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A review by aconitecafe
Dead Money: A Novel by Jakob Kerr
5.0
Where do I even start? The non-linear timeline? The chef's kiss ending? This was a ride.
This isn't my typical read, but I'm so glad I picked it up. Mackenzie is a well written character. At first she seems very single track minded, and angry but as the story unravels we get a lot of backstory / depth. I'm not going to say there was character growth, but she comes into her own as you see her progression from high school to where she is career wise at the end of the book. Which life goals wise, is a journey.
Getting to see how all the people are connected, and the lives of tech giants is also neat in itself. I enjoyed following the case for multiple reasons, but each deep dive took us to a new unique rich person, and well, they are arrogant weirdos. While there is a lot of tech talk in this book, the FBI agent works as a great 'we need to explain this to the non-tech person' character.
The way flashbacks are layered in, and the use of Trevor's death as the anchor really set up the ending perfectly. It all works together to create tension, and build up to a big reveal. Very well plotted, and I enjoyed reading every chapter.
I did think there was going to be a romance between Mackenzie and the FBI agent, but I was sooo thankful that never became a plot line. It would have ruined the book. I absolutely loved that this book had nothing to do with Mackenzie's love life. It was refreshing.
If you enjoyed Ocean's 11 (the movie) you're going to love this book. It has that vibe, but you're the FBI trying to figure it out for most of the book. It's not until the last few chapters that you become Danny Ocean, laying out the entire mastermind.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this read.
This isn't my typical read, but I'm so glad I picked it up. Mackenzie is a well written character. At first she seems very single track minded, and angry but as the story unravels we get a lot of backstory / depth. I'm not going to say there was character growth, but she comes into her own as you see her progression from high school to where she is career wise at the end of the book. Which life goals wise, is a journey.
Getting to see how all the people are connected, and the lives of tech giants is also neat in itself. I enjoyed following the case for multiple reasons, but each deep dive took us to a new unique rich person, and well, they are arrogant weirdos. While there is a lot of tech talk in this book, the FBI agent works as a great 'we need to explain this to the non-tech person' character.
The way flashbacks are layered in, and the use of Trevor's death as the anchor really set up the ending perfectly. It all works together to create tension, and build up to a big reveal. Very well plotted, and I enjoyed reading every chapter.
I did think there was going to be a romance between Mackenzie and the FBI agent, but I was sooo thankful that never became a plot line. It would have ruined the book. I absolutely loved that this book had nothing to do with Mackenzie's love life. It was refreshing.
If you enjoyed Ocean's 11 (the movie) you're going to love this book. It has that vibe, but you're the FBI trying to figure it out for most of the book. It's not until the last few chapters that you become Danny Ocean, laying out the entire mastermind.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this read.