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The world’s banks have adopted a new technology called blockchain. But is it safe? To be sure, they hire cybersecurity super-sleuth Frank Adversego. Soon, he’s faced with massive hacker attacks, a crisis between Russia and the US, and an unstable genius bent on overthrowing global governments to create a brave, new, anarchist world.
Andrew Updegrove brings a rare combination of drama, satire and technical accuracy to his writing. The result is a book you can't put down that tells you things you might wish you didn't know.

Admiral James G. Stavridis, retired Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and current Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Andrew Updegrove's Frank Adversego thrillers are realistic page-turners, making it clear that if you're not worried about cybersecurity you're not paying attention.

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Andrew Updegrove brings a rare combination of drama, satire and technical accuracy to his writing. The result is a book you can't put down that tells you things you might wish you didn't know.

Admiral James G. Stavridis, retired Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and current Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Andrew Updegrove's Frank Adversego thrillers are realistic page-turners, making it clear that if you're not worried about cybersecurity you're not paying attention.

Internationally renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier

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I've been representing technology companies, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs for more than forty years, and work with many of the organizations that thwart cyber-attacks before they occur. When I'm not writing or predicting the next cyber-disaster, I'm likely roaming the back country of the American southwest in my Jeep, scouting out settings for my next book. I spend summers on an island off the coast of Maine and winters in southwest Florida.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Starboard Rock Press; Print ed. edition (February 22, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1733714413
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1733714419
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Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches

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Andrew Updegrove, an attorney, has been representing entrepreneurs, technology companies, and cyber-defenders for more than thirty years. When he isn't writing or predicting the next cybersecurity disaster, he's likely to be roaming the back country of the American southwest in his Jeep, scouting out settings for his next book. A graduate of Yale University and the Cornell University Law School, he spends his summers on an island off the coast of Maine and his winters in Naples, Florida.

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Michele

Wow! Just wow!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 11, 2022

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Very exciting thriller with enough real to be grounded but with enough novel information to make it fascinating. I loved Frank’s character.

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Michael F. Pitsch

A good read but...

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A good read but I wish there were not so many technical errors. Some may click on the Enter key, or defrag their hard disks to erase them, etc. but I do not.

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Kae Bender - Writer and former Editor

Complex crypto craziness

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I have enjoyed previous Andrew Updegrove books, but again, this one doesn't make it to thriller status for me. What I most enjoy of the Updegrove books is the technical side; they are usually near the forefront of topicality, and cryptocurrency is more than a passing financial fad, making The Blockchain Revolution an absorbing and informative read.

I rather like curmudgeony protagonist Frank, but he just doesn't come across as the technically savvy blockchain systems expert he's positioned to be. Of course, he gets plenty of not-necessarily-gracious help from an equally standoffish antagonist in Dirk Magnus.

I am particularly skeptical that either the world banking system or Russia (let alone both) would put all their financial records in one digitally equivalent basket, so to speak. Aside from that unlikely assumption, and despite a couple problematic proofing errors (one that gives away the ending) as well as convolutions of the plot that keep my criticisms thin to avoid spoilers, I must admit I enjoyed the story.

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Great storyline, very believable. Guessed the main protagonist early on but the insight into the Blockchain system was well worth hanging on for the final confirmation. Looking forward to reading more Frank adventures

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Brenda Jubin

Frank faces a new challenge and a madly brilliant adversary

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Those who have been following the exploits of cybersecurity expert Frank Adversego will welcome Andrew Updegrove’s fifth novel in the series, The Blockchain Revolution: A Tale of Insanity and Anarchy. This time, Frank is hired by First Manhattan Bank to be its chief risk officer for blockchain technologies. The bank is moving all its financial processes onto a global financial blockchain system, which it refers to as “BankCoin,” and it can’t afford to be hacked. Naturally, the hacker is lying in wait.

And it isn’t only the Western banking system that is in potential jeopardy. The Russian government’s cryptocurrency, designed to circumvent Western sanctions, is a second target of the hacker. And, of course, on the radar of the U.S. government. And in the portfolio of a not so upright hedge fund manager.

The Blockchain Revolution is not only a good read as a thriller. It’s also a thoroughly enjoyable way to learn more about blockchain systems and cryptocurrency.

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A compulsively readable, smart techno-thriller with a healthy dose of humor.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 30, 2019

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The Blockchain Revolution combines the rapid fire dialogue-driven pacing of Elmore Leonard, the colorful characters and humor of Carl Hiaasen, and the obsessively researched facts of Neal Stephenson — all packed into a present day techno-thriller that manages to be both deeply plausible and over-the-top entertaining. Updegrove’s penchant for larger-than-life characters and satirical pokes at tech industry personalities and norms (and even his own novels!) complement a security threat story that feels completely believable and eerily prescient. (All the more so considering Updegrove’s earlier novel The Lafayette Campaign, which featured a buffoonish presidential candidate and a set of election security attacks so extreme as to exceed the bounds of satire — until they actually happened.) Bonus for readers who love a good techno-thriller: you’ll learn a lot about distributed ledger (blockchain) technology while on the ride.

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Frank Adversego scores again

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2019

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Have you heard the term “Blockchain” and googled it to know what it is? Don’t do it. Your head will spin! Instead read the latest of the Frank Adversego series.

This book has many threads running through it that will keep you entertained while you are being educated. Frank is an introverted “think outside the box” computer genius. He does not assume anything but looks at multiple sides of the issue. I would bet he is an INTJ personality type as I am.

I am not an expert on block chain after reading the book but have a better understanding of it when reading news. In addition I spent an enjoyable several days trying to figure out “who done it” I am looking forward to his next project.

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Doug Norton

A Quick and Thoroughly Enjoyable Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2019

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Andrew Updegrove has done it again. Continuing the theme begun with The Alexandria Project, he has created another timely and cautionary fictional tale of digital mayhem just at the moment that its nonfiction counterpart is entering our lives. The Blockchain Revolution, besides being a great read, is probably the best chance we ordinary readers will have to understand this new technology that may become the means by which we bank our incomes, shelter our savings, and pay our bills. To the familiar and welcome characters—Frank and his adult daughter, Marla, and CIA official Marchand—Updegrove has added deftly-skewered bankers and investors, plus his most complex villain to date. His unheroic hero, Frank Adversego, amuses, instructs, and warns the reader as he literally saves the world as we know it. Not to be missed!!

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Marcus Case

A Substantial, Memorable and Engrossing Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 21, 2019

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Andrew Updegrove knows how to write a great story and, for me, 'The Blockchain Revolution' is a fascinating progression of the Frank Adversego series on several counts.
To write a thriller of this complexity must have been a huge challenge which I'd say Updegrove has overcome with considerable success. As with all the earlier books ('The Alexandria Project', 'The Lafayette Campaign', 'The Doodlebug War' and 'The Turing Test'), Updegrove has chosen a technical premise immediately giving him an initial hurdle to surmount - how to offer his readers sufficient and necessary information without overdoing things? Each novel has clearly become increasingly sophisticated in this regard and at times the technical complexity of 'The Blockchain Revolution' has taken my breath away. This story is certainly gripping but it's not a page-turner.
This in turn must have thrust another mighty hurdle in Updegrove's path - how to maintain suspense without the strength of pace typically found in a thriller and definitely fuelling some of the earlier titles in the series? Well, in what I thought was a very neat move, Updegrove has chosen to write a slow-burner this time around. If such a thing's possible in the fifth title of any series, this is almost a standalone novel.
For instance, Frank's characterisation came across to me quite differently. In many ways, this is a new Frank, possibly less upbeat than before but generally speaking as wonderfully inept and hugely likeable. But we see far less of him. He's in the shadows of this narrative and his point of view feels much more subtle. This may be because the perspective of 'Crypto', his antagonist and an especially devious piece of work, takes centre stage throughout. On this point, Updegrove's portrayal of 'Crypto' was in my opinion quite magnificent (and in the absence of clinical experience would give any writer a mountain of research to climb).
Once again, my thanks to Andrew Updegrove for a substantial, memorable and thoroughly engrossing read. 'The Blockchain Revolution' has given me so much to think about, and that's for sure!

William Lupton

Scarily believable cybercrime thriller

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 28, 2019

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This is Frank Adversego book #5 from Andy Updegrove and I highly recommend it.

Each book deals with a different type of cybercrime, and all are scarily believable. This time the spotlight is turned on the global banking system and the world of open-source software development. While the technology bits will be particularly interesting to people comfortable with technology, it's not in the least necessary to have that type of background in order to understand and enjoy the book!

The book is both funny and serious, traits which it shares with some of the best comedy and satire. It's also very well written, with only the occasional misplaced comma or hyphen to disturb the pedantic reader (me)!

I enjoyed the insights into how open-source software development works, which is of course very relevant today (with the continual rise in adoption of the Linux Operating System and associated libraries and tools). It's very easy to believe that a person known only via an online identity could become a key player in an open-source project, with no-one knowing their full name, address or even native language or nationality (let alone allegiance).

The book admirably and frighteningly illustrates the fragility of our systems and how rapidly we become dependent on new technologies, at which point it immediately becomes almost impossible to take a step back. This can range from the personal (you upgrade your phone and it gets slower or the battery life gets worse, but you don't want to revert because of the new killer feature that you now can't live without) to the local (the airport's baggage handling systems go down, so all operations cease) to the global (as is the case here).

The book also manages successfully to maintain the pace, and the denouement is truly exciting. I think that it must be very difficult to maintain the tension to the end, and I congratulate the author!

Kiran

a Cold War fought using cyber warfare - interesting read

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on November 17, 2022

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My first techno thriller. The combination of technology, geo politics and investigations kept me engaged almost the whole time. Wonderful read

Springa

Another fascinating story.....

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 13, 2019

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Fascinating story about a fascinating subject i.e. blockchain technology, certainly makes you think.

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