TechnoThriller
Date Published:
April 2015 (Paperback and eBook)
Jun 12 2018 (Audio Formats on Audible and iTunes)
Publisher: ICABOD Press
A brilliant mathematician and spoiled rich girl, Gretchen, is focused on harnessing Big Data and computing power to control the world stock markets not only to optimize her family’s wealth but also to control the future.
As a descendent of the Nazi Werewolf Clan, is Gretchen being maneuvered into leveraging unlimited computer power along with the ethical nihilism to manipulate lives, or just stretching her genius?
Is Gretchen working alone or is she adding additional computing sources from the Dark Net?
The R-Group, a high-level information gathering and security team, composed of Quip, Otto, Jacob, and Petra along with Julie and Juan’s fledgling group of Cyber Assassin Technology Services teams are trying to isolate the source of the massive computing power required.
Could these cyber schemers be as good at analyzing the information as the R-Group themselves?
Are people unwittingly feeding an ever-growing tsunami of information into increasingly sophisticated computer systems? This begs the question: who controls whom?
Breakfield and Burkey shared their 5th book, The Enigma Stolen, from their award-winning series focused on the relevant world of Big Data and analytics. This one will make you ask who are the winners when humans are herded to a machine's targeted end point?
What Readers are Saying
Kirkus “The covert Werewolf Clan, with ties to Nazis, may be responsible and has been using a computer program to accurately predict stock futures. But it has an even more ambitious plan to link supercomputers around the world and potentially manipulate the future.”
“Wow this series gets better and better with every book I feel. Stakes are high in this one. More people are using the technology to hire assassins to go after high profile people.”
“Yes, I am hooked. I love the way the plot twists and turns throughout the book. As one completes, another arises.”
Interview
Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
The message in The
Enigma Stolen is regarding the rampant use of BIG DATA treasure troves with the
possibility of making decisions on your behalf. Who makes the choice, you as an
individual or something else? Are you
sure?
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
One
of big challenges to co-authors who happen to have full time technology jobs
that take highest priority is getting all the time we want to invest in the
storytelling. When an idea strikes us, we like to run it to the end, but
sometimes work calls. Writing for us is more than a hobby but not ready yet for
full-time income.
How many books have you written and which is your favorite?
Breakfield
and Burkey have written 11 books in this series with book 11 scheduled to
release in January 2020. Preorder will be available in December for Ebook at a
special discount of $.99. Our favorite
is always the one we are working on. The project in the works working title is
The Enigma Combat, slotted for a 2021 release.
If You had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood
One
of the main evil characters is Gretchen Schmidt. She is strikingly beautiful, blond haired,
blue eyed German of pure breeding.
5'8", slim at 125#, eye catcher who is indifferent unless it serves
her purposes. Brilliant in the areas of mathematics and computer sciences.
Horrible people skills. Very opportunistic. We would like Kirsten Dunst or
Summer Glau considered for this role as one they could sink their teeth into.
When did you begin writing?
Breakfield
and Burkey started writing non-fiction together in 2001 with technical non-fiction
for our manufacturing company. Then we branched out to fictional novels in 2012
planning The Enigma Factor. We never
dreamed we would write a series at that time, but the ideas and characters kept
begging to have their stories told
How long did it take to complete your first book?
It took just short of a year from completion to
actually having it in print. That was a marvelous day until we realized just
how much marketing we needed to do.
Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
Some
of the standard influenced each of us.
We having been reading for a long time and had series like the Hardy
Boys we followed. Jack London, Louis L’amour Charles Dickens, and the list goes
on.
What is your favorite part of the writing process?
Completing the project or segment in complete
agreement that we wrote what we wanted.
Describe your latest book in 4 words.
Is
cryptocurrency a threat?
Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the
future for your writing?
The next book we are working on for a 2021
release has a working title of The Enigma Combat. In mid-2020 you will find us pushing out samples
on social media. We are working on
another character contest like we did on The Enigma Beyond for three new
character names. It could just be one of your fans.
About the Authors
Breakfield – A renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, unified communications, enjoys leveraging his professional skills in creating these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. He likes studying World War II history, travel, and cultural exchanges everywhere he can. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into The Enigma Series. He is convinced that being a part of his father’s military career in various outposts, has positively contributed to his many characters and the various character perspectives he brings into the series. He has accepted the challenge to try to teach Burkey humor and has added this to the stories in an unexpected manner.
Burkey – A renowned customer experience, business architect optimizes customer solutions on their technology foundation. She has been a featured speaker, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as co-author of The Enigma Series. It was revealed a few years ago that writing fiction is a lot more fun than white papers or documentation and Rox took it to heart. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters. As a Girl Scout until high school she also contributed to the community in the Head Start program. Rox enjoys family, learning, listening to people, any kind of travel, outdoors, sewing, cooking, and imagining the possibilities.
Breakfield & Burkey – Combine their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths are a part of the series character universe. They find it interesting to use the aspects of technology people are actually incorporating into their daily lives and make it one aspect a primary theme for each story. Breakfield & Burkey claim this is a perfect way to create stories that pit the cyber good guys versus the cyber bad guys. The books in this award-winning series can be thoroughly enjoyed alone or in sequence.
You can invite them to talk about their stories in private or public book readings. Burkey also enjoys interviewing authors through the Indie Beacon/iHeart Radio programs with dates of interviews showing inside the calendar page of their website www.EnigmaSeries.com. Followers can see them at various book fairs, book Stores, Comic Book events, libraries and other fun venues.
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