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Encrypted: An Action-Packed Techno-Thriller (Book 1 of the Robin Hood Hacker Series) [Kindle Edition]

Carolyn McCray
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (384 customer reviews)

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From
Carolyn McCray, the #1 Bestselling author in Men's Adventure,
Techno-thriller, Action Adventure & War, comes the #1 action packed,
Techno-Thriller, Encrypted.


Praise for Encrypted...
"Encrypted
by Carolyn McCray is a fast paced, hair-raising thriller with a cast of
fascinating characters. The heroine, Ronnie, has Laura Croft's moves,
Sherlock Holmes' intellect and Indiana Jones' charm."
Charlotte Abel
Author, Enchantment

"From
the moment I started reading this book, I was in awe. Encrypted is
action packed from the first sentence. I couldn't turn the pages fast
enough. From hackers, special agents, to the plague, you won't be able
to put this one down until the end!"
Book Goddess
Book Reviewer

Overview:
A code written in unbreakable Angelic script.
The resurgence of the Black Death.
Can an FBI Agent and the Robin Hood Hacker save the world from another Dark Ages?

More praise for Encrypted...

"A plague and computer hackers with
state of the art toys. I started the book while at the gym and spent the
majority of the afternoon reading this fast-paced and well written book. The
main characters are developed and there are romantic overtures throughout -
plausible and understandable - but unaddressed. The sequel cannot come fast
enough
."

S. Ackerman

Amazon Reviewer


"Encrypted is the first Carolyn McCray
book that I've read and I'm looking forward to reading more of the Robin Hood
Hacker trilogy. The story line is outstanding. I found myself looking around
suspiciously as I heard people cough! ;-) The twists and turns of the plot kept
me engaged and I found myself needing to try hard to turn off the Kindle at
bedtime. The characters are well developed and make you want to know more about
them. I'm a techie in my work life, but just about anyone would find this book
a great read. I highly recommend it.


Kevin Campbell

Amazon Reviewer


"I
found this book to be just as the title said an action packed techno
thriller. I read at least a book a week but this was one of those
impossible to put down books. It was well worth the money and based on
this book I bought her other book and will be placing the next in her
series on my wish list."
Scott Powner
Amazon Reviewer

If you enjoy the intrigue of The Bourne Identity, the historical texture of Dan Brown, and the roller coaster action of Indian Jones, you are going to LOVE Encrypted!

**Want more action from Ronnie, Zach and Quirk? Check out the Encrypted prequel short story, Hacked. or the Encrypted-Cipher bridge short story, Binary! Also be looking for Cipher, Encrypted's full-length
sequel to launch 2/28! Pre-order now for just 2.99! Get it before it
goes up to $4.99 for its official launch! Also available for reduced
price pre-order is the last book in the Robin Hood Hacker trilogy, Code!

**If you were looking for Carolyn's extremely controversial historical thriller, simply search under 30 Pieces of Silver (#1
Kindle Bestseller in Men's Adventure and War categories, but be warned,
it is WAY more controversial than Encrypted.) Also check out The
Betrayed Omnibus edition. All 3 full-length novels plus four short
stories, including the exclusive Mayhem, for just $9.99 - a $19.99
value!

**If you were looking for near future action/adventure roller coaster, try Carolyn's MoonRush. It's 2049 and the rush is on! To the moon!

**If you were looking for Carolyn's #1 historical thriller set in ancient Rome, simply search under "Fated McCray." Beware though, there is a thread of paranormal romance that sneaks up on you like an asp in the night...

**If you were looking for Carolyn's #1 Hard Boiled/Police Procedural, it is Plain Jane: A Patterson-style thriller with a dash of Hannibal.


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Born in San Francisco, Carolyn McCray grew up in Napa Valley, California. A natural-born storyteller, she used to “direct” the other kids from her neighborhood in recorded readings of Nancy Drew mysteries. A lifelong animal lover whose first word was “rhinoceros,” she managed to fulfill her twin passions by growing up to become a veterinarian and a writer. She is the author of Heartsblood, Fated, and 30 Pieces of Silver.

Product Details

  • File Size: 827 KB
  • Print Length: 555 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1482320274
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Off Our Meds MultiMedia (February 26, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007E5TVMM
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,755 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Customer Reviews

I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Norman G. Haase  |  91 reviewers made a similar statement
I just finished reading Encrypted and could hardly put it down. Judith L  |  59 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A wild and awesome adventure March 25, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Some may say this techno-adventure is too unbelievable but I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure! A plague and computer hackers with state of the art toys. I started the book while at the gym and spent the majority of the afternoon reading this fast-paced and well written book. The main characters are developed and there are romantic overtures throughout - plausible and understandable - but unaddressed. The sequel cannot come fast enough.
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100 of 115 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A hair-raising thriller February 27, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
Encrypted by Carolyn McCray is a fast paced, hair-raising thriller with a cast of fascinating characters. The heroine, Ronnie, has Laura Croft's moves, Sherlock Holmes' intellect and Indiana Jones' charm.

This book stands on its own, but I hope we get to see more of Ronnie, Zach and especially Quirk in future books.

If you like the challenging plot twists of Dan Brown, the immersive medical settings of Robin Cook or the larger than life, but still believable characters of Clive Cussler, you'll love "Encrypted."
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173 of 206 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Awesome story concept: Horrifyingly bad writing. August 22, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This story has over a hundred four and five star reviews and frankly I have no idea how that's possible. It makes me wonder if we read the same book. Comparing this book to the Bourne Identity, to the Medici Dagger, or to any of Dan Browns books is about like comparing a Yugo to a Porsche. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Let me set the scene: A hacker, an FBI agent, and a researcher at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) get embroiled in a plot by a secret society with roots back to the 1300's to destroy the world with an improved strain of the bubonic plague. How could you not be hooked by story like this? Chemistry, physics, biology, astronomy, I love it all. I work with computers and am a history buff so believe me when I say I was frothing at the mouth to read this book.

My anticipation turned to surprise and finally dismay when chapter after chapter introduced science that's simply not possible, contradictory plot lines, and characters doing and saying things I simply don't believe they would say or do based on the description of that character. The editing was really bad as well. Several places have incorrect (though similar in spelling) words. Wrong or missing punctuation and in a few places it seemed the last couple of words in the sentence were left out. Honestly this was the least of the stories problems so that's all I'll say about it.

It is clear the author has no understanding of basic science nor did even rudimentary research before writing this story. I'm not going to list everything she got wrong but some are simply unforgivable. The worst being magnets used to deflect bullets. This is impossible as lead, being a non ferrous metal, is not attracted to magnets. A simple Google search "will a magnet stick to lead" took 5 seconds and the very first link gave the answer. Another being when the hacker's assistant drops her computer into liquid nitrogen to make it run faster. The speed of a computer is a setting on the main board and does not change based on the its temperature. The only thing submerging your computer in liquid nitrogen will accomplish is to turn it into a brick. Instantaneous vaccines simply don't exist. Once vaccinated, the body takes time to recognize the disease and produce and antibodies for it. For example, the H1N1 vaccine takes between two to three weeks. It's simply not possible for a vaccine to protect one from a disease 20 minutes after injection. Hacking and cryptography are not synonymous. This is a Hollywood "fact". As a "techno" novel about a hacker you'd think the author would try to get some basic knowledge about the subject before writing about it. Am I nit picking? Each of these errors is critical to the plot; if any of them don't work the story has a very different and unhappy ending.

I don't expect any book to be perfect but there's no excuse for missing details that make the rest of the story impossible or a character doing something so out of character the whole story comes to a stop. At one point a character gets broken ribs, yet hours later we see him fighting hand to hand, jumping off castle walls, riding a war horse, and climbing up a collapsed ceiling, all with no problem or ill effect. In fact, broken ribs are never mentioned again in the story at all. In another, the FBI agent is trying to trace the hacker who has bounced her signal through "dozens of satellites". The FBI's assistant shows all the bounces spell out a message. For this to be possible, they most have the source location (I.e. the hacker's location) rendering all the signal bouncing irrelevant. When the FBI agent starts to cry, after the bad guy whom he has been trying to catch for some time gets away, I just had to laugh.

The story concept was fantastic unfortunately the authors reach far exceeded her grasp. Page after page of bad or impossible technology, glaring plot holes, and incongruous characters turned it into nothing more than a laughable farce. If you like tight plots without contradictions, characters whose actions make sense and "high tech" that completely don't break the laws of physics this book is not for you. If I could have given it a zero star rating I would have.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyment above all
When I read a fictional book, I am looking for entertainment, not an education. I go watch movies for the same reason--I want to suspend reality and enjoy a frivolous couple of... Read more
Published 13 hours ago by KrispyB
5.0 out of 5 stars Robin Hood Hacker is AWESOME
I read Encrypted in one day over the weekend. It was a thrilling ride! Ronnie and Quirk are genius hackers that steal illegal or ill-gotten gains from big bad companies and give... Read more
Published 17 hours ago by Mammysfave
5.0 out of 5 stars Only Robin Hood can do this!
I have yet to be disappointed in any book by this author. Ms. Caroyln McCray spins a wonderful tale. This book is sort of along the lines of her 30 pieces of Silver. Read more
Published 1 day ago by cbilbo
4.0 out of 5 stars A true Nail Biter.
This the first Carolyn McCray book I've read and will put her as an author I will look for in the future. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Beverly Kelly
1.0 out of 5 stars Improbable, boring and predictable all at once
I don't know why in the world I picked this one up. It was so improbable on the one hand and predictable on the other that I wouldn't recommend it even to pass the time waiting for... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Rony Atoun
4.0 out of 5 stars Encrypted Fun
The first book in the Robin Hood Hacker series is another fast-paced thriller with interesting and fun characters. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Jason Morano
5.0 out of 5 stars Carolyn McCray is right up there with Dan Brown !
This book kept me guessing all the way through it ! Between a surprise every corner , and the fact that I love Carolyn McCray,s writing style ,I' m looking to reading books in... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Mary Moe
5.0 out of 5 stars love this series
I truly enjoyed this series. The characters and likeable, the pace fast and I love the imaginative gadgets! Great escape from the hum drum
Published 7 days ago by jennijaks
1.0 out of 5 stars Baffled
I purchased the entire "Robin Hood Hacker" collection based on it's high reviews. I don't know who is reading this series that is giving it such high reviews. Read more
Published 13 days ago by mereader
4.0 out of 5 stars wow, a real cliff hanger.
Action packed with lots of twist in the plot to keep you reading. Characters well developed and all their challenges just keep you hating to put it down. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Victor DurHAM
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More About the Author

Carolyn has had a long and extremely interesting road to become a bestseller.

When she head to veterinary school those many years ago she had no idea decades later she would be writing controversial historical thrillers, gut wrenching mysteries and roller coaster-style action/adventure tales!

Born in San Francisco and raised in the beautiful Napa Valley, Carolyn always had an overactive imagination. As a child you could usually find her dragging the neighborhood children out to the haunted barn to make her Nancy Drew-style audio tapes. Oh and did she mention, there was an entire life-sized recreation of the nativity scene in the rafters? Yeah, that wasn't just a little creepy.

Which of course was great practice for writing such blockbusters as Plain Jane: A Patterson-style thriller with a dash of Hannibal and 30 Pieces of Silver: An Extremely Controversial Historical Thriller.

Carolyn is honored to have a seven book contract with Amazon's mystery and thriller imprint, Thomas & Mercer along with being one of the eight books during the inaugural launch of Amazon's new Serial program (9th Circle).

With over 250,000 books sold, Carolyn now lives on a beautiful lake in the Pacific Northwest where the fog rolls in over the water, snuffing out all signs of life around her. Yep, she still loves the creepy!



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