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When Elaina’s father goes missing, she is suddenly thrust into a dangerous world of cyberwarfare with far-reaching consequences for her family and for her country. She enlists the help of Ric Peters, a man with a shadowy past who helped her with a previous criminal case that occurred at her yoga studio. These two team up again in this second book in the Yoga Mat Mysteries series. Elaina is determined to unravel this new mystery, find her father, and possibly stop a cyberattack on the financial systems of Australia.
Elaina’s father, Edward, is a well-respected doctor who enjoys coding and cybersecurity as a hobby, or so his daughter believes. As she follows the trail of his disappearance, she learns that he is a talented cybersecurity specialist in high demand and with several high-profile patents. Nefarious criminals seeking to attack the global financial system kidnap Edward for his abilities and unleash a manhunt that combines old-school detective sleuthing with new-world techno-tactics. Elaina, with the help of covert operators, follows clues on the ground while Ric and his team of experts and hackers follow digital footprints on the web. As they close in, the danger escalates, the stakes rise exponentially, and uncertainty reigns. The result is a thrilling mystery full of action and intrigue.
Lawyer turned yoga instructor Elaina and Ric exude romantic tension and tantalizing promise as they work together. Through vivid conversation, the characters come to life in their personal connection and in their riveting search and rescue mission. The well-crafted plot is entertaining, with escalating stakes, twisty diversions, and foreboding criminals. The cast of characters helping Elaina and Ric are unforgettable in their expertise and experience, daring and cunning, and commitment and connections. Each moving part of the mission is in sync even as the mystery deepens and builds to a thrilling conclusion.
With precision, authors Rogers and Roosen probe the cutting-edge forces at work against a modern menace of cyberattacks that can cripple the global financial sector. Exposing vulnerabilities and exploring safeguards add authenticity to this modern mystery that begins with a classic kidnapping and progresses to a large-scale, malicious cyberattack with crippling ramifications if left unchecked. Despite its timely premise, Rogers and Roosen’s book offers a timeless duo on a tried and true search and rescue mission that arises out of a mystery. At its core, this is a contemporary whodunit with an amateur detective thrust onto the case paired with an experienced covert operator. Together, sparks fly in this spirited thriller.
The authors’ novel thrills with a ripped-from-the-headlines immediacy. Australia has suffered a cyber breach in recent years, which only adds to the authenticity of this sharp and compelling story. The setting is important as the characters move through various locations, streets, and neighborhoods, following clues and stopping for coffee refills and debriefs, looking for answers in the nooks and crannies of Brisbane. Australia itself doesn’t disappoint, with its rich history interspersed into the action and its vibrant energy permeating the pages, pulsing with a heartbeat as furious as the characters themselves.
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