Digital Fortress: A Thriller, Edition 2

- He describes tacky and dirty airports, when in Spain are a world class ones. - He points bad health assistance, when we got the best researches in this discipline. - The topics of Spanish police are absolutely wrong Moreover, the names of the streets are misspelled and the description of the catholic mass procedure is wrong (What on the earth Dan writes Catholics receive the Communion just at the beginning of the mass?) All written in a childish style: far away from The Da Vincy Code or Angels and Demons. And I got offended because the vision this author has over the Spanish is completely wrong: he has never been to Spain. Cucho.

A techy tale where the NSA attempts to decode a perceived unbreakable encryption algorithm. Slightly less mass than Dan Brown's Robert Langdon books [written 5 years before The Da Vinci Code] but still a fun, intriguing thriller and murder mystery. The 1998 tech is dated in today's standards [pagers!] but don't let those details detract enjoyment. Although, one antagonist uses a Monocle which appears to be a precursor to the Google Glass device. Interesting that DB's first book has a strong female lead.

A fun, tech adventure with dark tones and memorable characters. Digital fortress is a bit different from Dan Brown's Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code, though the family story format is the same with their being a supposedly unbreakable code, cryptography playing a strong role (echos the same stint on ancient symbology in Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons), but this time ita told with a thematically 'digital' vibe. I enjoyed this book when I first read it and I found I enjoyed it again reading it in its entirety as of late for a bit of a nostalgic kick. It's a solid story (even if the format has been done, once or twice). I recommend it to those needing a good read for late nights or for simple entertainment when riding longer than usual transits and perhaps even during down time from work.