Identity Murder by Jean Sheldon Book Review

Kerry Grant of the Chicago Police Department is a computer whiz. She loved to play a computer game called "CyberCop".

Kerry and her partner, Mike Sullivan, were scheduled to attend a lecture given by detectives from six Chicago police districts. The topic was about crimes on the Internet. Not only was organized crime looking for opportunities on the Internet but individuals were also dreaming up any possible crime to make money. One of the largest crimes is identity theft. In one year there were fifteen million victims and it resulted in losses of over a billion dollars.

Mike informed Kerry that the Mayor has decided to add neighborhood task forces to the city's computer crime commission. Lt. Romero chose Kerry and Mike to head up the new identify theft and computer crime task force for the six districts who were attending the meeting being held that day.

Things get very interesting when Kerry gets an undercover assignment with the mob. Kerry finds they are very willing students because they want to learn all they can to be the best cyber crooks.

What happens when the mob finds Kerry hacking into their system?

In addition to trying to catch cyber criminals, Kerry has many things going on in her life. One of them is a new romantic relationship.

Will Kerry be successful in her new undercover assignment and make it out alive?

This is the first book in the Kerry Grant series. You will enjoy Kerry. She is so "into" computers. She has a strong determination to get things done and a great sense of humor. The story has a good plot and combines fact and fiction since we hear so much about cyber crime in today's world. Identity Murder is one that will make you keep turning the pages to find out what is going to happen next. At the end of the book there is a section titled "What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen". If your identity is ever stolen, you will find this resource invaluable. Two more releases are scheduled soon: "Should Old Acquaintance Be Dead" and "A Chilling Goodbye". We look forward to these books. In the meantime, be sure to add Identity Murder to your reading list. This is a book you will enjoy!