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Lethal Interface
Down dirty—or dead!
Vice Detective Mick Traven knew the streets, the dives, and hangouts of Dallas because his life depended on it. He could spot and bust drug dealers, chip runners, and body jackals long before they targeted him. And his skill was enhanced by the best tech the department could buy. But now he stumbled on something so big that he was quickly yanked off the case, and exiled to a Homicide detail with a drunk for a partner. Still, Mick had no intention of letting go of the case just because someone was covering up. And before he knew it, he was in hot pursuit of a madman who was leaving a trail of beautiful bodies behind. This led straight to the inner sanctums of Nagamuchi, the Japanese megacorp that was buying and selling the good old U.S.A. What had begun as just another dirty case suddenly escalated to a private war with a top deck jockey who had all of cyberspace in which to hide—and kill…
Vice Detective Mick Traven knew the streets, the dives, and hangouts of Dallas because his life depended on it. He could spot and bust drug dealers, chip runners, and body jackals long before they targeted him. And his skill was enhanced by the best tech the department could buy. But now he stumbled on something so big that he was quickly yanked off the case, and exiled to a Homicide detail with a drunk for a partner. Still, Mick had no intention of letting go of the case just because someone was covering up. And before he knew it, he was in hot pursuit of a madman who was leaving a trail of beautiful bodies behind. This led straight to the inner sanctums of Nagamuchi, the Japanese megacorp that was buying and selling the good old U.S.A. What had begun as just another dirty case suddenly escalated to a private war with a top deck jockey who had all of cyberspace in which to hide—and kill…
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 5, 1992
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Mel Odom
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Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.
aka Jordan Gray
Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.
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August 31, 2011
It's a standard thriller that embodies every cliche you can think of from 80s-90s cyberpunk. Main character is a vice cop who gets busted to homicide after he nabs the head of a courier with some hot data in his head. While there, he gets involved with a serial killer that may be within a Japanese megacorp. Complications ensue.
It's not going to make you cringe or throw the book away in disgust, but its like watching a forgettable 80s action movie on the television where the hero fights against communists or drug lords. No cliche is left unturned, from yakuza to your loose-cannon protagonist, to your indecipherable use of cyberspace. Add one star if you need some cyberpunk comfort food, subtract one star if you can't even read Neuromancer without snorting in disgust.
It's not going to make you cringe or throw the book away in disgust, but its like watching a forgettable 80s action movie on the television where the hero fights against communists or drug lords. No cliche is left unturned, from yakuza to your loose-cannon protagonist, to your indecipherable use of cyberspace. Add one star if you need some cyberpunk comfort food, subtract one star if you can't even read Neuromancer without snorting in disgust.
September 15, 2020
Enjoyable near-future cyberpunkish story. Good characterization that includes the protagonist's personal life without slowing the pace of the story. Set in the same universe as Stalker Analog (by the same author) which I definitely recommend if you enyoyed this one.
Also recommended are Richard Paul Russo's Destroying Angel, Carlucci's Edge and Carlucci's Heart if you like books written in the same vein (detective in a near future cyberpunk world).
Also recommended are Richard Paul Russo's Destroying Angel, Carlucci's Edge and Carlucci's Heart if you like books written in the same vein (detective in a near future cyberpunk world).
September 6, 2025
Odom is one of my favorite authors. I've known for years that he's done a lot of work under house names, and the blurb says this is the first one under his own name. I found it somewhat of a cross between Tron and Robb's In Death series. Characters to get behind, and some to loathe - the main character is chasing a serial murderer after all. Pacing is good and the story moves along nicely. Solidly entertaining.
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