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Hacker

Hacker

Summary

THIS IS THE SYSTEM OPERATOR.
WHO IS USING THIS ACCOUNT? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF...

Vicky's life is completely normal. Maybe even a little boring.

But all that changes when her dad is accused of stealing a million pounds from the bank where he works.

Vicky knows for sure that her dad is innocent, and is determined to prove it.

Luckily for him, she is a seasoned computer hacker. Using the skills he taught her, she's going to attempt to break the bank's files. Should be simple, right?

But it's a race against time to find the cyber-thief, before they find her . . .

'A page-turner' - Sunday Express

'Accept the expertise and race along with the plot' - Observer

Reviews

  • Refreshingly new . . . Malorie Blackman writes with such winsome vitality
    Daily Telegraph

About the author

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, whose soundtrack was curated by Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.
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