Finished Tu 10/30/12
My post on Good Reads-
I picked up this novel to be entertained, and to learn a bit about Virtual Reality or gain some new insights into the European Bond Market, but learned nothing new about either subject, and found the story to be only a bland and lackluster murder mystery.
Since the book was released in 1998, the global investment markets and the entire digital world has changed so dramatically that almost nothing factual from that era is relevant today. And, a 'whodunit' set in either of these worlds must consist of a top-notch plot-line, and it certainly didn't occur in TRADING REALITY.
Mark Fairfax is asked to head FairSystems Virtual Reality company after the murder of his brother, Richard.
Mark is bond trader for Harrison Brothers in London.
Karen is his girlfriend who killed Richard. Karen was Walter Sorenson's lover for many years, and killed Richard because he was going to reveal that Sorenson was trading stocks illegally.
Richard lives in small Scottish village of Kirkhaven. The company is located in Glenrothes, Scotland
BOWL Brave Old World League Anti-Virtual Reality outfit headed by Doogie. He worked for Richard, but now is a kind of 'guerrilla' against VR.
Rachel works as a scientist for Richard and becomes Mark's lover.
Jenson Computers is an outfit that is trying to take over FairSystems in a hostile takeover.
Project Platform- the next and improved system that will make VR run quicker and better. This will save FairSystems
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