Flashmob: A Novel
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Gifted troubleshooter John Smith, introduced in the acclaimed thriller Killfile, must take down a shadowy figure who has weaponized the internet, using social media to put a price on the heads of his targets in this intense, unstoppable thriller from the author reviewers have compared to Michael Crichton, Brad Thor, and James Rollins.
As a fixer for America’s one percent, John Smith cleans up the messes of those rich enough to afford him. But he’s no ordinary gun for hire. Smith is a man of rare gifts, including the ability to read minds. Arriving at the wedding of Kira Sadeghi, a reality television celebrity he recently saved from kidnappers, Smith witnesses a group of gunmen open fire, hitting the bride and others. Though he’s unarmed, Smith cripples one of the killers and is able to pry one word from his mind: "Downvote."
Eager to learn more, Smith hacks into the brain of an FBI agent investigating the attack to discover the Bureau has been investigating a nefarious new threat called "Downvote," an encrypted site on the "dark net" that lists the names of celebrities and offers a hefty bounty for anyone who can kill them—unleashing an anonymous and deadly flashmob with a keystroke.
Finding a mastermind on the internet is like trying to catch air—unless you’re John Smith. Motivated by money and revenge, he traces a series of electronic signatures to a reclusive billionaire living at sea, accompanied by a scary-smart female bodyguard who becomes Smith’s partner in his quest. The hunt for their prey will lead from Hong Kong to Reykjavik to a luxury gambling resort deep in the Laotian jungle. Yet always this criminal mastermind remains one step ahead.
The only way Downvote’s creator can stop Smith is to kill him . . . because while this diabolical genius can run, there’s no hiding from a man who can read minds.
Christopher Farnsworth
Christopher Farnsworth is a journalist and screenwriter and the author of six novels, including the President's Vampire trilogy. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.
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Reviews for Flashmob
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5John is a veteran psychic soldier. His enemy for this book is a tech genius who basically uses social media as a weapon. His weapon is inciting riots basically by creating angry mobs by using a social media page called downvote. The plot was crazy realistic, you could actually see something like this happening today. It was well written and a great read. I literally could not put it down and was up till 2am finishing it and had to get up for work at 5am!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting concept (little scary too). The story follows John Smith, a guy who can read minds (and uses thought as a weapon) who works for a clandestine organization as a fixer. He is present at a wedding where the bride, a reality TV star, is shot and injured. Her father wants the culprits dead but Smith is subsequently hired by a computer genius to find the guy responsible for the dark website called Downvote that is inciting people to hurt and kill 'deserving' people like the bride. I really liked this book. Part sci fi/fantasy, part thriller, it moved quickly and kept me interested. I look forward to reading more from the author. Recommended.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A fantastic series that keeps the reader guessing where it will all lead. I can’t wait to see what happens next in the series — whenever the author writes another novel in it, that is....
Bronson Pinchot narrates again. Brilliant, guys.
4.5 stars, and highly recommended to all.