Digital Fortress (Mass Market Paperbound ) details from infibeam

When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage--not by guns or bombs -- but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U.S. intelligence. Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.this is the only dan brown book i guess which becomes boring just in a 100 pg. i finished it only because i don't like to keep a book down. extremely boring book!Digital Fortress is the best and most realistic thriller. Dan Brown has the ability to explain individual freedom and national security. Dan Brown has unleashed a surprise: a gripping story on the frontier of cyberspace. NSA cryptographer Susan Fletcher is told that their powerful code breaking machine, TRANSLTR, has encountered a code it cannot break. The code is written by a former NSA employee, Ensei Tankado, who demands that the US government admits publicly to having the TRANSLTR. If not, he will release the code that TRANSLTR can't break, thus making the code breaking machine useless. Susan Fletcher, David Becker and NSA Commander Trevor Strathmore try to find the pass-key, and at the same time they have to keep the threat a secret from the rest of the world. By the end of the book, there are so many twists and turns in the plotline. Very Interesting techno thriller.