Dan Brown: Digital Fortress

This is the first Dan Brown book that I’ve read and I think the author really deserve that much commendation not only for his every famous Da Vinci Code (which I haven’t read yet) but also for his other books which I believe would be as good as the others.

Digital Fortress is said to be a techno thriller that tells a story about a virtual attack on the National Security Agency’s baby – the TRANSLR which aside from decoding encrypted emails from terrorist that could inevitable endanger the country. This powerful machine can also intercept emails from private citizens so this machine’s ability drove former NSA employee and brilliant programer Ensei Tanakado to paralyze its operation. The story revolved around the characters Stratmore, Susan and her fiance` David and the death of Ensei Tanakado that brought about the problems in NSA that Stratmore was so eager to solve and in the way pulled in the efforts and talents of Susan Fletcher while dispatching her linguist fiance to find the key that would solve the problem.

The book is a gripping story that would bring about suspect twist and surprises. You wouldn’t want to put it down till you’re finally done.