Ninety-Five
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Troubled University of Chicago student, Zak Skinner, accidentally uncovers evidence of an on-campus, organized crime scam involving drugging students, getting them to commit crimes on camera, and blackmailing them to continue under the threat of expulsion. Digging deeper, Zak discovers that the university scam is just the tip of the iceberg, as it’s connected to a broader ring of crimes linked to a darkweb underworld. Following clues, Zak is led to a compound within Chicago’s abandoned Steelworker Park, only to discover that he’s being hunted. While trying to find his way out alive, Zak discovers there’s something much more personal he’s been running from – his past. And now there’s nowhere to hide.
Customer Reviews
Confusing, fast paced, but made me think
I was expecting a mystery or thriller and this book has elements of both but it also falls into the fantasy, dystopian elements as well. It was certainly fast paced and most of the time I was struggling to figure out just what was going on. The initial drug trip Zak experienced seemed very realistic but we went more into fantasy as the book progressed. Like a good thriller, you just didn’t know who to trust. I was confused by the math concepts and some of the futuristic ideas and by the attitude of the two main characters towards each other at the end. The author had many creative ideas but I think a few too many got thrown into one book. The questions I was left pondering after finishing this book: firstly, how well do we really know anyone; and secondly how subjective is “reality”? If you don’t like fantasy type books, this probably isn’t the book for you.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.