Category: The ghost at the table
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The ghost at the table
A-ha! It’s finally here… the first in a series of novels about civilian cybercrime detective Stephanie McBride. In this thrilling cyber-crime novel, follow the journey of Stephanie McBride, a civilian specialist investigating cybercrimes in Adelaide, who unknowingly crosses paths with Logan Robinson, an IT consultant turned hacker. As their worlds collide, they become entangled in…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 01
Logan The glow from multiple monitors bathed the small office in a harsh, artificial light. I sat there, Logan Robinson, amidst the chaos of my digital battleground. The desk was a minefield of papers and empty coffee mugs, remnants of countless skirmishes with unyielding code and stubborn systems. My fingers flew across the keyboard, a…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 2
In his technologically cluttered room, Logan Robinson is a master hacker pursuing personal vengeance. His obsession with exposing the corruption behind his father’s and brother’s deaths isolates him from his concerned mother, Patricia. Despite successfully hacking into a government database, Logan is haunted by nightmares of the accident that claimed his family. His mother’s plea…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 3
A distraught Logan is shaken by the death of his close friend Lily, a casualty of farm management’s negligence. Utilizing his RAAF-honed skills and connections with his old hacker crew—Moonbeam, Chartreuse, and Dragon—he plans to uncover and expose the company’s secrets. Logan is driven by the need for justice, tapping into his quick thinking and…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 4
Logan, tormented by Lily’s death, meticulously prepares to infiltrate and sabotage the farm responsible for her loss. With military precision, he breaches security, finding a windfall in a hidden safe and agrarian misdeeds in documents. As close calls with security increase the danger, he shifts focus toward cybercrime, aiming to attack financially and digitally. Planning…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 5
Logan grapples with inner turmoil and the lure of vengeance for his deceased best friends Dan and Sarah’s daughter, Lily, (well, actually his daughter, but only he and Sarah know that) as his worried mother Patricia senses something is amiss. Despite Patricia’s heartfelt pleas for him to choose a different path and her fear of…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 6
Logan, a former RAAF member, has become a vigilante hacker seeking justice for his deceased partner, Lily. Disillusioned by a failure of justice, he infiltrates Adelaide’s vulnerable businesses, escalating his cyberattacks as a tribute to Lily. Meanwhile, Stephanie McBride, a savvy investigator, notices his precision amidst the chaos. Drawn into the digital underworld, she begins…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 7
Logan, a solitary figure consumed by his screens, seeks the mentorship of a digital legend, D@@Mladen. Despite the odds, D@@Mladen defies expectations and challenges Logan to a midnight meeting in Adelaide. At a shabby bar, he discovers D@@Mladen is an adept woman, defying his expectations. Thrust into an intensive hacking boot camp, Logan learns about…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 8
Venturing into D@@Mladen’s underground hacker lair, I, Logan, am thrust into an intense apprenticeship emphasizing coding and encryption as the backbone of hacking. Despite feeling awkward and oversized, this world values intellect over appearance. As D@@Mladen rigorously coaches me through Python, system understanding, and social engineering, a deep partnership forms. Fletcher keystrokes become a weapon…
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The ghost at the table – Draft 03 – Chapter 9
Logan The server room hummed like a nest of hornets. Stephanie McBride stood at the threshold, her sharp gaze sweeping across the banks of blinking machinery. She was the new blood at SAPOL, fresh talent with a sniper’s precision for cybercrime detection. Early forties, hair the colour of wet earth pulled back in a no-nonsense…