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Encrypted: An Action-Packed Techno-Thriller: From the author of the blockbuster Betrayed series (Robin Hood Hacker Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Carolyn McCray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 1,789 ratings

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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...
"Imagine a roller coaster ride filled with historical twists and turns, fabulous action, and a great love story. You'll soar to the skies then grip your seat on the way down. Encrypted will leave you breathless in the end."
Amber Scott
Author
Fierce Dawn

"If you like Lara Croft you'll love the heroine, Ronnie. From one explosion to the next my heart raced with each turn of the page. And the plague making a come back? Written with such realism, after reading Encrypted, you may never want to leave your house again."
Elena Gray
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Full Body Contact

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...
"Dan Brown blinked and Carolyn McCray took over. Encrypted is the best thing that I've read in the thriller genre, hands down. It's got history, mysticism, shadowy organizations manipulating world events. Oh, and did I mention the most incredible opposites attract
relationship EVER? This novel knocked my socks off."
Ben Hopkin
Book Reviewer

"Halting the spread of a weaponized redo of the Black Plague? Intending to plunge the world into a medieval hellish vision of the Hidden Hand? It's never good when the dead could turn out to be the lucky ones. That's a lot of responsibility resting on the shoulders of a brilliant cyber hacker and a sexy FBI agent. Makes you wonder who's calling the shots? God, the angels or a 13th century cult that would make Lucifer blush."
Taylor Lee
Author
Grandmaster's Legacy

"Action packed from the first sentence, 'Encrypted' kept me turning pages. From hackers, special agents, to the plague, you won't be able to put this one down until the end!"
Kelli McCracken
Author
What the Heart Wants

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!"

**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.)

**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 taut romantic suspense with an MMA kick, search for Full Body Contact under her pen name Cristyn West

**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 thriller short stories, An Engagement to Remember and Dark Lullaby check out Bullet, Brass, and Babes, the ultimate thriller anthology!

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007E5TVMM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Off Our Meds MultiMedia (February 26, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 13437 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 555 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,192,817 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,977 in Technothrillers (Kindle Store)
- #3,648 in Technothrillers (Books)
- #4,127 in Men's Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)

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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 nearly 700,00 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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Sharon

Can't Wait for the Sequel!

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2012

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I am new to the author's work, I read the synopsis and thought, "Not really my thing, but I'll try it. What do I have to lose?" Imagine my surprise when I fell in love with this author. Her pacing is spot on, her characters well developed, the plot interesting and the book is just plain fun! I read her other work and loved it as well. I love this book and love the author, but she needs to fire her editor. There were too many simple mistakes in spelling or grammar....obviously, unintentional mistakes that could have been avoided. The errors are distracting, bringing me out of the story and it takes a few pages to get back in. Other than that, I have no complaints. Reading this author's works are well worth the time spent in the stories. I recommend her to anybody that likes action, suspense and intrigue! I can't wait for the sequel, Carolyn McCray has me hooked!

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Cacciatore

Hacking and being shot at...perfect combination!

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2012

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As an old school hacker, the premise of this book stood out to me -- and didn't disappoint. It started off in the heat of action and the hunt of the Robin Hood Hacker while she stole over 3 billion dollars, and the action barely died down throughout the rest of the book. The descriptions of the scenes and toys used were excellent and I was really able to visualize everything that was going on; even the more fantastical toys and hacks were detailed in such a way that it all could be real. It was really hard to put this book down and made my reading sessions much longer than usual with "just one more chapter" being said to myself quite a bit. I am not one for love stories, but the way that it played into this book really helped push the story and action along and definitely didn't hamper the experience.

The only reason I didn't give the book a perfect score was what I believe to be just a brief amount of research that went into the book. On the tech side, it was not bad at pulling theories and putting them into action. On the disease control side it was less believable. Even with all the seemingly impossible hacks and situations that were survived, it was still the medical aspects that were more fantastical.

That being said, overall it is a stellar book! With non-stop action and adventure and enough plot twists to keep you guessing, Encrypted comes highly recommended by me to anyone that likes anything fast paced. You don't need to be geeky to understand any of the tech stuff which is an added bonus for most people as well.

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Kelli

fun fest and the plague

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2012

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Ronnie and Quirk, AKA the Robin Hood hackers, are just out having a good time stealing the slush funds of corporate giants for their own island buying purposes. In enters Zack, the FBI agent, he has acquired a little lustful obsession for the female hacker. Ronnie. Zack's lustful plans with Ronnie go awry, and they find themselves embroiled in a fight against an evil organization, the Hidden Hand, who plan to destroy the world with a modified version of the Black Plague.

Normally, I would be stomping my little foot and asking "where is the science in my science fiction?" This would be followed by a lippy, "the angel code wasn't broken. They just say it was decoded." Due to a horrible reading accident, my foot and lip have been temporarily fused together. This book is just fun to read. While the book does not go into explanations of gadgets, plague, or code breaking, it does deliver on several other elements. I also feel long and drawn-out explanations would have slowed the delivery and enjoyment of this book.

We have Quirk and Ronnie, who give us a lot of comic relief. Even in the roughest of times Quirk could deliver some fun, gay humor. So if you don't like the gays, I don't think this book will be your cup of tea, because Quirk is a rich, smart, funny, fashion-obsessed, gay man. I totally want to be his BFF. Ronnie, she is not always on point, which is a cross he must carry in his fashionable man bag.

The story was fun and fast with high tech accessories. There were villains galore. There was angel code streaming to her computer, which proves Ronnie is on the side of good. It has also set us up for a fun sequel.

It is not Dan Brown, Michael Crichton, or James Rollins. The author has her own style, and it was great to read. This is definitely a character driven book, and the characters were great.

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apatos99

Appalling...

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2012

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I downloaded this for free a few weeks back, and finally got around to reading it. Really not my genere, I'm one of the few that didn't like The Da Vinci Code,

But a quick flick through the first chapter soon had me hooked. Before I knew what happened, I spent all night reading it.

So why am I appalled? After I read it, I came back and starting reading the reviews, something I don't usually do. Especially the 2 and 3 stars. I had to ask myself, if they had read the same thing I had, because IMHO, this was a wonderfully written novel.

If people can't appreciate this and the deliciousness of the characters, then I'm wondering what fiction they would find acceptable, let alone entertaining.

The characters are perfect, and very believable. A snarky computer hacker, hiding an a nerdy inferior complex? I could definately empathize and I could feel the pages burn with her flirtacious fantasy with the FBI hunk.

An even better delight was Quirk, her devious accomplice. The characters come alive in this novel, and they hack their way into your heart and imagination.

On complaint, I wish to take specific issue with is the Duo's hi-tech gadgets they use to get themselves out of predictaments. Yes, this is Deus ex machine at work, but the author makes it credible. Ronnie and Quirk are the top hackers in the world, with almost unlimited amounts of money (since they steal it). Nothing more unbeliable than James Bonds gadgets.

Really, the only thing that I found to nitpick, was their break in to the Met Art Musuem, because with the bubonic plague shutting the city down, I really doubt their would have been any cops to worry about, just the bad guys.

Don't let the reviews influence you. This novel is a hidden jewel you will enjoy.
If you're a computer nerd, puzzle solver, of fan of plots like The Da Vinci Code, this book is for you.

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May Darling

Incredibly diverse writer!

Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2019

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I was bored, came across 13 pieces of silver and that was it. I became a big fan. I finished that first book in less than 2 days , I think. I immediately looked for another McCray book. i was in a different zone until that series released me. I went on to read McCray’s romances, horrors, sci-fis and high tech adventures with all the fantastic gismos that blow up, breakneck car races along foreign streets, and of course, race against religious fanatics. I am ever so respectful of McCray’s talents as a writer. She is so versatile; her stories are fast-paced, her characters quirky and brilliant and what never-ending twists and turns in the story lines, all somehow logically come together at the end to reveal a cleverly woven story. There is not a single McCray story that I would not recommend.

sHuRuLuNi

Wonder how come this is not more famous ...

Reviewed in Germany on April 6, 2012

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A fantastic novel!

The whole story is very vivid and one feels like actually watching a movie. I had never heard of Carolyn McCray, as I was looking for some ebooks for my tablet - but since I always prefer techno-thrillers, there was not much in the list I HADN'T already read - so I thought I might as well check this one out. I must say I was pleasantly surprised.

The story could be described as a mix of the movies "The bourne identity" with "Hackers" and some more sci-fi/thriller bestsellers.

Yes, there are a few errors (napster? music downloading with 325 bYTES per second? lol), and the CPU is not the computer ... but I think the author can edit those few things, since all this is a digital edition anyway ;)

I surely can't wait for the second part of the trilogy to come out - Carolyn, can you publish it BEFORE december 2012? You know with all the end of the world thing and stuff ...?

;)

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cdyard

Tous les ingrédients réunis pour un thriller de qualité

Reviewed in France on March 23, 2012

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La Peste, la Mort Noire qui ravagea l'Europe, utilisée comme arme pour réduire l'humanité de façon dramatique,
La CIA, le FBI, impliqués de façon inquiétante,
Une organisation déterminée à jouer le rôle de Dieu, un Dieu vengeur et plein de colère,
Deux super hackers volant au secours des victimes,
Et, surtout, des symboles écrits dans un langage mythique que nul jusqu'ici n'a réussi à décrypter.
Carolyn McCray a su utiliser tous ces éléments de façon brillante, créant un thriller de tout premier ordre.
Alors, amis lecteurs, ne vous laissez pas intimider par le qualificatif "techno-thriller". Si vous aimez les thrillers bien construits, où l'action ne faiblit jamais, où les faits s'enchaînent de façon logique, laissez vous emporter par le récit: vous ne le regretterez pas.

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Non stop action

Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2021

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If you’re looking for a thrill ride, look no further than Encrypted. It will have you wanting more with each page turned. Totally unbelievable, but still a good read.

DUBIE

Bon thriller qui nous tient en haleine jusqu'au bout !

Reviewed in France on March 17, 2013

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Du suspens, bien documenté sur les nouvelles technologies + une romance un peu particulière : de quoi passer un bon moment pour s'évader.

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