Flashmob by Christopher FarnsworthMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Christopher Farnsworth's second John Smith thriller, "Flashmob" built on the stellar first book, Kill File and surpassed it in many ways. John Smith isn't your ordinary special forces stud. He has a skill that while affecting him in many ways is also almost foolproof in surviving even the most dire circumstances. John can hear your thoughts. You can't sneak up on him, he sees the punch before it's coming and as an added bonus he can make you feel memories of pain and experiences that make you think the real thing is happening to you. His only drawback, he gets back a portion of whatever he does to you.
In this second effort the dark web comes into playing a big way. Someone out there has figured out a way to influence the masses through social media into not just talking about their gripes but into actually acting on those impulses. Hired by the billionaire who originally constructed the algorithm in an attempt to make society a better place, Smith is tasked with finding the genius who has stolen it and has weaponized it.
Great fight scenes, fascinating detail and a very big surprise when Smith finds someone just like him on the other side, make this one of the best thrillers of 2017.. in my humble opinion.
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