The Family

What if the worlds largest online service were a religious cult? What if you signed up? What if you couldnt quit?The former West Coast bureau chief for BYTE Magazine writes a compelling novel set at the beginning of the online revolution.A compelling novel and a real page turner. Recommended. Jerry Pournelle best-selling author of The Mote in Gods Eye and Lucifers Hammer...a lively high-tech story fun to read and yes a little bit disturbing... Concord Monitor...a chilling scenario which...plays out to its chilling (and all-too-plausible) extremes. Nashua TelegraphA popular columnist for PC Monthly magazine falls to his death from the Golden Gate Bridge. Determined to find out why Randall McLagan follows a trail of computer crime stock market intrigue and violent murder--a trail that eventually brings him face to face with the sinister force behind The Family....convincing and fast-paced and ultimately resonates far beyond the scope of a simple whodonit. Monadnock LedgerThis is the kind of book that youd better not have anything else important to do while youre reading it because you wont be able to put it down. (online reviewer)