the place.

In broad daylight Reacher spots a hapless soul walking into an ambush. “It was four against one” . . . so Reacher intervenes, with his own trademark brand of conflict resolution.

The man he saves is Rusty Rutherford, an unassuming IT manager, recently fired after a cyberattack locked up the town’s data, records, information . . . and secrets. Rutherford wants to stay put, look innocent, and clear his name.

Reacher is intrigued. There’s more to the story. The bad guys who jumped Rutherford are part of something serious and deadly, involving a conspiracy, a cover-up, and murder—all centered on a mousy little guy in a coffee-stained shirt who has no idea what he’s up against.

Rule one: if you don’t know the trouble you’re in, keep Reacher by your side.