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Hacked

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Tucker vows vengeance when someone life ruins his 10-year cousin Maria on Facebook. Promising that he will get an apology from the Internet bully, Tucker finds himself in an online war that goes deadly after the hacker is murdered and Tucker is accused of being the killer. With death threats filling his inbox, Tucker battles PwnSec, Anonymous, the whole Twitterverse and his own self-destructive rage to clear his name. A subplot involves a US Senator asking the FBI and Tucker for help in stopping a sex video from being released online.

This was a thrilling, fun read, and another great entry in the Tucker mystery series.

I received this book for free from Netgalley and Midnight Ink in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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Aloysius Tucker is a white-hat hacker, well, really more of a dingy gray hat. His wife was murdered and his cousin, Sal, was murdered and now Tucker, his cousin, Adriana, her wife, Catherine, and Sal's daughter, Maria, are trying to create a new normal. When Maria is bullied on Facebook, Tucker decides to get even with the troll and get an apology for Maria. But, Tucker is arrested, standing over the headless body of said troll, and things spiral downhill quickly. Don't read this book if you think Facebook and Twitter are the evil spawn of the Internet age; it will only confirm your prejudices.

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Hacked by Ray Daniel is the forth book in the Tucker Mystery Series that is scheduled to be released on June 8, 2017 by Midnight Ink. This book is an adult mystery, thriller. I found this book very interesting! This is the first book I read in the series and even though it is the forth book it reads well as a standalone. The author writes about very thrilling and heart racing situations that will leave you speechless. This is a book of righteous online indignation leading to lethal offline consequences. All of the characters are well thought out with very interesting stories of their own. The character that stands out for me is Maria. She is a victim of the online bulling. This is where her life collides with Tucker. He is a master hacker. Someone who can do the impossible. but also loves his far share of the drama. The bullies that go after Maria are punks online, but real people with families and lives offline. This is where things get even more exciting. I really enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it

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This is a cracking good novel and a brilliant addition to the Tucker mystery series. I have an affinity for Tucker, because I came this close to being named Aloysius! In this current adventure travel along with Tucker as the internet explodes and comes after him with a vengeance. Hackers, Chinese spies, Facebook, Twitter, the Boston Marathon and an old woman in a wheelchair provide Tucker with enough twists and turns, (literally and figuratively) to keep him busy for a lifetime. When this book is released, you must get it!

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Hacked (Tucker Mystery #4), by Ray Daniel

What would you do if a close family member suffered an online life ruin? I might say you would try to find out who did it, right? And what would you do if this “hunt” led you into murder scenes, divorce of family members and other unpleasant situations, having you as the center of the turmoil?

This is what happened to Tucker when Maria, his niece, got “life ruined” online. After finding out that Maria’s Facebook account had been hacked, he decided to take over a personal investigation to find out who had done it and make this person apologize online – if not, he would expose the identity of this bully (a serious threat for any hacker).

Tucker was able to find out who did it almost instantaneously, and right after he contacted the hacker and convinced him to apologize in a video in order to have his ID preserved, this hacker is found decapitated. From this event on, Tucker’s life becomes a mess, and he sees himself in the middle of more serious investigations, including the FBI.

It is a fast-read; NetGalley kindly gave me this copy, and I need to say you cannot stop turning the pages, because the story is well constructed and well written. I myself knew who the killer was way before the end, but anyway I recommend it. Now I need to read the other 3 Tucker Mystery books 

Hope you all have a lovely Easter, and please read this book, you will not regret it.

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Daniel delivers not only an ambitious plot but executes it brilliantly in Hacked which is not an easy feat. The writing is clever, the characters are developed. Hacked will keep readers engaged to the very last page.

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I got to review this book from Netgalley for an honest opinion.
I enjoyed this book. The pace wasn't as slow as I thought it would be, and the characters got some development along the way instead of being flat. I enjoyed how Tucker knows about hacking and that he would do anything to give justice to his niece.

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Thank you.
Enjoyed it.
Will get copies for family and friends.

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Hacked is packed with thrills, and even though it’s part of a series, it reads great as a standalone. This is a book of righteous online indignation leading to lethal offline consequences. The author does a great job of making an exciting and dangerous situation plausible.
Most of the characters are well-developed and interesting. Maria, the victim of the online bully, has her own secrets. Tucker’s a master hacker, but he’s just as susceptible to the pull of internet drama as everyone else. The bullies that go after Maria are punks online, but real people with families and lives offline. And, well, CapnMerica doesn’t quite fit the well-developed criteria, but he was incredibly interesting.
Even the villain, the HackMaster, is more than anyone could guess. I found the outcome surprising, but logical. I had an inkling of suspicion about midway through, but there were several candidates for that suspicion. I didn’t ultimately figure it out until just about the same time as Tucker did.
Overall, I loved this story. While it’s pegged as a mystery, it has its fair share of thrills, too. I’d recommend this to folks who love mysteries and thrillers, particularly if they dig stories about hackers.
I picked up the advance review copy of this book from NetGalley.

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I finished it but it really wasn't for me. I do think many others would enjoy it however.

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