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Code Dead: An International FBI Thriller
Somebody wants him dead. The world needs him alive.In three days’ time, a virus will devastate global computer systems and plunge the world into chaos. The only person who can prevent the code from activating has disappeared, and the FBI’s woman in London – Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg – must find him before it's too late. But Ingrid isn’t the only one searching for him, and a plot that was hatched in a secretive laboratory on the other side of the globe is about to explode in a picture-perfect English village.Ingrid’s first thought is that Russian or Chinese forces must have abducted him, but when she discovers the men who came for him had American accents, her mission takes a deadly turn. With her life now in danger, the FBI insists she has backup, but help arrives in the shape of an agent from Ingrid’s past, and their past is… complicated.
A knife-edge thriller where the stakes for Ingrid have never been higher.
__________________Code Dead is the ninth book in this gripping series, but the Ingrid Skyberg novels can be enjoyed in any order.
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A knife-edge thriller where the stakes for Ingrid have never been higher.
__________________Code Dead is the ninth book in this gripping series, but the Ingrid Skyberg novels can be enjoyed in any order.
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432 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 15, 2022
80 people are currently reading
23 people want to read
About the author
Eva Hudson
36 books101 followersEva Hudson was born and raised in south London. Before taking up writing seriously at the age of 43, Eva worked as a local government officer, singer, dotcom entrepreneur, portrait artist, web designer, project manager and content editor.
In 2011 her first novel, The Loyal Servant, won the inaugural Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize from Cambridge University. The book was also shortlisted for UK TV's People's Novelist Competition.
In 2013, Eva received a terminal cancer diagnosis and this spurred her on to write the book she always wanted to read, a female Jack Reacher adventure. She created Ingrid Skyberg, an FBI agent working out the US embassy in London who's tenacious, resilient and determined, qualities Eva herself had in abundance as she went through treatment. Before she died in 2015, Eva had published four Skyberg books. She also left an unfinished manuscript and notes for future adventures with her partner and editor Jo Monroe who continues to write the series.
For more information, visit evahudson.com and follow Eva on Twitter @Eva_Hudson.
In 2011 her first novel, The Loyal Servant, won the inaugural Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize from Cambridge University. The book was also shortlisted for UK TV's People's Novelist Competition.
In 2013, Eva received a terminal cancer diagnosis and this spurred her on to write the book she always wanted to read, a female Jack Reacher adventure. She created Ingrid Skyberg, an FBI agent working out the US embassy in London who's tenacious, resilient and determined, qualities Eva herself had in abundance as she went through treatment. Before she died in 2015, Eva had published four Skyberg books. She also left an unfinished manuscript and notes for future adventures with her partner and editor Jo Monroe who continues to write the series.
For more information, visit evahudson.com and follow Eva on Twitter @Eva_Hudson.
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June 12, 2022
Code Dead took off like a rocket and never stopped. Dinner time came and went - bedtime came and went and I just kept reading to the end. Grab a copy and thank Eva Hudson for writing another excellent, thrilling mystery in the Skyberg series.
July 10, 2022
This story takes the reader into the world of technology, along with rural country village life in the UK. Malware known as Nessy is being released around the world, corrupting industrial computer systems. Then there is an unknown called Later Boy who seems able to predict the release of the malware but has disappeared, and a kidnapping and release of a woman. This strange series of events finds Ingrid Skyberg deep in another case after her assistance is requested from back in the US and she accidently meets the distraught woman who has just been released from her kidnapping ordeal.
The story flows well and leads back to the US when the woman’s kidnappers have American and other Caucasian accents. Quite an enthralling story with twists and turns, some violence and a satisfactory outcome for Ingrid Skyberg.
Moses
The story flows well and leads back to the US when the woman’s kidnappers have American and other Caucasian accents. Quite an enthralling story with twists and turns, some violence and a satisfactory outcome for Ingrid Skyberg.
Moses
June 20, 2022
Great Series
I'm a sucker for a strong female protagonist, and for books that feature an American in Britain. This series gives me both. Better still, the books are well-written. Likable characters your want to spend some time with. A story that moves quickly and engages both your brain and your emotions. I appreciate that each book has a full story arc with a satisfying conclusion. Doesn't leave you feeling cheated. Looking forward to the next book!
I'm a sucker for a strong female protagonist, and for books that feature an American in Britain. This series gives me both. Better still, the books are well-written. Likable characters your want to spend some time with. A story that moves quickly and engages both your brain and your emotions. I appreciate that each book has a full story arc with a satisfying conclusion. Doesn't leave you feeling cheated. Looking forward to the next book!
June 16, 2022
A really good read! I love books packed with adventure featuring a take no prisoners female lead who hunts down criminals while stopping bad stuff from happening to.everyday people. Was surprised I actually liked the cyber based plot, which I didn't think I'd like. Definitely hard to put down until it was over.
March 28, 2023
Another rip roaring read.
Maybe it is me but these thrillers seem to be getting better and better. And I never thought that one person, no not Ingrid, the tech savvy Kieran, could have so many people after his blood! Kieran, the young blogger who found a patch that could stop a world wide catastrophe via computers.
Complex but compelling sums up this novel. A brilliant story!
Maybe it is me but these thrillers seem to be getting better and better. And I never thought that one person, no not Ingrid, the tech savvy Kieran, could have so many people after his blood! Kieran, the young blogger who found a patch that could stop a world wide catastrophe via computers.
Complex but compelling sums up this novel. A brilliant story!
June 11, 2022
Have read and thoroughly enjoyed this the latest instalment in the Ingrid Skyberg series based around F B I agent action and thrills flow freely from this thriller , read it in one sitting couldn't put it down , I can honestly recommend it as well worth seeing to your library
August 5, 2022
Manufactured code
An excellent account of an attempt to manipulate the stock market by destroying industrial manufacturing companies via computer code. And Ingrid is in the middle...
An excellent account of an attempt to manipulate the stock market by destroying industrial manufacturing companies via computer code. And Ingrid is in the middle...
June 19, 2022
Finished in one morning. Love the Skyberg series and can't wait for the next one
June 21, 2022
The best of the bunch!
I read it in a single evening. The story moves like a race horse in the Kentucky Derby. Technically correct, connected, non-stop action.
I read it in a single evening. The story moves like a race horse in the Kentucky Derby. Technically correct, connected, non-stop action.
July 3, 2022
Ingrid Skyberg
Another great Skyberg mystery/ thriller. Lots of action in this book. Will be hoping for another installment in this series.
Another great Skyberg mystery/ thriller. Lots of action in this book. Will be hoping for another installment in this series.
July 17, 2022
I did enjoy this one, would have liked a bit more info on Eric Fisher though 🤷🏼♀️
July 18, 2022
Great ending, looking forward
to the next case.
to the next case.
August 5, 2022
Great series!
Enjoyed all nine books. Exciting, good plots, interesting characters. Liked the English settings. Hoping there will be a tenth book!
Enjoyed all nine books. Exciting, good plots, interesting characters. Liked the English settings. Hoping there will be a tenth book!
December 2, 2022
Another good one
Really fast pacing book. Getting to really like this character and this was a good one and more read now
Really fast pacing book. Getting to really like this character and this was a good one and more read now
June 20, 2023
A fast paced and intriguing thriller
Another amazing read in the series. I can't wait to start the next one. Agent Skyberg never fails to be interesting and entertaining.
Another amazing read in the series. I can't wait to start the next one. Agent Skyberg never fails to be interesting and entertaining.
March 3, 2024
Really enjoyed this book. Very fast paced twist and turns kept me gripped.
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