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A biologically based computer chip, an astounding new breakthrough in computer technology, leads to international conflict as spies and assassins from the world's leading powers try to steal the revolutionary invention. Reprint. K.
Author Notes
R. J. Pineiro, R. J. Pineiro was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in El Salvador. He came to the United States to pursue higher education. He earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University. He also holds a second degree black belt in the martial arts and is a licensed pilot and firearm enthusiast.
Pineiro has worked in the computer industry for 17 years, working on leading edge microprocessors. He has written several techno-thrillers including, "Ultimatum," "Breakthrough," and "Y2K."
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The brave new frontier of biotechnology spices up the formula of this fast-paced, suspenseful, if gimmicky post-Cold War espionage thriller by Pineiro (Exposure). Jake Fischer is the founder and CEO of Fischer Technologies Inc., a start-up company developing super-fast biochips that will revolutionize the computer industry. Unfortunately, Jake's dream is consumed by flames when the company's Silicon Valley plant is razed in an explosion that takes the lives of his development team, including his chief programmer, who is also his girlfriend. Stalked by would-be assassins, Jake is rescued by lovely Sonya Wuttenberg, an FBI agent. Soon Jake learns of a complex international plot to steal his new technology, a threat that inspired the FBI to surreptitiously put Jake's company under surveillance. Jake's assailants are actually henchmen of a former KGB assassin known as "The Cardinal," and when his company's Russian chief engineer (who also happens to be an ex-KGB agent) barely escapes the Cardinal's clutches, Jake reluctantly joins forces with the FBI to battle the killer. Pineiro's background as an engineer helps him to make the biotechnology material lucid, although the tense realism is undercut by his far-fetched portrayal of the worldwide economic meltdown that would occur if the technology were introduced too fast. While Jake is a solid hero, however, none of the other characters or situations become credible or compelling enough to take this tale beyond quick and easy entertainment. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Adams Morgan's intense narration amplifies the suspense in Pineiro's (Retribution, Audio Reviews, LJ 10/1/96) tale of murder and espionage. Jake Fischer, a bold, young entrepreneur, has produced a computer chip that promises to revolutionize the computer industry. German government officials desperate to remain competitive in the high-tech market hire a spy, renowned for his bloodthirsty actions as an agent for the KGB during the Cold War, to steal Fischer's invention. Despite the audiobook's slow start in which the listener must endure a lengthy description of the computer technology involved in manufacturing the prized computer chip, public libraries might want to consider this fast-paced thriller as an additional purchase.Mark P. Tierney, Charles Cty. P.L., Waldorf, MD (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.