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Great Minds #2
Undetectable
You could learn more, do more, even live more. The potential is there. You could be anything: an engineer, a doctor, a chemist...
Or one of the most lethal Secret Service agents on the planet.
Undetectable is the story of Kevin Brooks, the first test subject of a new and unproven neurological technique called scrubbing. A private-school teacher in Manhattan, he has just landed a brand new job. It's the most important, most dangerous job he'll ever have.
He just doesn't know about it yet.
Kevin will soon be in charge of protecting the greatest computer scientist of our generation. This man is on the verge of a breakthrough that could change all of our lives, and he already has 24-hour protection from the United States Secret Service. There are people who want this scientist dead, and these people know how to pick their moments. Which is why the man will soon be the beneficiary of a new kind of protector, an undetectable protector.
Now, in the second book of the Great Minds series, Kevin Brooks will be put through every imaginable test. He will have less than two weeks to prepare, but several years of training to absorb.
Whether he is ready in time or not, there will be lives that need saving. And no one else who can do the job.
Or one of the most lethal Secret Service agents on the planet.
Undetectable is the story of Kevin Brooks, the first test subject of a new and unproven neurological technique called scrubbing. A private-school teacher in Manhattan, he has just landed a brand new job. It's the most important, most dangerous job he'll ever have.
He just doesn't know about it yet.
Kevin will soon be in charge of protecting the greatest computer scientist of our generation. This man is on the verge of a breakthrough that could change all of our lives, and he already has 24-hour protection from the United States Secret Service. There are people who want this scientist dead, and these people know how to pick their moments. Which is why the man will soon be the beneficiary of a new kind of protector, an undetectable protector.
Now, in the second book of the Great Minds series, Kevin Brooks will be put through every imaginable test. He will have less than two weeks to prepare, but several years of training to absorb.
Whether he is ready in time or not, there will be lives that need saving. And no one else who can do the job.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 13, 2012
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July 13, 2020
It could happen
This author is a master of suspense. I have devoured both of his books and wish there were more to read. As you wonder how it could end, you find that all you questions have been answered.
This author is a master of suspense. I have devoured both of his books and wish there were more to read. As you wonder how it could end, you find that all you questions have been answered.
August 7, 2021
Another good one!
This author doesn’t disappoint. Can’t wait to read the next one ❤️ I read this one out of order 🤦🏽♀️ So now to the first book of the two.
This author doesn’t disappoint. Can’t wait to read the next one ❤️ I read this one out of order 🤦🏽♀️ So now to the first book of the two.
December 30, 2020
This was a good book kept you guessing to the end. Read in 3 days.
July 21, 2014
We've had our fair share of "waking up without a memory" stories here at my shelf, of course. Ludlum's The Bourne Identity, Follett's Code to Zero and, more recently, Doug Richards Mind's Eye. This title doesn't quite fit the mould, as the memory loss is a gap rather than the guy's life, but the technique is there.
The story was superbly spun, and even though we know a little of the background of the technology from Soutter's previous, it's a refreshing enough take on the first book that we want to keep reading to find out what happens. It is, of course, a huge leap of faith to imagine scrubbing works in precisely such a way and that the whole thing would fall into place as neatly as it did, but that's just part of the fun.
Morality and legality aside, it was an intense read with a great deal of buildup and a most enjoyable climax. I eagerly wait to see where the author goes in future works.
The story was superbly spun, and even though we know a little of the background of the technology from Soutter's previous, it's a refreshing enough take on the first book that we want to keep reading to find out what happens. It is, of course, a huge leap of faith to imagine scrubbing works in precisely such a way and that the whole thing would fall into place as neatly as it did, but that's just part of the fun.
Morality and legality aside, it was an intense read with a great deal of buildup and a most enjoyable climax. I eagerly wait to see where the author goes in future works.
August 13, 2016
Kevin Brooks is a teacher. He used to be a computer programmer for a NY stock broker, but he awoke one day to find he's now a math and computer science teacher at an exclusive boy's school in Manhattan. He also owns a penthouse apartment and has a butler. He has no memory of how any of that happened, but he does know math and he knows computers and he finds he makes an excellent teacher.
But Kevin can't sleep at night and he keeps hearing voices in his head telling him he needs to get ready. Ready for what?
Undetectable is an exceptionally well-crafted thriller. Readers are drawn into the story as they attempt to solve the mystery along with Kevin. Undetectable received my highest praise. I couldn't stop reading and can't wait for a sequel.
But Kevin can't sleep at night and he keeps hearing voices in his head telling him he needs to get ready. Ready for what?
Undetectable is an exceptionally well-crafted thriller. Readers are drawn into the story as they attempt to solve the mystery along with Kevin. Undetectable received my highest praise. I couldn't stop reading and can't wait for a sequel.
July 12, 2012
Kevin wakes up and can't seem to remember anything that has happened over the last three months. Yet somehow he finds himself in a new teaching job with a new elegant apartment. His body is capable of things he can't imagine and he feels like he has to get ready for something. The only problem is that he doesn't know what that is.
This book was a little too sci-fi for me. It wasn't a bad read, but it seemed like the author spend too much time "getting ready" and not much time on the big ending.
This book was a little too sci-fi for me. It wasn't a bad read, but it seemed like the author spend too much time "getting ready" and not much time on the big ending.
July 2, 2013
I am kind of wishy washy on this book. It started out and I thought it was really interesting, but then it got boring, then interesting, then boring, and so on. I did like the ending however so it ended on a high which is good. It was a good idea, but some of the technical stuff I feel had bad examples. So it didn't always make the most sense. And the bad guy by the end...I don't know. It was an alright book.
January 12, 2015
'Undetectable' is a great read. The storyline was awesome. I was hooked from the beginning. The way this story played out was full of mystery, action and suspense. A great thriller. This is not your typical guy-loses-memory and go all bad-ass on the bad people. This book is well written. I loved the characters. Quite a few surprises were in store for me. I loved it. Definitely a great add to your tbr list. Recommended read.
November 19, 2012
I'd give it 3.5 stars. The book was really slow at first while the near hysteria/psychosis of the main character was established. But once the plot began to flesh out it developed nicely. One criticism is the villian really had a very limited role and background for being the villian.
Overall a nicely paced action thriller after the first 10-15% of the book.
Overall a nicely paced action thriller after the first 10-15% of the book.
August 7, 2012
Book is good especially details about guns and NP hard concepts. Use of NP hard for building up the plot was quite interesting. But still there was missing something. Story was too much stretched with very less details.
People in field of Computer science would surely find this book enjoyable.
People in field of Computer science would surely find this book enjoyable.
July 8, 2015
Interesting Premise Well Carried Out
Because the author needed to establish the characters, backstory and subplots, the book was a little slow starting. After the first quarter, the puzzle kept me going, then the main plot kicked in and made it vital to me to finish.
Because the author needed to establish the characters, backstory and subplots, the book was a little slow starting. After the first quarter, the puzzle kept me going, then the main plot kicked in and made it vital to me to finish.
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October 16, 2013
I liked the plot, the writing style and although some things are just a tiny bit a stretch, but it was good overall. I read this book in one sitting!
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