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"Drive By Wire" by Mike Pihlman
Information: Recent events have brought to light the ever increasing use of computers in automobiles. It turns out that stepping on the brake is now a virtual movement where your physical foot pressure is interpreted by a computer. Pretty soon computers will drive your car. Boss does not care about anyone but himself. If…
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Beat Facebook This Month
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Book Review: "Inside Out" by Barry Eisler
Genre: Thriller Rating: 4 WaterTowers (power and politics from the inside…out) This is an ARC sent to me, and signed, by Barry Eisler. It is due in stores June 29, 2010. “Inside Out” is an absolutely terrific read, and an absolute nightmare (equally as hard as Gayle Lynd’s “The Last Spymaster”) to review. What you…
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"Backstabber" by Mike Pihlman
Genre: Horror Background: Highly secure locations need to positively identify people trying to gain access to the facilities. To do this automatically, some institutions have a booth you enter then swipe your badge and enter a PIN. If you pass the identification process, you are let in. If not, you are met by the police…
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Preview of "Heroes for My Son" by Brad Meltzer
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Book Review: "Silent Screams" by C.E. Lawrence
Genre: Mystery Rating: 4 WaterTowers (Awesome!) Lee Campbell works with the New York Police Department as a profiler. A former practicing psychologist, Lee has recently overcome debilitating depression (over the disappearance of his sister five years ago) to work with NYPD. His friend from college, Detective Chuck Morton, has asked Lee to help profile a particularly…
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May 2010 Thrillers
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"Stress Ball" by Mike Pihlman
Genre: Horror Boss was a stress ball. Unfortunately, Boss also stressed out everyone else. Tom does not like stress. Neither does anyone else. Despite numerous attempts to relieve Boss’s stress, Tom, and the others, were out of ideas. Nothing worked: Pizza and beer lunches ended with stress, jokes ended with stress, experts brought in to discuss stress…
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"Pins and Needles" by Mike Pihlman
Genre: Horror Paul hates his Boss. Boss makes him open the Embroidery store early in the morning, work long hard hours, then close it late at night. He pays little and expects everything. Paul knows what to do. He spends the night rigging the large embroidery machine that Boss will use in the morning to…
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"Wrong Way Email" by Mike Pihlman
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