Failed Succession edition by Robert James Allison Literature Fiction eBooks
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A political thriller with a race against total U.S. government meltdown.
"Failed Succession" is the long-awaited sequel to "The First Suitor".
Jack Allen, now married to the President's daughter and still the lead trouble-shooter for the National Security Administration, is back and he has a problem. Jack has happened across some data on the White House Chief of Staff's computer that indicates someone may have stolen the last U.S. Presidential election. When Jack delays in turning over the information, because he isn't sure how high the plot goes or who in government is involved, fate turns the finger of suspicion toward him. He soon finds himself on the run while trying to clear his name and bring the real conspirators to justice, but his family winds up in the cross hairs as the government faces meltdown.
Failed Succession edition by Robert James Allison Literature Fiction eBooks
NSA computer analyst and whizkid Jack Allen warned the federal government about their proposed Internet voting system to be a security nightmare and was ignored. Now he's got evidence that the newly installed and initiated system has been hacked making the results of the latest election probably invalid. Now Allen is faced with two major problems: how to get the proof he needs to overturn the election results and how to keep himself and his family safe from the perpetrators of the fraud. Making all of this even more difficult is the fact that Allen's father-in-law is the incumbent President of the United States.While the basic plot of this book is a good one and well-paced and plotted, I had a very difficult time with it due to the many technical errors dealing with computers, operating systems, software, and computer networks that marred the overall impact of the story for me. Calling what are clearly client workstations "servers" was one that had me repeatedly putting aside my Kindle rather than being tempted to throw it across the room. That was one of the more minor slip ups the author made when referring to various technical details, and as someone who has spent over thirty years in the computer field, they were very noticeable. It's a shame the author did not allow someone with expertise in the field to read the manuscript in order to sort out some of the more egregious errors and to update the anachronistic references such as the use of telephone dialup connections for time critical actions.
The basis of the plot, the hacking of the national election computer systems, had enough red herrings, misdirections, and revelations to keep things interesting as Allen digs deeper to find not only how the deed was done but who was behind it. There is also a mystery subplot as it becomes clear that there is a mole at the White House who has been aiding the bad guys. The thriller and the mystery combine well into the overall plot as long as the reader can get past the technical missteps.
The idea of a national computer-based voting system being hacked is a real one. Putting all of the country's election eggs into one basket with no paper trail or possibility of a recount is exactly what happens in this book and is a good reminder as to why, given the current state of Internet and computer security, it isn't a good idea at all.
The technical mistakes in the story made rating the book difficult, but I settled on a rating of four stars for the cleverness of the plot itself, then deducted a star for the poor attention to the technical details to arrive at the three star final result.
Recommended for the story, but the technical details as described should be ignored.
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Failed Succession edition by Robert James Allison Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I am happy to find another new (to me) author that weaves a good mystery and doesn 't feel that he needs extreme violence, explicit sex to bring in the money. If you are looking for a who "dunnit" that makes putting the book down difficult, you are on the right track. The first book of Allison's I read was "The First Suitor". After that one, I was hooked on this author. I have several more of his on my Wish List.
It took about 25% to get into this. Rather routine and appeared to be alive story.
But the it got started. How can anyone make computer gibberish fascinating , understandable
and interesting. Fantastic job Mr Allison. Can't wait for the further adventures of Jack Allen...
new US hero
This was an absolute page turner-really difficult to put down. The characters came off as very authentic. The story had all the twists and turns possible. The twist at the end was a real surprise. Highly recommend.
Allison continues with a follow-up to the first suitor. What you the reader are about to take on is fictional, but it is something that might or might be possible. Get ready to go for the read of a new insight into how the political process is about to get a lot more interesting than the usual election of a new administration. Thanks for the myriad of action and a new story about how the reader is taken to new heights, but won't quit turning pages to the unexpected ending. Thanks!
This is an awesome read and one of Allison's best. I never knew the line of succession before. With the election this November, it will be an interesting bit of knowledge. Having no idea whether the computer hacking in the book is possible, it's still a serious consideration. Who can get into my computer...or yours?
I have been an avid reader since I was about 8 years old, which was well well over half a century ago. It is not often that I come across a (to me) unknown new author and become captivated by his writing within the first few pages and very soon cannot stop turning the pages. I started with the First Suitor. Then rapidly finished Failed Succession. On to Scholarly Pursuit and now rapidly trying to finish a Solitaire's War. The last two are completely different themes but the style of writing continues. I have little doubt that I will not stop till I finish reading all his books. Well done!
Being married to the daughter of the President of the United States has it's problems! This book picks up where The First Suitor leaves off. The computer knowledge is amazing and Mr. Allison has got to be a true geek. I liked the action and have an awesome respect for our Secret Service. This a fun read and the peak behind the doors of the White House is great. I sure rooted for the good guys, but who wouldn't, right? There's a race to figure out how a presidential election could be fixed and our hero does just that. The corruption in our government is real and thankfully it's thwarted in this story. The ending is perfect and the terrorists lose. What could be better? If only that were true in real life!
NSA computer analyst and whizkid Jack Allen warned the federal government about their proposed Internet voting system to be a security nightmare and was ignored. Now he's got evidence that the newly installed and initiated system has been hacked making the results of the latest election probably invalid. Now Allen is faced with two major problems how to get the proof he needs to overturn the election results and how to keep himself and his family safe from the perpetrators of the fraud. Making all of this even more difficult is the fact that Allen's father-in-law is the incumbent President of the United States.
While the basic plot of this book is a good one and well-paced and plotted, I had a very difficult time with it due to the many technical errors dealing with computers, operating systems, software, and computer networks that marred the overall impact of the story for me. Calling what are clearly client workstations "servers" was one that had me repeatedly putting aside my rather than being tempted to throw it across the room. That was one of the more minor slip ups the author made when referring to various technical details, and as someone who has spent over thirty years in the computer field, they were very noticeable. It's a shame the author did not allow someone with expertise in the field to read the manuscript in order to sort out some of the more egregious errors and to update the anachronistic references such as the use of telephone dialup connections for time critical actions.
The basis of the plot, the hacking of the national election computer systems, had enough red herrings, misdirections, and revelations to keep things interesting as Allen digs deeper to find not only how the deed was done but who was behind it. There is also a mystery subplot as it becomes clear that there is a mole at the White House who has been aiding the bad guys. The thriller and the mystery combine well into the overall plot as long as the reader can get past the technical missteps.
The idea of a national computer-based voting system being hacked is a real one. Putting all of the country's election eggs into one basket with no paper trail or possibility of a recount is exactly what happens in this book and is a good reminder as to why, given the current state of Internet and computer security, it isn't a good idea at all.
The technical mistakes in the story made rating the book difficult, but I settled on a rating of four stars for the cleverness of the plot itself, then deducted a star for the poor attention to the technical details to arrive at the three star final result.
Recommended for the story, but the technical details as described should be ignored.
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