I'm sorry, but this book was a real disappointment. Lovejoy's reasearch into the subject of the internet was pretty superficial; the book contained loads of technical inaccuracies. Although the preface of the book stated that many details of the internet were concealed or changed in order to prevent computer crime, he should have at least preserved _some_ credibility. (The part where a character downloads a multi-gigabyte file over a 9600 baud modem an a few hours was one of my favorites) Aside from the inaccuracies, most of the characters in the book weren't very likable, and the hero of the novel bears an uncomfortable resemblence to the Unabomber. Finally, the author never really explains the motivations behind the villain's actions, and those that are revealed don't really fit in with the crimes which s/he committed. I really wouldn't recommend this one.