Hidden Agendas (Tom Clancy's Net Force, No. 2)

Berkley Publishing Group, 1999. Near Fine. High drama unfolds in this high-tech thriller. The year is 2010 and virtual ly everything is run by computers. Someone with access to classified inform ation is leaking secrets and posting it on the Internet for the entire worl d to see. Congress has created a security agency within the FBI called the Net Force to enforce the Net Laws. It is the job of Commander Alexander Mic haels and his team to track down the ruthless hacker, whose illicit posting s have caused a multitude of deaths. Readers are introduced to many differe nt characters at the beginning of the book, and it takes several chapters f or their relationship to become evident. Numerous acronyms are used for com puter terminology and futuristic high-tech weaponry. Although they are spel led out the first time they appear, thereafter just the abbreviations are u sed. Still, teens will enjoy the prospect of future "virtual reality" and i ts impact on everyday life as well as the intriguing examination of America 's intelligence and defense systems of the future.