Blackout

Written by Marc Elsberg

Narrated by Luis Moreno

A terrifyingly plausible, million-copy selling debut about an international blackout perpetrated by a hacker attack One night, the lights go out across Europe. The electrical grids collapse on an epic scale and unleash a devastating chaos in the total blackout. And unbeknownst to the general population, nuclear reactors are starting to overheat. When a former hacker and activist who knows a thing or two about infiltrating networks starts investigating the cause of this disaster, he soon becomes a prime suspect. As threats to the United States start to emerge, he goes on the run with a young American reporter based in Paris, racing desperately to turn the lights back on. Because if they stay off, tomorrow may be too late.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 6, 2017
• ISBN: 9781501957406

Marc Elsberg

Marc Elsberg is a former creative director in advertising. His debut thriller BLACKOUT is a frighteningly plausible drama of an international blackout caused by a hacker attack. An instant bestseller in Germany, it has sold over a million copies and has been translated worldwide. Marc Elsberg lives in Vienna, Austria.

Reviews for Blackout

[conkie_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

First book read from this author, and I will read others in the future. Her H/H were likeable and believable; her story entertaining, even if a bit improbable. Details galore, easy to bungle up or forget.