false <![CDATA[Calculated Risk]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179113608m/876882.jpg 876882 16 When financial executive Verity Banks' latest proposal is axed by her boss, she decides to show how easy it is to break through automated security, hide money, and then show senior management where it is. Then her former mentor, financial wizard, Dr. Zooltan Tor ups the ante, and dares her to steal a billion dollars, invest it to earn thirty million in three months, then put the original billion back before anyone notices. To heighten the challenge, Tor and Verity will compete against each other, though Tor gives Verity an edge: she can use a computer for her theft, but he cannot....<br>"A dizzying, enjoyable caper...After reading this hard-to-put down thriller, you may put all your money in your mattress."<br>LOS ANGELES DAILY NEW 1105501 1992 Calculated Risk total:282|5:44|4:107|3:101|2:23|1:7| 282 1004 389 18 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:41:21 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 12:59:29 -0800 2008
The only minor quibble I've ever felt in regard to her books is the inclusion of some kind of romance between the hero and h...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 21:14:46 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 21:21:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 24 11:45:39 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 14 07:37:01 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 10:39:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 10:43:23 -0800 2008 1 With the "Law and Order"-esque cover and the semisensationalistic synopsyis (say that 5 times fast) on the back I fully expected a redux of Digital Fortress.

What a pleasant surprise, then, to find that the female character was ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jun 12 11:49:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:52:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1992 Wed Dec 19 13:54:14 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 14:35:08 -0800 2007 Kathleen Neville

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