| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
575 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print rda |
| Note |
"Thorndike Press large print basic". |
| Summary |
A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb: whoever possesses one will be able to shred any encryption in existence, effectively owning the digital world. The question is: Who will build it first, the United States or China? The latest of David Ignatius's timely, sharp-eyed espionage novels follows CIA agent Harris Chang into a quantum research lab compromised by a suspected Chinese informant. The breach provokes a mole hunt that is obsessive, destructive, and--above all--uncertain: Do the leaks expose real secrets, or are they false trails meant to deceive the Chinese? Chang soon finds that there is a thin line between loyalty and betrayal, as the investigation leads him down a rabbit hole as dangerous as it is deep. Grounded in the real-world global charge toward technological dominance, The Quantum Spy presents a sophisticated game of cat-and-mouse wired to an exhilarating cyber thriller. |
| Subject |
United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Fiction.
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Quantum computers -- Fiction.
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Internet in espionage -- Fiction.
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Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
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| Genre/Form |
Large type books.
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Spy fiction.
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Thrillers (Fiction)
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Suspense fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781432845261 (hardcover) |
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1432845268 (hardcover) |
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