The Digital Detective: First Intervention
Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you're a rat. Digital Detective stories are a cross between truth and fiction and use real tools, techniques and procedures. The stories are based on real cyber cases. It's a way for kids 10 and up to learn while they enjoy.

The Digital Detective: First Intervention is a coming-of-age, action-thriller as told by Jason Palmer (JP to friends and Palmer to others) and his energetic friend, Reba Ng.

We first meet Jason as a 30-something adult who's been suspended from the US NSA for some dark reason. He's bold, hardened, and an overconfident go-getter. This latter trait may be why he's literally "on the beach". He's upset, feels inadequate and disappointed by how events in Bulgaria unfolded. Following therapist's orders, he's reviewing some of his old case journals and happens across the first-ever journal documenting his emergence into cyber forensics.

Our story opens when Jason was only 14-years old and about to start his first year in American high school. He befriends Reba (Rebecca Ng), his neighbor and fellow nerd outcast at school. Reba has all the qualities Jason lacks. She's dynamic, outgoing, and wickedly athletic. This is probably why they become strong friends. Jason's dad is a police detective sergeant and Jason's personal idol. His dad is tormented by the lack of leads in serial burglaries to wealthy neighborhoods. Jason knows some of the technology he's been working with could break the case open. That night, JP and Reba discover the burglars entering the community and Reba skillfully places a tracker on their get-away car and they pass the information to Jason's dad. This first success, although mighty risky and dangerous, leads Jason to take on a threatening and perilous encounter with Lesta and Anton, leaders of an international criminal gang.
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The Digital Detective: First Intervention
Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you're a rat. Digital Detective stories are a cross between truth and fiction and use real tools, techniques and procedures. The stories are based on real cyber cases. It's a way for kids 10 and up to learn while they enjoy.

The Digital Detective: First Intervention is a coming-of-age, action-thriller as told by Jason Palmer (JP to friends and Palmer to others) and his energetic friend, Reba Ng.

We first meet Jason as a 30-something adult who's been suspended from the US NSA for some dark reason. He's bold, hardened, and an overconfident go-getter. This latter trait may be why he's literally "on the beach". He's upset, feels inadequate and disappointed by how events in Bulgaria unfolded. Following therapist's orders, he's reviewing some of his old case journals and happens across the first-ever journal documenting his emergence into cyber forensics.

Our story opens when Jason was only 14-years old and about to start his first year in American high school. He befriends Reba (Rebecca Ng), his neighbor and fellow nerd outcast at school. Reba has all the qualities Jason lacks. She's dynamic, outgoing, and wickedly athletic. This is probably why they become strong friends. Jason's dad is a police detective sergeant and Jason's personal idol. His dad is tormented by the lack of leads in serial burglaries to wealthy neighborhoods. Jason knows some of the technology he's been working with could break the case open. That night, JP and Reba discover the burglars entering the community and Reba skillfully places a tracker on their get-away car and they pass the information to Jason's dad. This first success, although mighty risky and dangerous, leads Jason to take on a threatening and perilous encounter with Lesta and Anton, leaders of an international criminal gang.
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The Digital Detective: First Intervention

The Digital Detective: First Intervention

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Overview

Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you're a rat. Digital Detective stories are a cross between truth and fiction and use real tools, techniques and procedures. The stories are based on real cyber cases. It's a way for kids 10 and up to learn while they enjoy.

The Digital Detective: First Intervention is a coming-of-age, action-thriller as told by Jason Palmer (JP to friends and Palmer to others) and his energetic friend, Reba Ng.

We first meet Jason as a 30-something adult who's been suspended from the US NSA for some dark reason. He's bold, hardened, and an overconfident go-getter. This latter trait may be why he's literally "on the beach". He's upset, feels inadequate and disappointed by how events in Bulgaria unfolded. Following therapist's orders, he's reviewing some of his old case journals and happens across the first-ever journal documenting his emergence into cyber forensics.

Our story opens when Jason was only 14-years old and about to start his first year in American high school. He befriends Reba (Rebecca Ng), his neighbor and fellow nerd outcast at school. Reba has all the qualities Jason lacks. She's dynamic, outgoing, and wickedly athletic. This is probably why they become strong friends. Jason's dad is a police detective sergeant and Jason's personal idol. His dad is tormented by the lack of leads in serial burglaries to wealthy neighborhoods. Jason knows some of the technology he's been working with could break the case open. That night, JP and Reba discover the burglars entering the community and Reba skillfully places a tracker on their get-away car and they pass the information to Jason's dad. This first success, although mighty risky and dangerous, leads Jason to take on a threatening and perilous encounter with Lesta and Anton, leaders of an international criminal gang.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940184356440
Publisher: Cloud 10 Studios, LLC
Publication date: 03/15/2025
Series: The Digital Detective , #1
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tom Arnold is an American novelist, cybersecurity professional, digital forensics professor and former CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for technology companies PSC and CyberSource Corp.

Tom leverages his background in information technology and cybersecurity to create fictional stories with real-world examples of cybersecurity incidents. His current book series, The Digital Detective, is written for young adults to share compelling stories with relevant educational opportunities in hacking and digital scams.

Beyond the novels, Tom has been directly involved in investigating and resolving security breach cases involving unauthorized access to computer systems and cloud environments. He has been the lead investigator on large breaches where environments spanned over 7,000 servers and involved complex threat hunting to find the adversary. Tom has provided consulting to the US Secret Service, policy guidance to the US government and regulatory agencies, and is on the steering committee for the Las Vegas branch of the USSS/Cyber Fraud Task Force. He also delivered expert testimony to the US Senate and House of Representatives on the proposed SAFE and Export Administration Acts.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Gary Trousdale is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing films such as Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

In 2003, Gary moved to DreamWorks Animation where he went on to direct The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005), Shrek the Halls (2007), and Scared Shrekless (2010) (the latter two being holiday TV specials for ABC), and a 12-minute short featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014).

Currently, Gary is working for Cloud 10 Studios with DreamWorks alumni and founder, Tracey Dispensa. He is directing the upcoming projects: The Greatest Gift and Surviving April.
Gary continues to write and design stories for TV and feature animation and is now adding book illustrations to his repertoire
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