02624cam a22003738i 4500 26495 26495 20834228 MeVbMML 20190612133659.0 190201s2019 nyu 000 1 eng 2019003019 9780525535942 (hardback) 9780525535966 (epub) DLC eng DLC rda pcc PS3554.E1755 N48 2019 813/.54 23 FIC022000 FIC050000 bisacsh Deaver, Jeffery, author. 844 The never game / Jeffery Deaver. 1111 New York, New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] pages cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. "You have been abandoned." A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a "reward seeker," traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry. "Escape if you can." When another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game with a troubled past--The Whispering Man. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. Is a madman bringing the game to life? "Or die with dignity." Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims even as he pursues the kidnapper across both Silicon Valley and the dark 'net. Encountering eccentric game designers, trigger-happy gamers and ruthless tech titans, he soon learns that he isn't the only one on the hunt: someone is on his trail and closing fast. The Never Game proves once more why "Deaver is a genius when it comes to manipulation and deception" (Associated Press)"-- Provided by publisher. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. bisacsh 845 FICTION / Crime. bisacsh 846 Mystery fiction. gsafd 670 Suspense fiction gsafd 6 0 vip orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2019-06-12 28.00 3 DEAV 38788 2024-04-02 2024-03-22 2019-06-12 BOOK