Phantom Wheel, Tracy Deebs
Phantom Wheel, Tracy Deebs
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Phantom Wheel
A Hackers Novel

Author: Tracy Deebs

Narrator: Christine Lakin, Taylor Meskimen, James Shippy

Unabridged: 11 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/16/2018


Synopsis

The digital apocalypse has arrived and the future is here in this addictive technological thriller full of twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Nerve!

Being recruited by the CIA to join a top-secret intelligence program should be the opportunity of a lifetime. For Issa, it's a shot at creating a new and better life for herself and her siblings. For clever con artist Harper, it's a chance to bury the secrets of her troubled past and make sure that those secrets stay buried. But for Owen--honor student, star quarterback, and computer-hacking genius--it sounds like a trap.

He's right.

Owen discovers that instead of auditioning for the CIA, they've all been tricked by a multibillion-dollar tech company into creating the ultimate computer virus. It's called Phantom Wheel, and it's capable of hacking anyone on Earth, anywhere, at any time. And thanks to six teenagers, it's virtually unstoppable.

Horrified by what they've done, the hackers must team up to stop the virus before the world descends into chaos. But working together is easier said than done, especially as the lines start to blur between teammate, friend, and more than friend. Because how do you learn to trust someone when you've spent your entire life exploiting that same trust in others?

Author Bio

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Tracy Deebs has written numerous young adult novels, including Doomed, which was a YALSA finalist and has been on numerous state reading lists. She's also the author of the mermaid series Tempest, and is the co-author the award-winning series, The Hero Agenda. She is also the author of three New York Times bestsellers from the Ethan Frost adult series. Tracy lives in Austin, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kath

An arc of this book was sent to me by The NOVL in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Rating: 4 / 5 The Phantom Wheel is a fast-paced story told from the perspectives of three of the main characters. It’s an action packed, crazy plotted, character driven story about si......more

3.5 stars If you're like me and you love anything science-y tech-y, especially books about hackers (even though it's not technically sci-fi), then you'll definitely want to pick up Deebs' latest novel, Phantom Wheel. What I loved about this was all the science and the tech and it was like a totally ge......more

Phantom Wheel was an extremely catchy story that held my attention from start to finish. I loved the fast pace of the novel and found it entertaining that the story was told by three alternating characters. I often found myself having to back track a little to make sure I knew which character was sp......more

J’ai beaucoup aimé l’idée, l’intrigue et les personnages. C’est bourré d’action, il y a de l’humour et on ne s’ennuie pas. En revanche, et c’est ce qui m’a fait baissé la note, c’était parfois un peu compliqué à suivre avec tout ce jargon informatique .........more

Goodreads review by Clare

This is a lively tale of six young people who hack for various reasons, some to do harm, some not. As is usual in current YA books, they are a wide mix of backgrounds and girls are featured equally with guys. The CIA invites them all to come to LA and pass a hacking test... if they manage it they ma......more