by Michael Connelly
I always believe that the lack of representation of IT workers in all forms of entertainment is due to the boredom of the profession, and I am right again. Even Michael Connelly couldn't work miracles.
In Chasing the Dime, the story follows Pierce's personal and professional quests. In the personal world, his curiosity about a missing prostitute is connected to the buried guilt for his long lost sister. The mission to save Lilly is the course of redemption. In the professional world, his devotion to science is about to be materialized by production, fame and money. The two lines interweave awkwardly before they finally cross. In order for his readers to understand the tech side of the story, the author tried very hard to include long sections of explanation in various ways. However, the best reading experience still comes from skipping those pages.
If only Connelly chooses a different field for his protagonist, the story could be so much more readable, and he himself could avoid the embarrassment of those amateur description of IT.
