Shadowed

Waite’s so-so second technophile novel (after Terminal Value) follows the misadventures of “tall, youthful-looking thirty-three-year-old” Dylan Johnson and his girlfriend, Heather Carter. Currently unemployed, both made—and lost—a good portion of a fortune when they sold their jointly owned mobile-computing consulting firm. The two now face the prospect of jail time and further hefty financial losses for their part in coercing a murder confession out of their evil former partner, Harvard MBA Rob Townsend, who was once Heather’s “handsome blond boyfriend.” Rob is about to be released from jail for lack of evidence in the murder of Dylan’s best friend, computer genius Tony Caruso. Meanwhile, Dylan and Heather are approached by a mysterious African mogul, who offers them a chance to do “important work... technology with a humanitarian heartbeat.” Soon Dylan and Heather are off on a wild and at times convoluted ride complete with ravenous lions, slimy blackmailers, bloodthirsty terrorists, and so much more. Too often Waite tells rather than shows.[em] (BookLife) [/em]