Dark Net Hacking has resulted in murder, and now it will take every last bit of Arnold's genius intellect and legendary hacking skill to stay one step ahead of the murderous terrorists, the FBI, the local cops and his lawyer. Gold's only chance to save himself is to find a deadly bomb hidden somewhere in Vegas, and somehow prevent the explosion that will turn Sin City into the scene of the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11.
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About the Author
Allen Wyler is a renowned neurosurgeon who earned an international reputation for pioneering surgical techniques to record brain activity. He has served on the faculties of both the University of Washington and the University of Tennessee, and in 1992 was recruited by the prestigious Swedish Medical Center to develop a neuroscience institute.
In 2002, he left active practice to become Medical Director for a startup med-tech company (that went public in 2006) and he now chairs the Institutional Review Board of a major medical center in the Pacific Northwest.
Leveraging a love for thrillers since the early 70’s, Wyler devoted himself to fiction writing in earnest, eventually serving as Vice President of the International Thriller Writers organization for several years. After publishing his first two medical thrillers Deadly Errors (2005) and Dead Head (2007), he officially retired from medicine to devote himself to writing full time.
He and his wife, Lily, divide their time between Seattle and the San Juan Islands.
Q: How did you
come up with the idea of the story?
A: The first novel I ever wrote was based on this
story’s kernel: a geek who develops a strategy to successfully gamble draws
unwanted attention to himself. But that novel turned out to be disaster and was
rejected by every agent I queried. However, the idea of being able to beat the
odds remained intriguing yet elusive. Then one day I read about Nate Silver and
his uncannily ability to accurately predict various phenomenon based on
statistics. After all, this was what the 2011 Brad Pitt movie Moneyball was based on. Once I read
about Silver, I knew the plot was much more believable.
Q: What influenced you to
create a computer hacker protagonist than the usual medical professional?
A: There are several
reasons. First, I don’t like being pigeonholed into the subgenre of “medical
thriller.” In addition, it’s unbelievable to believe that a healthcare
professional would have the computer expertise—or time—to pull off something
like Arnold Gold does. More importantly, in doing my research for this story, I
became fascinated with the Darknet and Internet security. I really wanted a way
to weave this interesting information into a compelling story. So... a likeable
computer hacker seemed to be a much more interesting character to develop than another
neurosurgeons. I love Arnold Gold’s character and am really glad I settled on
him.
Q: Why Vegas? Have
you always wanted to write a book with Sin City as the setting?
A: When first developing the story I didn’t have
any city in mind other than I knew Arnold lived in Seattle. (I love the city as
a backdrop to stories.) I also knew Arnold wanted to get laid but was so uneasy
about seeing an “escort” for this purpose, that it made sense for him to go
someplace far from home where he’d be unlikely to run into anyone he knew.
Given the reputation of Sin City, it just felt right to send him there.
Q: Do you plan on
writing more thriller books outside of the medical thriller genre?
A: You bet. I like exploring topics dealing with
computers and the Internet. I’m especially intrigued with hacking and the
Darknet. My next book, Cutter’s Trial,
however, is not a thriller and lands me right back in the medical arena because
it explores the issue of physician assisted suicide. Having been involved in a
couple start-up companies, I’m also toying with using that subject as a basis
for a book, but I have nothing in development along these lines at the present
time. We’ll see what happens.
Q: Would you ever
consider a sequel to this book?
A: Glad you asked the question. Both Arnold Gold
and Palmer Davidson are such wonderfully rich characters that Robert Astle (my
agent) and I agree they are well-suited for a sequel. At the moment I’m busy
writing Deadly Odds 2.0.
Q: Do you think
this book could be a movie? Who could you picture playing Arnold?
A: Of all my prior thrillers, I think this one
has the most cinematic potential. I’m lousy at casting, so if it were ever made
into a movie (my wildest dream), I’d leave that choice to the producers.
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