Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: The Phisher King
SERIES: The Phisher King #1
AUTHOR: Clancy Nacht & Thursday Euclid
PUBLISHER: Eine Kleine Press
LENGTH: 275 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 29, 2017
BLURB:
In his nightly ritual of trolling dude-bros online, college student and hacker Hunter Walsh uncovers a terrorist plot to bomb Seattle Pride. When his digging hits a wall, he anonymously surrenders his findings to the FBI—only to discover he didn’t cover his tracks as well as he’d thought. Agent Callum Riggs shows up on his doorstep with an ultimatum: Help the FBI find the culprits or face jail time for his hacking. Hunter hates and mistrusts the Fed, but he has no other choice.
Straight-arrow Cal has better things to do than babysit a pink-haired criminal—even if Hunter is everything Cal wants and has never let himself have—but he can’t ignore the lethal threat Liberty Association poses to their community. When the Bureau refuses to allocate more resources to the case, Cal is forced into a devil’s bargain, not only tolerating Hunter’s rebellious behavior in exchange for his help but serving as Hunter’s personal bodyguard 24/7.
Will these total opposites work together to foil a deadly plot? Or will their constant bickering and seething sexual tension endanger everything both men hold dear? And if they do succeed, can enemies become lovers, or will their differences keep them apart?
REVIEW:
Oh man what a book! I loved it! Hackers, FBI, catching bad guys, getting blown up. The only bad part. Homophobic assholes that they’re trying to catch.
Hunter’s been in trouble before. He’s kind of used to it. Thanks for covering something up, he has a movie record on top of being in constant trouble for hacking. But in his haze of highness, he’s hoping the knock at the door is food. Only it’s not. It’s the FBI. And Hunter may be in bigger trouble. He’s been caught as being the anonymous tip, thanks to being in a high haze, and somehow did cover his tracks. Now he basically has a choice, help the FBI uncover the plot to blow up Pride or be in trouble. Not much of a choice really. And to make matters worse, Hunter and Cal are firing Sparks off one another. Hunter is using it to goad Cal and Cal is pissed off. But after Hunter’s apartment and is defiled, Cal knows he has to get him somewhere safe. So he takes him home. Not his ideal plan but he has no choice. Each day is torture. Hunter goading him or something. But they are still working on the case. But when Hunter pushes too far, Cal snaps and the passion explodes. The problem is Cal can’t get it out of his head Hunter is technically a criminal and he thinks this is wrong. Both are fight so hard to keep distance in their way but it’s a losing battle. They problem is, the people plotting about blowing up Pride have found Cal and Hunter and the house gets blown up. So it’s a question of will the bombers get to them before they solve the case or take their chemistry further.
Hunter cracks me up so bad in this book. I know some of his sass and snark are defense mechanisms, but man can he lay the smack down. That’s what has me going with these two. He goads Cal so bad. Sometimes he’s just teasing, other times it’s lust and other times he’s responding to Cal being a dick. But it makes for interesting reading lol. But it’s scary for them both too. Both are gay and have an investment in Pride. Not just that bit why blow up people for being different? It’s infuriating and scary and frustrating as they do all they can to stop this madness before too many get hurt.
It’s a great story. A thriller. Bad guys, gun shots, chases, bombs everywhere. It’s a great plot with very good characters and I’m waiting to see how this is going to turn out considering where Hunter just took a job at. Lol. Oh boy.
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