Critical alliance / Elizabeth Goddard.

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Title:

Critical alliance / Elizabeth Goddard.

Author:

Goddard, Elizabeth, author.

ISBN:

9780800738006

9780800741501

Physical Description:

337 pages ; 22 cm.

Series:

Rocky Mountain courage; book 3

Rocky Mountain courage ; book 3.

Abstract:

Mackenzie Hanson's special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. When a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father's tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives. Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But he's drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common--a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past. When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need, before someone silences Mackenzie for good.

"A cybersecurity specialist with a criminal past joins a troubled federal agent to disarm deadly threats and protect national security secrets hidden in an up-and-coming tech company headquartered in backcountry Montana"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Computer security -- Fiction.

Computer crimes -- Fiction.

Government investigators -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Computer crimes. (OCoLC)fst00872063

Computer security. (OCoLC)fst00872484

Government investigators. (OCoLC)fst00945386

Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080

Geographic Term:

Montana -- Fiction.

Montana. (OCoLC)fst01207555

Genre:

Christian fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726556

Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Romance fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921732

Thrillers (Fiction) (OCoLC)fst01726755

Romantic suspense fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Detective and mystery fiction.

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Summary

Mackenzie Hanson's special set of skills opened the door to a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity at a Michigan university, allowing her to put her criminal past behind her. But when a long-ago partner in crime delivers a cryptic message about her father's tech company being under cyberattack, she heads for Montana to secure exposed assets, close security breaches, and hopefully save lives.

Diplomatic Security Services special agent Alex Knight is back home in Montana to decompress from a mission gone wrong. But even as he's trying to relax, he's drawn into another mystery, complete with suspicious deaths, lethal threats, and whispers of espionage that all have one thing in common--a beautiful cybersecurity expert with a dark past.

When the situation turns deadly, Alex and Mackenzie will have to work together to find the answers they need--before someone silences Mackenzie for good.

USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Goddard weaves a tangled web of nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping romance in this fast-paced conclusion to her Rocky Mountain Courage series.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Goddard continues her Rocky Mountain Courage series (after Deadly Target) with this thrilling battle of wits between two hackers. Mackenzie Hanson, a reformed hacker with a shady past, returns to the Montana headquarters of her family's tech company after she gets a warning about a cybersecurity risk. In town, she bumps into Alex Knight, a handsome Diplomatic Security Services special agent she knows. When shots ring out, his quick thinking saves her life. Then, threats to Mackenzie's sister lead Mackenzie to reconsider the cause of her brother's recent death, ostensibly by heart attack. She recruits Alex for protection while figuring out who's trying to hurt her family, suspecting the involvement of a shadowy hacker from her past. She prays for God's help as she uses her technological skills to track this figure down before they make good on their threats. Ever-escalating tension, well-developed characters, and some clever misdirection will keep readers glued to their seats. This skillfully crafted tale of faith and redemption hits its mark. (July)

Booklist Review

Mackenzie Hanson left home and her family's business after turning herself in for computer hacking at 16. She and one of her partners got community service, but their unknown partner, Notorious 2.0, was never caught. Mackenzie has turned her life around with a successful career as a professor of cybersecurity, but while on a date, she learns that she is in danger, and her father's tech company is under attack. She returns to Montana and finds that there's something sinister going on at the family business. Special Services Agent Alex Knight has returned to Montana to recover from a mission gone wrong and is evaluating his next moves when he reconnects with Mackenzie. They only met once years ago, but he's never forgotten her. Can they prevent a cybercrime that could have national implications? Is Notorious 2.0 involved? Beautiful scenery and an adrenaline-charged plot are strong appeal factors in the closing title in Goddard's inspirational romantic suspense trilogy, Rocky Mountain Courage, which will delight readers with the return of previous characters and a secondary mystery.