SYNOPSIS:

While breaking into a financial network, a hacker falls for a dangerous artist.

Based on the buried events of one of the largest criminal frauds in history, Paper Targets digs into the motivation of criminals on the fringe.

Critics and reviewers are calling it "Wonderfully written," "A novel to read now," and "A literary thriller with a soul."

Set in Montana, Paper Targets simmers with greed and love before boiling over along the red-flagged path between lost and found.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Saroff hosts the podcast 'Montana Voice,' and is the author of 'Paper Targets'; 'The Long Line of Elk'; and the forthcoming 'Pascal's Mixed Drinks.' He published over 30 short stories, printed traditionally in 'Redbook' and other national magazines. A runaway who became a computer coder, he has helped artists, writers, musicians, and a few good actors start careers. He helped launch Submittable, the submission system used by publishers, and was the founder of FreeMail Inc, the first commercially successful web-based email system. FreeMail was acquired just before WorldCom and Enron's multi-billion-dollar criminal fraud and collapse (still the world's largest combined criminal frauds). His novel 'Paper Targets' digs into a buried fringe from that corrupt time. (Author photo taken during the time of oil field events in 'Paper Targets.')

MY REVIEW:

Paper Targets: Art Can Be Murder by Steve S. Saroff

Story starts with a young man who has challenges and he travels around to different jobs. He especially loves learning things with numbers, at the library.

He's got a severe connection to numbers and they are like words to him.

Love all the computer and coding and why things are not what they seem.

Enzi meets a woman at a party and much later she calls from jail asking to be bailed out.

He takes her with him when traveling for work and he is drawn to her and understands with help from the bondsman what she had done...

Some parts are a bit creepy for me, but it goes with the story line.

Plot is good as there are many unpredictable circumstances and events in this book. Kept me on my toes with all the computer knowledge I have. Great read, bit of everything for everybody. Love travel, computer, library, how numbers fit in and the relationships over the years and the jobs he has done. Hiking, Money, greed and some bad choices take us a path of twists and turns.

Would definitely read more works from this author!