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That's the story of how Kevin Mitnick got caught. Very controversial so I can't say it's good. I still enjoyed it back then.
Note that the question is about novels, and I think it is how you should read the book. I seriously doubt its credibility when it comes to facts.
Reamde , by Neal Stephenson. Yeah, the big daddy of cyberpunk ("Snowcrash") also wrote a contemporary technothriller set in organized cybercrime organizations.
Heard very mixed reviews of Reamde. Could you please tell me what elements you liked of the book? It's been on my reading list for a while but the mixed reviews always lead to it being left for another day
Unfortunately, I cannot find a link to this work; although I did find uncountable similar books and movies on the topic.
Perhaps this will suffice as a teaser? "Catching Kevin" at Wired: https://www.wired.com/1996/02/catching/
Takedown by Tsutomo Shimomura That's the story of how Kevin Mitnick got caught. Very controversial so I can't say it's good. I still enjoyed it back then. Note that the question is about novels, and I think it is how you should read the book. I seriously doubt its credibility when it comes to facts.
It's fact based, which is nice, however Tsutomo talks significantly more about food than Kevin in this book. Unendingly boring and light on details.
If I could get that week of my life back I would.
Takedown by Tsutomo Shimomura That's the story of how Kevin Mitnick got caught. Very controversial so I can't say it's good. I still enjoyed it back then. Note that the question is about novels, and I think it is how you should read the book. I seriously doubt its credibility when it comes to facts.
Kevin Paulson at least had some actual skills.
"Daemon" or "Kill Decision" by Daniel Suarez "Snow Crash" by Neil Stephenson
I'll second Daemon . It's a really good novel.
The Cuckoo's Egg , by Cliff Stoll.
Try Daemon and Freedom™ by Daniel Suarez.
Daemon was virtually unreadable. It's a hacker-themed fairtale for computer illiterate, basically. I had a non-techy friend borrow the book and they too couldn't finish it, because it was just way over acceptable believability limits even for them.
Reamde , by Neal Stephenson. Yeah, the big daddy of cyberpunk ("Snowcrash") also wrote a contemporary technothriller set in organized cybercrime organizations.
His usual quirky pacing just turns into a dragging nightmare that never pays off, it's uncharacteristically full of questionable technical premises, and if it weren't for a few islands of genuinely entertaining scenes I would not have made it through.
I honestly believe it's the result of some suit pressuring him to write about topics people see on Dateline