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Srepska An international political/financial thriller eBook Lucas Sterling

It has been a long time since I’ve had a thriller book that I couldn’t put down, but “Srepska” was it. I loved the action in this thriller, the characters, and the action. In particular, I liked the overall intriguing and haunting concept behind the book: What would the world do if we couldn’t use our debit and credit cards?

In the book, a cyber-hacking group actually achieves this very objective and causes all kinds of trouble, but the trio of heroes (Frederic, Lars, and Sam) plus the FBI, other US officials, and some international players deal with this threat and the widespread damage that it causes. I absolutely loved the ride and a chance to slip away into a whole another world.

There are plenty twists and turns (I actually yelled out “They killed Ivan!” out loud), but they aren’t far-fetched like a bad soap opera plot. The author in this book also displays an expert mastery of detail, providing just the right amount in all areas. I know that the Srespska (aka bad guys) are some really bad guys that I don’t want to mess with, but I don’t know everything about them. In that respect, the book is kind of like the Jason Bourne novels, in that more and more layers of the villain get exposed. You get a sense that the villain is always bigger and more sinister than they appear to be in the chapter before.

This was my first financial espionage book and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series when it comes out.


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Srepska An international political/financial thriller eBook Lucas Sterling Reviews

Oh, this book. I had hopes for this read, but unfortunately was disappointed. Starting with something positive – having a group who carries a cyber attack against a country could be realistic. Then, I suppose there weren’t very many errors here. However, after this, everything else seems to go downhill.

All the characters were one-dimensional and given no real backgrounds. This made it extremely hard to care about anyone or even the outcome to any of the events. People were killed, being tracked, and used, but it was almost as if it didn’t matter. I also found the interactions between characters stiff and without emotion.

The plot flow was also disappointing. In general, the story isn’t very thrilling. It was setup more like a report of what was happening rather than having any fear or unsettling feeling even though I believe those emotions were the intent. It was partly because the characters were so bland. The other part was the presentation of the chaos. When something was stated, it was stated in a way that it was happening to everyone. For example, everyone can’t use the ATM, everyone has to use cash, everyone is getting upset and causing havoc. Instead of following perhaps one or two civilians and getting the first-hand experience of how scary it can be when you can’t provide food for your family, get diapers for your baby, or maybe even provide heating for your family. This would have been more effective in trying to get a sense of the mess Srepska was causing rather than breezing by these events with general statements.

When the ending came, it felt rushed. Everything seemed to have been solved in the matter of a few pages without any real feeling of resolution or even relief.

Though I do see some positive reviews for this, I personally would not recommend this to anyone who truly wants a thrilling story with characters that you care about.
Srepska is a cyber-crime thriller predicated on a frightening possibility; what if a team of well-resourced, competent hackers managed to gain control of the systems governing everyday financial transactions? The story begins with the ‘Srepska’ group’s first large-scale trial, where they cripple the cellphone network in Kenya. Since around 40% of monetary transactions in the country are made using cellphones, the disruption of the system causes immediate chaos.

Moving on from Kenya, we meet the book’s main protagonist, a German intelligence operative named Fredric. Competent and independent, Fredric follows the trail from Hungary to the United States and an audacious attempt to heist billions of dollars by crippling the world’s largest economy.

While I thoroughly enjoyed the book’s premise and Fredric was an interesting main character, there were some areas where the story fell down. There were a few places where I spotted missing words or punctuation errors, and I thought the hacking group was too opaque - while Fredric and the others investigating the case obviously have to uncover the mystery piece by piece, the reader needs a little more of a glimpse behind the curtain at motives and methods. Srepska appeared to be almost super-powered in some of their abilities, and cripplingly ill-prepared in other areas, a conundrum which was never explained. I wasn’t quite able to suspend my cynicism that the global financial giants wouldn’t have taken safeguards and precautions that couldn’t be bypassed so simply, either.

About 90% of the way through the book, I was enjoying it and planning to award four stars, mainly for the intriguing premise. However, the ending of the book was far too rushed, with too many loose ends not yet unravelled which Fredric didn’t seem in the least bit interested in investigating, and for that I’m afraid I have to knock it down to three.
It has been a long time since I’ve had a thriller book that I couldn’t put down, but “Srepska” was it. I loved the action in this thriller, the characters, and the action. In particular, I liked the overall intriguing and haunting concept behind the book What would the world do if we couldn’t use our debit and credit cards?

In the book, a cyber-hacking group actually achieves this very objective and causes all kinds of trouble, but the trio of heroes (Frederic, Lars, and Sam) plus the FBI, other US officials, and some international players deal with this threat and the widespread damage that it causes. I absolutely loved the ride and a chance to slip away into a whole another world.

There are plenty twists and turns (I actually yelled out “They killed Ivan!” out loud), but they aren’t far-fetched like a bad soap opera plot. The author in this book also displays an expert mastery of detail, providing just the right amount in all areas. I know that the Srespska (aka bad guys) are some really bad guys that I don’t want to mess with, but I don’t know everything about them. In that respect, the book is kind of like the Jason Bourne novels, in that more and more layers of the villain get exposed. You get a sense that the villain is always bigger and more sinister than they appear to be in the chapter before.

This was my first financial espionage book and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series when it comes out.