"Hanson sustains the resulting tensions nicely; he has written an old-fashioned page turner with an ultra-modern setting. As a bonus, the book has politically, even morally instructive, dimensions. Though SEEK is more insidious than the present melange of computer networks, the two-edged danger it poses is already real enough to warrant vigilance: The network is susceptible not only to terrorist penetration but to government snooping. In this novel, the snoop is the National Security Agency, one of SEEK's patrons. Cassidy's concomitant dilemma--whether to tune out and turn on or doggedly fight Big Brother from within the system--is intelligently handled."