SUBMERGED: A hacker thriller -

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Résumé :
Submerged is a near-future cyber-thriller built on realistic hacks, for readers of Daniel Suarez and Tom Clancy. It's the second book in the West Wilder series and is best read after Identified.

More than a year after her death, West Wilder still mourns the girlfriend he lost in Russia, and keeps talking to her AI model. A message arrives that can't be true: She's alive. Who is trying to weaponize his grief?

As he starts investigating the origins of the message, he notices that European websites are stale or have stopped working altogether. Unbeknownst to him, the transatlantic subsea internet cables have gone dark, governments have invoked contingency plans intended for cyber war, banks are starting to panic, and the White House is drafting a statement to the public. One layer further down, the fight for internet sovereignty and the message about West's girlfriend are secretly connected.

The hacks in Submerged are grounded in reality. You don't have to understand technology to enjoy the story, but it's there if you want it. While there's some violence in the book, it's more hacks than guns. This is a thriller about information warfare and doing everything for the ones you love....

Sommaire:
Grief goes deep.

More than a year after his girlfriend's death, legendary hacker West Wilder receives a cryptic message: She's alive. Who is trying to tear open his wounds? For what cruel reason?

Teaming up with his tinker friend Jitterbug, West embarks on a desperate hunt for answers. Meanwhile, the digital world plunges into chaos as all transatlantic internet cables go dark. Governments execute contingency plans but stay mum, corporations panic, and the media struggles to inform the public what's going on.

The deeper West goes-into the sea, into the conspiracy, and into the world of internet sovereignty-the more dangerous the game gets. Caught between manipulative super powers and the truth he's desperate to uncover, he must decide if he's willing to pay the ultimate price.

With high-stakes action, cutting-edge technology, and an emotional quest at its core, Submerged is a gripping thriller that dives to the depths of the digital age, and the human heart....