Knowledge is power…and they know everything.NSA director Theodore Anders has a simple goal: collect every phone call, email, and keystroke tapped on the Internet. He knows unlimited surveillance is the only way to keep America safe.Evelyn Gallagher doesn’t care much about any of that. She just wants to keep her head down and manage the NSA’s camera network and facial recognition program so she … recognition program so she can afford private school for her deaf son, Dash.
But when Evelyn discovers the existence of an NSA program code-named God’s Eye, and connects it with the mysterious deaths of a string of journalists and whistle-blowers, her doubts put her and Dash in the crosshairs of a pair of government assassins: Delgado, a sadistic bomb maker and hacker; and Manus, a damaged giant of a man who until now has cared for nothing beyond protecting the director.
Within an elaborate game of political blackmail, terrorist provocations, and White House scheming, a global war is being fought—a war between those desperate to keep the state’s darkest secrets and those intent on revealing them. A war that Evelyn will need all her espionage training and savvy to survive. A war in which the director has the ultimate informational advantage: The God’s Eye View.
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Barry Eisler is more known for the John Rain series and those are very good, no, great.
This entry of his has nothing to do with that series. However, the plot of this book is ripped from the headlines of today.
Eisler has a great understanding of human emotion and motivation. He weaves a tale that will keep you reading until the end.
Check this out and you will thank me for the recommendation. One of my favorites.
In the post-Snowden era, the NSA survived the revealing of several sensitive programs, but the fact that their spying applications were made public, has meant they needed to do things different. Director Anders believes the best way to stop terrorist attacks is to know EVERYTHING. That’s what the God’s Eye program does. No one is untouchable and all is revealed, but what happens when one man believes any cost is worth protecting his precious program. This is the crux of “The God’s Eye View.” NSA analyst Evie Gallagher had designed a new camera network and facial recognition program and she does her job well, that is, until the day she sees something she’s not supposed. Thus begins the game of cat and mouse, but which one is Evie?
“The God’s Eye View” is a fast-paced thriller with lots of twists and turns throughout the story. The main characters, Anders, Gallagher and Manus were nicely fleshed out. The author let us in on their inner thinking and their flaws. Before Snowden had exposed the NSA, I would have thought this book was a bit far-fetched, but now, I think this fictional scenario could very well contain seeds of truth and is entirely plausible. That’s what makes the book so good. I was riveted to it until the very last page. Highly recommended.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher for a fair and honest review.
Wow… been a fan for years… narration was sensational… not many people know what talent it takes to narrate your own story… Riveting Performance.
This was an interesting book with a realistic premise. Some of the characters actions were not totally believable, but overall the book kept my interest and did a good job of making me ask myself, “What if…?”
This is an exciting story of a NSA employee seeing something she was not meant to see and the danger from her own boss that this knowledge put her and her son in. This book was eye opening as far as the government being able to track citizens. It became scary because the author had articles and other cited sources for each chapter to support his information written in the book. Big Brother is here.
Poor story from an excellent author.
Still reading, so far a great book.
I like this author and have read other books. This is an entertaining story. I think you should read a sample to be sure that you like this style of writing, if you are not familiar with Barry Eisler.
Good read!!