Michael Byrnes (4)

Bounty was a very interesting book. The ultimate hacking tool, designed and put together by the best and the brightest. Only to be stolen at the end and used for a different purpose. It started with a website BountyForJustice, which allowed people to vote on a suspected criminals guilt or innocence, for a small fee. The website had a place to upload evidence to the alleged crimes for everyone to use in their vote. When someone was declared guilty, a bounty (from the fees) would be awarded to whomever provided video documentation of justice served. (Generally death).

While it might sound like a good idea to serve vigilante justice to those big name people who get away with terrible crimes because of their money, power and influence, it can very easily get out of hand. Innocent people could have circumstantial evidence that might get them voted guilty. Or worse innocent bystanders when the guilty person is taken out. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are a huge incentive for many people to try their hand at claiming a bounty.

Interesting premise and a great read on what could happen if Justice was left to public sentiment.… (plus d'informations)

Cyber-crime holds a place in our current news, so the theme of Bounty is timely. Some one, some how, is using the Internet to put a bounty on the heads of criminals nominated and convicted by the masses. If the legal system does not deal with them vigilantes will. Who has the expertise to create and successfully hide the infrastructure required to pull off public assassinations? Does the FBI and the NSA have the technical ability to take them on and win? Michael Byrnes novel is well written, engaging, and believable. The ending may take you by surprise, but it is perfectly plausible given the story and that makes all the difference between enjoying a book and feeling let down by a contrived conclusion. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look for novels by Byrnes in the future.… (plus d'informations)

A well written story. A vigilante has taken over the web. What was not thought possible begins to happen. All those who escaped justice now have a bounty on them.
Agent Novak is tasked with putting together a team to find out who is behind bounty4justice and take them down. Could our own government be behind this?
The story is not too technical that you will be able to understand what is going on. I hope the author comes out with a sequel as there are some questions the remain unanswered. This is one you cannot miss.… (plus d'informations)