Opinions and Recommendation

This book is a fun way to kill time, even though I really dont like to read on the summer this book had me on the edge wanting more. It is action packed and it has huge plot twists as mentioned before. My step-dad even asked me to re-check out the book so he can read the whole thing. However since I picked up the follow-up from the book I did not understand some things like how did he appear in prison in the first place or how ever did Carl become a teenage hacker, and why is the CIA and Al-Qaeda seeking him and for what exactly. In the end this book was pretty fun to read and it went over my expectations, I recommend this book to whoever likes action/adventure with a hint of mystery

Goldstrike Summary

As previously mentioned on the last entry, Goldstrike talks about Carl Hobbes, the teenage british hacker are hiding from CIA and Al-Qaeda alongside Beth. Carl finds his way into a job at Sphinx Cargo through hacking the services. Sphinx Cargo is the security company that owns the advanced supercomputer named Cleopatra. His goal is to re-program Cleopatra with a new code, helping them hide as highly protected cargo and to be illegally transfered to London. Even though the plan starts correctly and they are kept hiding at London, they are tracked and an inevitable huge showdown starts between all 3. After a succesful escape the book ends with an open ending, leaving doubts for a third installent to the book series


"Ma'am, the hacker has an apprentice now. Her name is Cleopatra." (Whyman 262)

Supercomputer Cleopatra, Carl´s new hacked apprentice

Goldstrike by Matt Whyman Synopsis

"Goldstrike" is the story of teenage hacker Carl Hobbes of how he managed to escape the most secured prison of the northern hemisphere known as Camp Twilight, now he is being hunted down by a bounty hunter anlongside an Al-Qaeda assassin. One wants to keep Carl alive for the bounty, the other wants to rip his throat apart. By this time he knows of the bounty put on to him, and must use his hacking skills to manipulate specific networks from to goverment itself to be able to survive, and to not be surprised by his skills being able to connect to a supercomputer named Cleopatra. The supercomputer is way too over powered and Carl must harness the power of this, completing tests and tasks, if not he wont be able to survive. This thriller is an action packed, adventure book that entertained through-out the reading. This book has plot twists and leaves you on the edge wanting more.