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    <body><![CDATA[I was hesitant to give this book four stars. Don't get me wrong — the story was great (creative plot, interesting characters and edge-of-your-seat suspense, all building up to a thrilling and unpredictable ending), and I'll probably read the sequel, but for Pete's sake, hire a freaking copy editor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73203058">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable romp and a quick read. Think of &quot;Grifters&quot; meets Defcon and you'll get the idea. As a recent immigrant to California who works in tech, I found it amusing and I'll be reading the two sequels.<br/><br/>It's available for free in pdf, mobi, or kindle formats too if you can't f...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is very close to the book that I've been wanting to see for a long time.  It's more &quot;graphic designer becomes con artist&quot; than &quot;programmer becomes hacker,&quot; but a lot of the same ingredients are there.  The writing is a little indulgent at times, and is almost reminiscent of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34064565">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. I can get behind any story with a comic book nerd as the hero. The characters are great, and the story grabs hold of you from the very beginning. I love con operations, and I love geeks, so this book really worked for me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The concept of the story is very good. But it is another one of those, &quot;Man, I wish the guy had a better editor.&quot; He meanders a lot. It would be a great book if it were tightly edited.<br/><br/>Cool, nevertheless.]]></body>
    
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