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Web of Deceit
By Anthony Toro
A naive teenage girl's actions force her to come face-to-face with her on-line predator. Can she summon up the courage and strength to survive her web of deceit?
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Web of Deceit is predicated upon the notion that no matter how safe, close-knit a family may be, anyone is a potential target for cyber-stalking. The story focuses on a loving, supportive, middleclass family that have recently moved to a new city for the father's professional opportunities as a computer consultant. The story centers on the fifteen year-old daughter, Annette, who demonstrates a strong family bond with both her parents. Struggling to adjust to a new city, Annette unknowingly invites an on-line predator into her family’s life. The stalking intensifies quickly from Internet communication to psychological and physical warfare. As the threats escalate, Annette struggles with the dilemma of confiding in her parents and friends, all of whom have previously warned her of the potential harm that may arise from surfing the Internet. The stalker’s intentions grow more threatening, and clues of his life unfold forcing Annette to face her worst fears and ultimately decide her own fate.
Web of Deceit
Five star rating.
Review: "Web of Deceit" Cheryl Stillwell
Much to the reader's delight Toro deviates from the traditonal formula of the thriller. The reader meets the protaganist, Annette, and lives the story through her. There are no long drawn out background scenes. Flashbacks are used sparingly. There are no investigators, nor investigations. The reader meets the antagonist, Michael, through Annettes eyes. The reader knows what Annette knows. The story is fast paced. From the beginning to the end the reader rides the waves of nerves and adrenalin with Annette.
Bored upon settling with her family in blazing hot Tuscon in the middle of the summer, 15 year old Annette turns to the internet to pass time. Quickly becoming bored with the typical teen websites, " . . .She wandered to the more adult-oriented sites. Her favorite became the divorce chat room." Ever cautious, Annette " . . . began to join in the chats and fabricated fictious names and characters. . . ."
Meeting a man with whom she had a lot in common, Annette begins to chat with her new friend daily. " As Annette became more involved in the fictious character's life, she felt herself getting more engulfed in the story and became proud of her apparent success in pulling it off."
Then one day the friendly tone of the conversation disappeared and her new friend became her stalker. Can Annette unentangle herself from her stalker before anyone gets hurt?
"Web of Deceit" reads like a fast paced, drama intense "Lifetime" movie, engrossing the reader from the first page.