02255cam a2200289 i 4500 404734916 TxAuBib 20191202120000.0 190201s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019003019 9780525535942 hardback 0525535942 hardback TxAuBib rda Deaver, Jeffery. The never game [HC] / Jeffery Deaver. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] 399 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "From the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. "You have been abandoned." A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a "reward seeker," traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry. "Escape if you can." When another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game with a troubled past--The Whispering Man. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. Is a madman bringing the game to life? "Or die with dignity." Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims even as he pursues the kidnapper across both Silicon Valley and the dark 'net. Encountering eccentric game designers, trigger-happy gamers and ruthless tech titans, he soon learns that he isn't the only one on the hunt: someone is on his trail and closing fast. The Never Game proves once more why "Deaver is a genius when it comes to manipulation and deception" (Associated Press)"-- Provided by publisher. 20191202. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General. FICTION / Crime. Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction.