D.E.M.: Deus Ex Machina, by Lee Ness
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The email pinged again. The attachment was a picture of the door to her flat. She reeled. Clasping her hand to her mouth as she retched again. “It was never about the money, Rachel. It was always about you. I could use someone with your skills. I’ll be in touch. I know where you live. D.E.M.” No good turn goes unpunished! When Rachel is spurred to use her computing skills to find an abducted boy, she has no idea that it will bring her to the attention of an anonymous vigilante. Is the vigilante what he seems and what does he want with Rachel? Rachel is coerced by the mysterious D.E.M. to carry out hacking on seemingly innocuous companies, helped by her friends Deborah, Cam and Cam’s ill-tempered boss, Dave. As she gets drawn deeper into their world, she tries to find out more, only to put herself and her friends in grave danger. When she finally realises that the mysterious D.E.M. isn’t a vigilante at all, Rachel is in a race against time to save her friends and prevent an escalation in the war between Israel and Palestine.
D.E.M.: Deus Ex Machina, by Lee Ness- Published on: 2015-03-21
- Released on: 2015-03-21
- Format: Kindle eBook
From the Author With the prevalence of social media now such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, why is it that when someone goes missing we can't find them? That's the question that sprung to mind after hearing a story about a missing boy on the radio. Surely if something could go viral on all outlets, the public would be able to find the person missing.So it began. I was originally going to follow this path for the whole novel, but then couldn't make it exciting enough in my own mind. It was more of an essay. But then a phrase that has stuck with me ever since it was given to me as advice more than 20 years ago came to mind "No good turn goes unpunished." What if someone did find the boy, but then the law of unintended consequences kicked in. Couple that with my strange attraction for the phrase Deus Ex Machina, and I had a story....
About the Author Lee Ness writes both fiction and non-fiction books and non-fiction articles. He has a historical fiction series set around the Olympics in Ancient Greece circa 440BC and a technological thriller series called D.E.M. - Deus Ex Machina.His first book The Sports Motivation Master Plan passes on the experience of many years coaching athletes in multiple sports.Lee's articles appear in Athletics Weekly, on speedendurance.com and on stack.com. Lee is head coach and chairman at City of Salisbury Athletics and Running Club, was Wiltshire Sport Coach of the Year in 2014 and Wiltshire Athletics Coach of the Year in 2015.leeness.co.uk
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fast paced as Rachel gets sucked in deeper and deeper! By Richard and Liz Rachel has just witnessed the kidnapping of a young boy on CCTV right in her neighborhood! Heading out of her flat, she asks the police if there is anything they need help with but they just brush her off. Frustrated she heads back inside to create a new virtual person i.e anonymity for herself. Is she able to save the boy Danny? The answer is "Yes" but little does she know about the repercussions (consequences) that will follow. Who is D.E.M.? How does this unknown 'person' know all about her? Deborah, her neighbor, resides in the flat below her. She comes to the rescue Rachel when she passes out.Thinking things through, Rachel's first thought is to run but she realizes that wouldn't solve her problem. Secured in her flat with a new steel door, locks, CCTV and a brand new, best she could buy, computer is she now safe? Cameron AKA Cam, was the store assistant she met when she purchased her new computer. Dave is the store owner. Cam offered to drop it off at her flat and she soon realizes that he is very knowledgeable on the computer side of things. In fact he is a "white hat hacker" testing companies weaknesses. Wanting to keep her safe as well as having a crush on her, Cam sends her over some coding work. In the meantime Deborah is turning out to be like a sister to Rachel.Naming her stalker 'Deep Throat' it is a couple weeks before Rachel hears from he/she/it again. Via email she is given a job to do with a promised payment of a good sum of money. Will she ignore it or will curiosity get the better of her? I bet you already know the answer to that one! Rachel knows she needs Cam's help but doesn't want to put him in danger. The assignments start simple with good money but then the stakes are raised as well as the dough. Traveling is involved as well as breaking and entering. They can't refuse without paying the consequence!How is it that D.E.M. appears to know everyone they get involved? When someone they used to gain access to some files is killed, is it a coincidence? Rachel feels bad and wants to get out. Halfway through we, the readers, are clued in big time but the story does not end just goes deeper. Who is her enemy? Who is her friend?This book was an easy read with some great twists and turns. There is a lot of sexual innuendo between the characters and I wouldn't call it romance between Rachel and Cam although some might. At one point she just uses him to tire him out so that he will sleep! One of the characters is bisexual and you could say downright kinky when you figure out what that character has been up to. If you are not adverse to the "F" word then you will read it many, many times in this book. I thought the book had a weird ending. Made me think there is going to be a sequel? There were some editing errors which seemed to get worse as they book progressed. Not that bad, I have read worse, but still. At one point Debs should be Rachel!SO depending on your reading preferences you will either enjoy this book if you don't care about what I pointed out in the previous paragraph or you will want to stay away.Please note that I was given a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. "D.E.M.: Deus Ex Machina"... the Pros and Cons... 2 Stars By R. Nicholson D.E.M.: Deus Ex Machina is a techno thriller by author Lee Ness.This Kindle e-book was approximately 339 printed pages and sold for $5.99 at time of writing this review.Please Note: I was provided with a free copy of this book for the purpose of writing an honest review.General Theme (minor spoilers)...Rachel and Cam, two computer geeks, find themselves thrown into the world of computer hacking that results in some staggering international implications.Some thoughts on "D.E.M."...The Pros:1.) a potentially interesting, story line.2.) a plot that has much deeper implications than it initially appears.3.) an element of young romance.4.) some intense action, especially towards the end.5.) cover art... a beautiful and eye catching image.The Cons:1.) I thought of the main characters were 'immature' in both actions and most conversations2.) I never really understood how Rachel help the missing boy at the beginning.3.) dialogue that had an element of constant sexual innuendoes throughout the entire book... this became somewhat tiresome after a while.4.) the 'unknown' element was fairly obvious from the start.Impressions:While this book tweaked my interests at the beginning, it did not live up to my expectations as I progressed through it. Mainly because of the immature characters and the constant sexual bantering theme that seemed to intrude into nearly all conversations. I ended up skimming much of this book simply for these reasons.This book may appeal to a younger audience.As it is... 2 Stars.Ray Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com@ralannicholson
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Some good sequences but does not stand up as a story By Aaron C. Brown This book has a lot going for it. It alternates slam-bang action scenes with slow, brooding mystery. The action scenes are great, fast moving, exciting, clear, well written, plausible (within the elastic conventions of thrillers) and leavened with more than a dash of humor. In particular, the description of social engineering and computer hacking is accurate without overloading the reader with technical jargon. The book begins in the middle of one such scene, and never lets the quiet stuff drag on too long.The mystery scenes are less satisfactory. For one thing, they're much too random. People act in inexplicable ways, over-reacting to minor stuff and ignoring essential stuff. A great book of this type needs constant menace just below the surface, these characters act as if they think they're playing a video game. The mystery needs to build to a climax, this plot just twists and turns aimlessly; whenever it bogs down, the author tosses in a new revelation. Looking back on the plot, it could have taken opposite turns at any number of points, there is no satisfying consistency to the story. The plot itself is quite good, both original and intriguing, but the author neglected it shamefully. He seems to have sketched it out and hung his story on it, without ever giving it coherency or support.Like the plot, the characters are well conceived, but underdeveloped. Far too much stress is placed on the protagonist, who knows the least about what's going on. This lets the author dole out regular surprises, but it destroys the interactions. The book is driven by multiple characters, including several with more influence than the protagonist, but we only learn about things filtered from a single perspective. I think the book would be improved considerably if the author allowed at least a little opposing perspective, and if he built up the protagonist to be able to handle more of the story.I give the author points for trying to use effective dialog rather than putting words in the characters' mouths that are really directed at the reader. Unfortunately the dialog, especially the sexual banter, is sophomoric and annoying. This is not Nick and Nora Charles, or even Maddie Hayes and David Addison, it's more like Tommy and Sally. On top of that the (female) protagonist is constantly hitting, punching and kicking her hapless male companion. These cease to be playful or affectionate after the first few pages and start to seem like either barely-controlled abuse or some repressed neurosis. The behavior would earn a three-year-old a trip to a psychologist, and an adult a restraining order.Overall I give this book a mild recommendation, but I think the author has considerable potential. With some more attention to plot and character, and maybe a little medication for the heroine, he could produce a top-notch thriller.
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