The novel was more enjoyable to me than it was to some other reviewers. It's easy enough to have people die in each chapter, but the author clearly did a lot of research on the vulnerabilities of the sites he features. The writing is good as well. Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC.

Title:Cyber Attack
Author: Tim Washburn
Series:no
Genre: thriller
Pages:464
Publishers:Pinnacle
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book synopsis

THIS IS NOT A TEST
It begins with a computer malfunction. A 737 passenger jet drops from the sky from 34,000 feet. Then another. And another. At the same time, the unthinkable happens in our nuclear power plants. Water pumps fail. Nuclear cores melt. Untold millions could die . . .

THIS IS THE FUTURE OF TERROR
With each passing hour, orchestrated cyber attacks unleash a massive wave of death and utter destruction. Chemical plants explode. Floodgates burst open. Power grids self-destruct. From Wall Street to Washington, the fear is going viral—and the panic could lead to the total annihilation of America.

THIS IS WORLD WAR 3.0
Missiles and guns are useless. Generals and diplomats are powerless. America’s last hope lies with two specially trained FBI agents: Hank Goodnight and computer programmer Paige Randall, who must penetrate the darkest recesses of the web and infiltrate the twisted network of a faceless enemy. And dare to fight fire with fire—apocalypse be damned . . .

My thoughts
Rrating:4.5
Would I recommend this book?yes
Would I read any else by this book?yes
Wow what a read , it's scary how the author brings to live in his story what could happen for real if some thing like this did in fact happen, he shows the kind of chaos, disorder as well as the mayhem the world would be .While I did in fact enjoyed it and how it pulled me in o it and kept me hook to the very end, it kind of felt like it ended with a cliffhanger .With that said I want to thank Netgalley for letting me read and review it exchange for my honest opinion.

I've read several books by Tim Washburn and have enjoyed them all. This one was no exception. Fast paced and easy to read. Highly recommend this book.

good book full of action and suspense would recommend to friends and family very enjoyable would read more by this author in the futher

Cyber Attack is a novel that takes relevant real-world social and political issues and creates from them an incredibly compelling, non-taxing read which is fast-paced, action-packed and a real page-turner. The plot reminds me a lot of some of the happenings towards the end of Person of Interest, where people use technology to exploit weaknesses in order to achieve an objective. Our over reliance on technology to run some of the major infrastructure around the world makes us vulnerable and people who are hellbent on bringing everything to a standtill not only makes a great premise for a story but is actually very believable. Washburn infuses the narrative with authenticity and realism but never at the expense of thrills!

Both Hank Goodnight and Paige Peyton are sufficiently developed and interesting characters fighting the good fight against those wishing to bring harm. The author is adept at creating a tense, heart-stopping atmosphere, and I always felt as though things could change at any moment which I loved. Technothrillers are a favourite of mine and this one lived up my expectations with plenty of twists, turns and excitement. However, there really should be a warning within the synopsis as there is a lot of racist and sexist language and sexual assault is described in a disturbing and graphic manner, so if you are easily offended I would pass on this one. Fast-paced, well written and meticulously researched, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. It provided lots of food for thought and was mesmerising and rather frightening. Moreover, it illustrates the catastrophic damage that would be done should this scenario genuinely play out in the future.

Many thanks to Kensington Books/Pinnacle for an ARC.

Cyber Attack by Tim Washburn is another realistic fiction doomsday scenario read from this author. What he does really well in his books is take a realistic what if setting and plays it out upon the pages of a book to really give readers a thing or two to think about.

In Cyber Attack computers are being taken over causing world wide havoc. Everything starts with a 737 malfunctioning and falling from the sky but what looks to be a horrible accident is quickly repeated again and again. Anything and everything controlled by a computer is a a target with casualties quickly adding up.

The chapters in the book are very quick as they switch the point of view between different places and events going on. The story is very action packed and fast paced although I would also warn some scenes did get pretty gruesome during the book on occasion.

While I do enjoy the fast paced doomsday set up in Tim Washburn’s stories I thought this one was a little lacking on the investigative side and with the outcome. You have plenty going on throughout the story as different areas are hit and different characters struggle to survive the events but the end just kind of fizzled in my opinion leading me to rate this book at 3.5 stars.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Most of us don't stop to think of all the ramifications of a major EMT attack. We take for granted that our phones will work, our refrigerators will keep things from spoiling, our TVs will continue to record our favorite shows and movies. Mr. Washburn is such a talented writer that the scenarios he describes are absolutely chilling. We are the gifted recipients of all that technology can offer, but fail to acknowledge the necessity to keep that technology safe. This great book should open some eyes! Great read.

Cyber Attack by Tim Washburn is good, not great. I read it through in only a few sittings, and there was enough of a plot to keep me interested. The downside is that in the almost simplistic pacing and with the characters, I wanted more.

Perhaps Tom Clancy's novel "The Hunt for Red October" set the bar high, so high that even Clancy never got close to repeating it. The similarities to Clancy is where this novel, Cyber Attack, works, but also is a decent measure about where it fails.

As the title suggests, a rouge group, finds ways to infiltrate various organizations through the internet. Whether it is getting inside airplane engines, causing them to fall from the sky, or shutting down the power in whole cities, the world is quickly in a mess. Chapter after short chapter we meet various protagonists - the FBI Team assigned to the case, people affected by the outages, and such - as they try to manage with and through all of the developments that unfold.

Yet, as stated earlier, there is enough to keep a reader interested, but just barely. When picking up a book like this I know to be prepared to suspect belief but this one wanted too much from this reader. I mean major outages and deaths everywhere and TWO, count them TWO whole agents are the sole protagonists trying to solve the mysteries in this thriller?

The conclusion leaves room for a sequel, I will probably read it, with hope that there is a little more substance to an otherwise enjoyable read.

Thanks to #NetGalley, the publisher and Tim Washburn for the opportunity to read Cyber Attack, in return for a fair and honest review. I have read Mr Washurn's other 'apocalyptic' thrillers, and enjoyed every one of them. This one lived up to my standards.
When the United States is attacked on many fronts - crashing airplanes, exploding nuclear power plants, blackouts, hacked computer systems...missiles and guns are useless. Generals and diplomats are powerless. America’s last hope lies with two specially trained FBI agents: Hank Goodnight and computer programmer Paige Randall, who must penetrate the darkest recesses of the web and infiltrate the twisted network of a faceless enemy, and bring the enemy to its knees.
Mr. Washburn deftly shows the effects of these attacks on both the infrastructure of the country, and on individual persons who must persevere through days of continued attacks that leave more an more of the country, literally and figuratively, in the dark and fending for themselves.
Highly recommended for thriller fans.

This book is a interesting look at cyber security . I recommend this book for people who like disaster movies. The bad guys motivates are pretty realistic.

What starts with one plane crash and Dulles Airport losing power, quickly escalates to a full-on cyber attack on the entire country. Nothing is safe... chemical plants, water supplies, the financial district, power grids, military bases, prisons...anywhere that is controlled by a wireless network can be hacked.

This book terrified me, thinking how this could all really happen. It made me want to go off the grid forever. I could not put this book down. Like coming upon a horrifying accident that you just can't look away from, I think you will feel the same way. This is a must-read!

"Cyber Attack" is not the first novel to be written revolving around a cyber attack on the United States. It is, though, one of the most realistic and hard hitting that I've read so far. It also delineates the fact that it can be mounted by a relatively small group of computer experts and be very effective. Such is the situation in Mr. Washburn's story when five men financed and trained by one individual successfully initiate action against vulnerable areas in the U.S. doing immense damage to both people and infrastructure.
Utilizing individual reactions to the various sectors attacked allows the full horror to unfold. There is an attack on Chicago stopping all computer related equipment bringing the city to a complete halt, another on a maximum security prison causing a pitched battle between prisoners and the national guard. A third targeting a battleship at sea for testing of their weapon systems and misdirecting the firing to other targets. Planes fall from the sky as their computerized flight systems are stopped. The horror of what is happening unfolds and aptly brings the situation forcefully to the reader. Mr Washburn takes the opportunity to bring out his personal opinion that due to rivalries among groups in both the military and government the United States is woefully not ready to fully combat the type of attack described.
Two FBI agents: Hank Goodnight and computer programmer Paige Randall are assigned to attempt to stop the hackers. They are specifically trained to combat fire with fire in order to find and destroy those individuals attacking the nation. Their progress coupled with the work of many government agencies provides the defense mounted. At the same time the reasons for the attack are described and indicate the motivations of the attackers. A frightening story and one that the author surely means as a wake up call. Excellent and mesmerizing read.

The use of computers and the internet has become vital to our lives. They are used daily to manage tasks and provide us with control and access to systems within our homes and communities. Recently we learned of the dangers of the internet. Russian hacking into our elections and the very crucial systems of our society. Tim Washburn shows us in Cyber Attack the horrors of these realistic attacks when orchestrated to destroy vital systems and locations. This novel shows us the reasoning behind the attacks and the hellish destruction that results, while showing us the human element from the viewpoint of victims, perpetrators, and survivors. I was horrified and drawn to the story. I found I could not put it down. I believe this novel is one that should be read by everyone. The dangers are real and ones that need to be addressed. It shows that the next world war will probably be fought not on the battlefield but in a room manned by a small group of people sitting at computers; consequently, our country and others should concentrate funding on internet security rather than predominantly on weapons. This novel is truly a “must read, “ and I will highly recommend it to all of my friends and family.

I honestly wasn’t sure I was going to continue reading past the first few chapters because there was something about the way this book was written that didn’t read well. However the story did keep me reading until the end, mostly because the death and d3struction was so different from the usual slasher novels. At the conclusion of the book I felt like I hadn’t really learned anything about the main characters, but had instead read a collection of short stories where everyone dies.

Cyber Attack by Tim Washburn was a pretty decent book. It had a lot of heart-pounding action and the storyline was well thought out in regard to what could happen in a cyber attack. I did have trouble with some of the characters, especially the main FBI agent who had a habit of dropping the "g" in every "ing" word. It became distracting and sometimes threw me out of the story. Also, the main characters (Hank and Paige), while running around from state to state, didn't really do much to find the terrorists. I really wasn't invested much in what would happen to them. I did, however, really like the characters of Butler and Darnell who were at the Attica prison. The story was too neatly wrapped up with a rather unbelievable way on how the perpetrators were caught.

Overall, the book kept my interest and I did enjoy it and the various characters and disasters of what could actually happen during an attack.

This book by Tim Washburn has its exciting moments, but overall I was not impressed by the book. Part of this is because of the somewhat shallow characterization of the main characters, and also the repeated massive deaths caused by a group of hackers, which seemed excessive to me and came at the cost of an interesting plot to find them.

A 737 airplane explodes on a runway. The accident is unexplained and while FBI special agent Hank Goodnight and a computer specialist, Paige Randall rush to the scene, a nuclear power plant explodes and a dam fails killing thousands suddenly make it clear that a national emergency is in progress. While I was excited to read through the first third of the book, the author repeatedly shows us disaster and disaster with death and destruction, over and over. After the third or fourth disaster, I grew weary of reading them and wondered what Paige and Hank were doing to solve the problem and catch those responsible. As it turns out, very little. The go to one scene after another, look at some computer code, and basically discover nothing. The break that allows the capture of the hackers seemed like serendipity to me. Without active participation by the principals of the book, I was left cold.

To be fair, the pace of the book is fast and the disasters well-researched and well-written, but it wasn't enough for me the recommend the book. Not recommended. 2/5 stars. Read this and other reviews of upcoming books at bookgeist.blogspot.com.

This was a cracker of a read, based on the simple premise that society relies on computer software to guarantee so many of the daily services that we all depend on for everyday life. Tim Washburn mixes compelling ordinary life scenarios with threats to presidents and the armed services. Two well-defined and rounded characters (Hank Goodnight and Paige Peyton) stand up to a determined enemy. Washburn established a constant sense of threat that keeps you involved until the end.