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“Cleverly designed, Mash Up is the perfect detective read, as well as a classic addition to the noir genre.”—San Francisco Book Review (5 of 5 Stars)
Disturbed by the death of a suspect in a recent case he feels was the result of his own failure to unravel a high-tech crime; Qigiq, Fairbanks detective, motorcyclist and knife-thrower, heads south to partner with the energetic, action-loving Kandy Dreeson of the San Francisco Police Department to be schooled on all things digital.
But when Robina, a violinist from a local college, arrives at the police station with body parts in an Amazon box screaming about her missing roommate, Kandy and Qigiq are soon drowning in a torrent of cyber-clues from YouTube videos to disappearing music files while dodging threats to their lives. With each bit they decipher they grow ever closer to the dangerous forces that would trade money for murder, and secrecy for seduction.
High-speed chase suspenseful, exploding with power-struggle intrigue, and awash in Silicon Valley “innovation,” Mash Up captures the enchantment of the Internet Age, and the deadly power of a file copy.
“Klingler is skilled at writing action scenes. He puts the reader directly in the line of fire, and he doesn’t let up…Anyone interested in thrillers or police procedurals will find much to appreciate in this newest Qigiq installment.”—Foreword Clarion Reviews (4 Star ****)
- Sales Rank: #19043 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-01-25
- Released on: 2014-01-25
- Format: Kindle eBook
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Awards for Mash Up
2016 Winner: Beverly Hills Book Awards-Best Thriller
2016 Finalist: Next Generation Indie Book Awards-Second Novel
2016 Paris Book Festival: Honorable Mention-General Fiction
2016 Finalist: Eric Hoffer Book Award
2015 Winner: National Indie Excellence Awards-Best Thriller
Praise for Mash Up
"Klingler's new thriller is a ride into the dark side of computers and comedy. Klingler's plot definitely has a Quentin Tarantino-feel to it."--San Francisco Book Review (5 of 5 stars)
"Klingler is skilled at writing action scenes. He puts the reader directly in the line of fire, and he doesn't let up...Anyone interested in thrillers or police procedurals will find much to appreciate in this newest Qigiq installment."--Foreword Clarion Reviews (4 Star ****)
"Klingler makes supreme use of his tech knowledge in a grisly mystery that strives to address the ethics of content ownership. His effortlessly clever prose makes the subject thoroughly entertaining...a thoughtful, well-constructed tale."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Klingler] has fantastic talent for imbuing wit into situations that normally wouldn't be witty...almost every character offers some sort of unique perspective and really great moments where I laughed aloud. If you can make me laugh while simultaneously making me wonder what the hell is going on, then I'll read any book you have to write. The author's writing style actually reminds me a little of Dean Koontz, if you take out Koontz's supernatural leanings."--Literature Typeface
"Cleverly designed, Mash Up is the perfect detective read, as well as a classic addition to the noir genre."--San Francisco Book Review
About the Author
Joe Klingler spent a decade developing modern software products for film and video production. His novels examine the interplay of modern technology and the ways good and bad people choose to use it. Mash Up was inspired by a white Napster logo on a black T-shirt. RATS, his debut novel, took form after reading the story of a young boy injured by leftover war ordnance.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful.
Action-packed, good writing, but preachy
By lovetoread
A mash up of your favorite action movies. A mash up of your favorite detective novels. A mash up of character types. A mash up of plot lines.
This book was ok with me. Here's what I liked: the plot lines were a bit different. Being a professional musician, I appreciated the music descriptions and portraying the life of a young musician. I liked the main detective character and his partner. I liked the San Francisco local and descriptions. I liked the banter between most of the characters. It was a page turning, action-packed book. I loved the use of all of the modern technology, including the "virus" created to shame music pirates.
I also liked the author's writing style. He is great at describing things and places and action.
What I didn't like: oh my gosh was this preachy!!!!! I get the whole "stealing music off of the internet is bad thing" (I'm a professional musician). And after the first few chapters, the reader gets it, too. But then Chapter 36 is devoted purely to "those who steal music are evil and must be punished." And then 3/4 through the book, we are still being told about the deplorable act of stealing music (and books, movies, videos, pictures…) off of the internet. Quite heavy handed!!!
I felt the action scenes were a bit too much for the streets of San Francisco, not as realistic as the plots, and definitely taken from the big screen all action movies (Bourne Trilogy, etc.). By action, I mean scene after scene of someone hunting down the main character via automobile, gun, stalking, and I won't give the rest away. This may appeal to some readers! I felt it was over the top.
The mid-section of the book seems repetitive in action and storyline. There's a lot of men in their thirties lusting over young 20 somethings who are willing to get the attention to bankroll their lives. The book gets going again in the last third. Exciting, though implausible finish.
I would have liked more back story on both Qigiq and Kandy. I'm fine with the ending, though it seemed rather open-ended (sequel maybe?). But I never got a good sense of why Qigiq was in San Fran, other than he needed to learn more about modern technology. And Kandy's character could have used more depth. Why is she such a cool bad ass? How did she get to where she is? More time on their backstory would have been preferable to the preachy music piracy diatribe.
The edition I read had some quotation errors, a few typos, and a big problem with using the word Afro American.
I would probably read a sequel to this, especially if I could learn more about Qigiq and Kandy.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
A musical mystery page turner!
By Douglas K
I know I love a book when I intentionally slow my reading down, so the book doesn't 't have to end. Mash Up has something in it for everyone; the tech lover, the music lover, the suspense lover and the romance lover.
First and foremost it is a mystery. A whodunit that kept me guessing until the very end. It is filled with suspenseful moments and twists and turns with a wonderful array of creative, intelligent characters. On another level, it is filled with musical nuances and descriptions that musicians will appreciate and non musicians can enjoy as well.
On a deeper level still, the author delves into the problems created by access to the digital world of music and art and the evolving issues of technological pirating. Questions every person must answer themselves; just because everyone is doing it, does it make it right?
The story hooked me from the first page, and kept me interested and involved until I sadly turned the last page.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
Less Would Have Been More
By Judy Nichols
Somewhere in the 600 pages of Mash Up, there's a good story, but around page 300 I gave up trying to find it and skipped to the end.
Mash Up pretty much sums up this book. It is a mash up of techno-thriller, gory slasher, Girls Gone Wild with a liberal sprinkling of classical music references.
Let's see if I can sum up the plot. Body parts of a missing San Francisco cellist are mailed to her friends along with a warning not to illegally download music. It's up to Alaska native detective Quigiq and his partner Kandy to find out what happened to poor Sally. At the same time, a rich arrogant computer mogul is developing clandestine software to combat illegal music downloads. Of course, it's all related.
The sections of the book dealing with the evil software were for me the most interesting. The character of the lead programmer was the most well developed and I enjoyed reading the parts he was in. The whole concept of a company creating a virus that creeps into your laptop, deletes all the songs you forgot you downloaded from Limewire and then automatically posts your name, photo and a shaming confession ("My name is Suzy Jones and I steal music.") on dozens of websites all over the web is pretty damn scary. And fascinating.
But there is just too much going on here--too much description of extraneous details, too many characters to keep track of, too many pages devoted to conveying action where a couple of sentences would do. (i.e. "The phone rang. Kandy answered it.") Suspense thrillers should be tight and focused and keep the reader's interest.
While there were parts of this book that shone, there weren't enough of them, and too many of what Elmore Leonard calls "the parts readers skip over."
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