The Cipher

Ford, John C.

ISBN 10: 0670015423 / ISBN 13: 9780670015429

Edité par Viking Books for Young Readers, 2015

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. N° de réf. du vendeur 00094318421

Synopsis :

"Ford's The Cipher is a thrill-a-minute ride. A very cool read."--David Baldacci
 
You think your emails are private?
Your credit card number is secure?
That stock trades, government secrets, and nuclear codes are safe?
...th1nk aga1n.

Robert “Smiles” Smylie is not a genius. He feels like he’s surrounded by them, though, from his software mogul dad to his brainy girlfriend to his oddball neighbor Ben, a math prodigy.  When Ben cracks an ancient, real-life riddle central to modern data encryption systems, he suddenly holds the power to unlock every electronic secret in the world—and Smiles finally has a chance to prove his own worth.
 
Smiles hatches a plan to protect Ben from the government agents who will stop at nothing to get their hands on his discovery.  But as he races from a Connecticut casino to the streets of Boston, enlisting the help of an alluring girl, Smiles comes to realize the most explosive secrets don’t lie between the covers of Ben’s notebook—they’re buried in his own past.
 
Eerily close to reality and full of shocking twists, this techno-thriller reveals how easily the private can become public, and just how dangerous it can be to encrypt our personal histories.

À propos de l?auteur: John C. Ford (johncfordbooks.com and @fordjohnc) is the author of The Morgue and Me, a YA take on the classic detective novel that was nominated for an Edgar Award and short-listed for five different state teen book awards.  A former litigator who practiced in the nation's capital, he eventually returned to his love of writing fiction, and to his hometown outside Detroit, Michigan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Cipher
Éditeur : Viking Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good