TITLE: ADULT
GENRE: SECRET
Grace stubbed out her cigarette in the sink, and ran water over the crushed Newport before grinding the butt in the garbage disposal. She shined a Maglite into the disposal to make sure the damn thing was gone, then lit a fresh Newport and retreated to her computer.
A few mouse clicks later and Grace was studying the take-out menus from eateries near her office. Three Rivers Deli was the closest—but their corned beef was lousy, and the company had excellent encryption on their host server. Gyro Circus was an easy target, but not many people from her office ate there. Her plan required a large audience.
Grace took a long drag from the Newport, and scanned the system programming code for the Daniel Island Café. “Gotcha,” she said. “You guys should put as much time into your firewalls as you do your crepe-of-the-day.”
Miss Snark's First Victim
Thriller.
ReplyDeleteShe's got a plan and is apparently an excellent hacker. I'm guessing the plan has something to do with lunch for the office, but I feel like this will turn into something bigger.
I really like the detail about the Maglite and the disposal. Nice touch!
Thriller
ReplyDeleteShe's plotting to hack into the Cafe's system (and I want to find out why).
Thriller
ReplyDeleteShe's a hacker.
I can't tell
ReplyDeleteI would say thriller since she engaging in a bit of hacking, but the care she takes to dispose of one cigarette down the sink, seems a bit odd if she immediately lights another at her desk. Makes me think there is something else going on here
Contemporary
ReplyDeleteIt seems modern--she's a hacker so it could be more than contemporary, but I'm not sure.
Thriller
ReplyDeleteBecause of the illegal hacking. This woman is up to no good...or is she? Can't wait to find out.
Thriller because of the hacking.
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ReplyDeleteI am assuming that hacking the deli is to cover up something bigger or the hacker accidentally stumbles onto something bigger.
Thriller -- because of the hacking. I suspect the mc will wind up caught in a larger crime/drama.
ReplyDeleteContemporary thriller. This has a good start, I think. Good luck, Sarah
ReplyDeleteContemporary.
ReplyDeleteHacking. Forbidden smoking.
No idea.
ReplyDeleteWhy does she need to make sure the cigarette is all the way down the disposal? That would make sense if she's trying to hide her smoking, but she immediately lights another one up.
I could see thriller or romantic suspense, if it turns out that the MC here is actually the murder victim. But when she started rifling through menus, I checked out.
Crime/Thriller?
ReplyDeleteThe cigarette stuff is really confusing, but I can see this going in a "run from the law" kind of direction because she hacks into something and sees something she shouldn't and gets caught.
Contemporary Thriller--
ReplyDeleteI like how at first it seems Grace is looking for a place to eat, then we see she's got other plans....
Contemporary. Not sure if she's in her house or her office, though. Having access to a Maglight would suggest house, though I'm not sure why she wouldn't be able to smoke inside. Most people who smoke indoors also end up with ash in their keyboards. I'm halfway thinking she's doing some revenge plan on her coworkers. Doesn't seem like Grace would take anyone's crap.
ReplyDeleteCrime Thriller?
ReplyDeleteI also got a little confused about the location, office/home?
Contemporary. Possibly women's fiction. Possibly thriller. Not really sure. Hacking points to thriller except the hacking looks like it's going to be a practical joke which to me means something lighter.
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ReplyDeleteI thought it could be contemporary, thriller, woman's fiction, or even sci-fi. As it is, I'm leaning most towards contemporary, but I'm not really sure.
Thriller, because she's leaving no evidence and breaking through firewalls.
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ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by this one, for sure. Normally computer hacking story set my hackles up, but this didn't (well, almost didn't: I wanted to ask what exactly she was looking at with the "system programming code"; unless she's got a reverse compiler, I think the only code she can look at is HTML ;-).
Thriller
ReplyDeleteThe thorough disposal of the cigarette suggests that Grace wants to cover her tracks, and has come prepared.
Contemporary-Crime.
ReplyDeleteThe specific details like Newport and Maglite don't really help here as I have no idea how long either has been around. Searching menus on-line, encryption, host server, scanning system code and firewalls all talk of today. They also suggest hacking or some sort of crime.
Thriller.
ReplyDeleteBecause of her hacking activities, and her curious disposal of her cigarette butts.
Thriller
ReplyDeleteIt says contemporary to me, but not sci-fi. She's a hacker, and it sounds a bit like she's going to be causing some trouble... I see this getting out of hand and involving her in something deeper.
THRILLER.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds a little OCD about the cigarette disposal. Hacking, for sure, is the crime. Love the other comments that this could go in many directions (bad crime, light practical joke...). Too funny how we each see things in the set-up.
Thriller
ReplyDeleteHacker does something to get everyone's attention, and inadvertently gets caught up in something sinister.
CYBER-THRILLER
ReplyDeleteShe's planning some kind of computer crime against a business. I don't know if it's a prank or a more serious crime, but it has a thriller-ish vibe.
CONTEMPORARY
ReplyDelete...of some sort. I really can't tell where this is headed
NOTE FROM AUTHOR - THRILLER.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the valuable crits. I appreciate your notes.