This oddly flat thriller from first-time novelist Richtel opens with a warning in a dead girlfriend's handwriting, followed by an explosion in a San Francisco cafe. Nat Idle, who barely escapes, is perplexed by the note: his girlfriend Annie--from a very wealthy family involved in various opaque concerns--was swept off her sailboat four years ago and never seen again. Nat tracks down survivors of the blast, including waitress Erin Coultran, whose actions make Nat suspicious; when the home of aspiring novelist Simon Anderson, another survivor, catches on fire, Nat's suspicions intensify. Nat's investigations take him to Strawberry Labs, Annie's family company possibly named after Annie's childhood Labrador retriever. Despite intentionally short chapters à la The Da Vinci Code, Richtel (who writes the comic strip Rudy Park under nom de plume Theron Heir) has trouble bringing Nat to life or tension to the plot--in part because of Nat's first-person flashbacks to his relationship with Annie. Richtel's trying to do a brainy update of classic noir, but falls slightly short.(June)
Copyright 2007 Reed Business InformationFrom New York Times journalist and syndicated comic strip*creator Matt Richtel, HOOKED is a visionary thriller for the digital era-and*a novel about life, love, and high-tech*intrigue on the Left Coast.
When*medical*journalist Nat Idle narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after receiving a mysterious note warning him to leave immediately, he becomes enmeshed in the most dangerous assignment of his life. Nat believes that the handwriting on the lifesaving note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist he has been obsessively mourning, and so begins a fevered quest to solve the mystery of his lost love.*The journey forces him*to confront the underbelly of the digital revolution and question his own sanity.
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Matt Richtel's*first novel will leave*you hooked at the end of every chapter. His thriller about love and other addictions is itself a compulsive reading experience, fueled by adrenaline and suspense and influenced by the pace and attitude of the Internet. It is a tour de force of romance and deception, and a*haunting*commentary on the impact new addictions are having on our lives.
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When*medical*journalist Nat Idle narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after receiving a mysterious note warning him to leave immediately, he becomes enmeshed in the most dangerous assignment of his life. Nat believes that the handwriting on the lifesaving note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist he has been obsessively mourning, and so begins a fevered quest to solve the mystery of his lost love.*The journey forces him*to confront the underbelly of the digital revolution and question his own sanity.
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Matt Richtel's*first novel will leave*you hooked at the end of every chapter. His thriller about love and other addictions is itself a compulsive reading experience, fueled by adrenaline and suspense and influenced by the pace and attitude of the Internet. It is a tour de force of romance and deception, and a*haunting*commentary on the impact new addictions are having on our lives.
Hooked: A Thriller About Love and Other Addictions
From New York Times journalist and syndicated comic strip*creator Matt Richtel, HOOKED is a visionary thriller for the digital era-and*a novel about life, love, and high-tech*intrigue on the Left Coast.
When*medical*journalist Nat Idle narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after receiving a mysterious note warning him to leave immediately, he becomes enmeshed in the most dangerous assignment of his life. Nat believes that the handwriting on the lifesaving note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist he has been obsessively mourning, and so begins a fevered quest to solve the mystery of his lost love.*The journey forces him*to confront the underbelly of the digital revolution and question his own sanity.
*
Matt Richtel's*first novel will leave*you hooked at the end of every chapter. His thriller about love and other addictions is itself a compulsive reading experience, fueled by adrenaline and suspense and influenced by the pace and attitude of the Internet. It is a tour de force of romance and deception, and a*haunting*commentary on the impact new addictions are having on our lives.
When*medical*journalist Nat Idle narrowly survives an explosion in an Internet café after receiving a mysterious note warning him to leave immediately, he becomes enmeshed in the most dangerous assignment of his life. Nat believes that the handwriting on the lifesaving note belongs to his deceased girlfriend, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist he has been obsessively mourning, and so begins a fevered quest to solve the mystery of his lost love.*The journey forces him*to confront the underbelly of the digital revolution and question his own sanity.
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Matt Richtel's*first novel will leave*you hooked at the end of every chapter. His thriller about love and other addictions is itself a compulsive reading experience, fueled by adrenaline and suspense and influenced by the pace and attitude of the Internet. It is a tour de force of romance and deception, and a*haunting*commentary on the impact new addictions are having on our lives.
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BN ID: | 2940171966485 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
Publication date: | 06/05/2007 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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