Wildfire - James Bellis

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Résumé :
Newspaper journalist Buzz Matthews' career had been catapulted into stardom by an unbelievable story from an anonymous source. A fantastical tale of brainwashed computer programmers locked away on an island at a resort that had catered to their every whim. Their mission: total annihilation of global stock markets, political tension and religious unrest as puppets of an invisible mastermind. With the story dying down in the news, Buzz decides to capitalize on his new-found fame and write a book fleshing out the story. The only problem is the untraceable source shrouded in anonymity. It will take all his sleuthing skills to trace a source who clearly doesn't want to be found. The trail to the source leads him to the Ana Hotel in Singapore where the story first made headlines. He tracks down Wellson Huang, one of the programmers only too happy to tell his story to anyone who will pay him. With the list of 100 potential sources narrowed down to 14, Buzz begins to close the net on his source. Of the 14.5 have carried out their assigned attacks, leaving 9 potential candidates. A chance encounter with an old flame in a ticket line in Singapore takes Buzz to a product launch; the product created by the programmers of Project Nirvana. How far did the web of intrigue reach? Who is pulling the strings? Are the remaining Project Wildfire programmers really deprogrammed and who holds the key to finding the source with the answers?