America’s intelligence security is in the hands of a million private contractors. Now one hacker may bring down their entire system.Four months ago, Alex Vane’s friend James Stacy was murdered by private security contractors working for the intelligence-industrial complex. Alex exposed the killers, but most of the system survived, including the amoral torturer known only as Amand.From within … only as Amand.
From within Cuba’s internet desert, James’s widow Innerva Shah seeks her own kind of revenge. After quietly penetrating the system of contractors that run America’s security, she’s launching the largest ransomware attack in history, with the aim of burning that system to the ground.
But when Alex learns that Amand and his forces may be closing in on Innerva, he must make a desperate attempt to save her. With Innerva’s surrender-or-die deadline only hours away, Alex finds himself in Cuba, threatened from every direction, and the only person he can count on is the wife he almost lost.
Complete Series List (can be read as standalones or chronologically):
The Anonymous Source (An Alex Vane Media Thriller, Book 1)
The Inverted Pyramid (An Alex Vane Media Thriller, Book 2)
The Mockingbird Drive (An Alex Vane Media Thriller, Book 3)
The Shadow File (An Alex Vane Media Thriller, Book 4)
The Last Journalist (An Alex Vane Media Thriller, Book 5)
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Scary premise that is too real. I hope we have people as resourceful as this working for the US government.
a so so mystery. I did not enjoy it as much as others by this author.
i thought this was a good book.
I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended.
Enjoyed the premise of cyber security run amok, but the characters were not as compelling as some. Descriptions of Cuba and Cuban life rang true, although I haven’t been there.
Page turner, a great read, strong characters,intriguing story. Read this one
Fun read and easy to follow.
I thought it was too predictable
A book that you don’t want to put down.
Pleasantly surprised. I mostly read technical books and material (IT related). This is the first novel I’ve read in over a decade. Pretty much Michael Crichton died, and I quit reading fiction.
Well written. Shockingly, I found no grammar or punctuation errors. I usually spot EVERYTHING. Simple errors I find pretty jarring. Fun story. I’ll check out another of Fuller’s books, for sure.
Loved the story line!
Good read
I thought this was an unusual read and I enjoyed the twists and turns as a problem was getting solved. The people seemed real in general and I couldn’t wait to see what happened next.
The Shadow File is the fourth book in the Alex Vane Media Thriller series. If you are looking for a well written thriller then this series is for you. This is a standalone without a cliffhanger. But it will make more sense if you have read the previous book, The Mockingbird Lane. I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down. There is violence.
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I’m not going to repeat that all info here. The author did a great job of explaining what is going on and describing the setting of the story. There is background given on the characters so the story makes sense for new readers. There are a lot of clues in the storyline that keep you guessing what twists and turns will be revealed next. It definitely kept me riveted all the way to the end. I look forward to reading more of AC Fuller’s books.
I received a copy of this book from the author and chose to leave a review for other readers.