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As a criminology academic, I love learning about new ways that criminals are using technology to commit their illegal deeds and, concerning more noble pursuits, how law enforcement is using some of these same advances to bring the criminals to justice.

Emily Stone, the protagonist in most of my novels, is an expert with the most impressive of surveillance tools. Her integration of mental strength and basic intuition with the finest products of the digital age is...