02629cam a22003738i 4500999001700000001000900017003000800026005001700034008004100051010001700092020002900109020002500138040002300163042000800186050002700194082001600221084003400237100003500271245003800306263000900344264005400353300001300407336002600420337002800446338002700474520142800501650005901929650003501988655003302023655003102056906004502087942001402132952010902146  c26495d2649520834228MeVbMML20190612133659.0190201s2019    nyu           000 1 eng    a  2019003019  a9780525535942 (hardback)  z9780525535966 (epub)  aDLCbengcDLCerda  apcc00aPS3554.E1755bN48 201900a813/.54223  aFIC022000aFIC0500002bisacsh1 aDeaver, Jeffery,eauthor.984414aThe never game /cJeffery Deaver.  a1111 1aNew York, New York :bG.P. Putnam's Sons,c[2019]  apages cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"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)"--cProvided by publisher. 7aFICTION / Mystery & Detective / General.2bisacsh9845 7aFICTION / Crime.2bisacsh9846 7aMystery fiction.2gsafd9670 7aSuspense fiction2gsafd96  a0bvipcorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccBOOK  2ddc4070aABELJbABELJcAFd2019-06-12g28.00l3oDEAVp38788r2024-04-02s2024-03-22w2019-06-12yBOOK