Angela, a techie pursuing her Masters at MIT gets kicked out for illegally hacking into the computer of her fellow student. Just when Angela thinks her career had gone downhill, she gets the opportunity to work with FBI as an intern. She is thrown right away into a case which involves multiple homicide in a household. With the brutality of the crime scene and the sympathy she feels for the young girl who is a victim, she struggles to cope up with the psychological challenge that the job poses. Nevertheless, she is determined not to give up.
When she is handed over an evidence - the mobile phone of the victim, she realises where her expertise is needed. She stumbles upon an application that might lead her to the killer, but the application does not trace back to its origin. The mystery thickens when she learns the case at hand is not an isolated one. She is on a hunt to uncover the identity of the hacker and serial killer who is always one step ahead.
The premise is interesting but it is let down by weak writing. The happenings in the novel are incoherent at times and the predictability makes this novel less engaging after the first half. It makes us wonder if this novel was intended to be a murder mystery or a cyber crime thriller. The novel falls flat as it tries to be both. The lack of consistent high points makes this an average read.
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