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John McNeil : The Consultant

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1978

ISBN 0297775383

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. L2 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and foxing on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some scattered light smudges on the page edges, light discoloration shelf wear. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. A Novel of Computer Crime. The first authentic suspense story of computer fraud, by an internationally known computer expert. 8.75"x5.5", 297 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Alarmed by the very real possibilities of computer fraud, Waterman's, one of London's richest and most technically advanced banks, decides to have its system thoroughly investigated. Christopher Webb, a specialist in the detection of computer crime, goes all out to win the contract. Working covertly in the massive underground complex of the bank, Webb finds what he is looking for - the almost undetectable fraud, the work of one of the senior programmers. But Webb's plans are not what the bank had in mind. After all, what can a computer consultant do when, approaching middle-age, he finds himself outstripped by younger men? This is a thriller of immense ingenuity, programmed for exciting twists and turns. John McNeil, who takes us inside the world of banking and computers, draws a detailed and fascinating portrait of a new breed of white-collar criminal, whose tool is a wizard-like mastery of complex technology, but whose motives are as old as crime itself.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good