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9781916235915: Broken Helix

Synopsis

Alan Westbrook, an electronics and software engineer, has developed software that could be of enormous benefit to mankind, but could also unleash worldwide disaster. Governments, including his own, would go to any lengths to obtain his software, as would an individual with agendas of his own.
Should Alan just give in and sell it to one of them, whatever the consequences, or should he just disappear into the countryside and hide? Or perhaps he could just destroy everything he had worked for. But it is a hard thing to destroy your own brainchild, and what would happen if he secretly continued to develop his Life-threatening software in the hope that he could restrict its use for the good of mankind?
But it will be hard to go into hiding, looking over your shoulder all the time expecting someone to catch up with you at any moment.
A tense thriller with a touch of humour.

Tony and Dianne Mason, Auckland, New Zealand gave this review: -
I’d like to let you know how much Dianne and I enjoyed reading ‘Broken Helix’ and perhaps I should add "I couldn't put the book down". A good story and great, likeable main characters (also very pleased the villains always got their comeuppance) - rather reminiscent of Francis Durbridge's adventures of Paul Temple and Steve. I did mention that I was a slow reader, but I finished your book within a week. Can’t wait for the next book in the series; ‘Where There’s Life’.

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À propos de l'auteur

David C Ayre was trained as an electronics engineer at Loughborough University and has worked in the electronics field for most of his life; later concentrating more on software. He was born in Hertfordshire, but has lived in North Yorkshire for the past fifty years, where he enjoys walking in the wilder parts of the county, as well as in the Lake District, with his wife, Muriel. He has a son and daughter, and two step-daughters, four grandchildren, one step-grandson, and a great granddaughter. He is also very keen on painting and drawing, and has been very involved with amateur theatre for many years. He has written several books for teenagers, a number of novels and many pantomimes and screen plays.

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