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Dead Man's Switch (King & Co. Cyber Suspense Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sigmund Brouwer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
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Sigmund Brouwer, with nearly three million books in print, will have thrill seekers of all ages on the edge of their seats with this captivating young adult novel.

When a teen boy receives a written warning from his friend to avoid his church and leave his remote island town immediately, he’s terrified—his friend died weeks ago!

He knows danger is up ahead when he realizes that his friend’s dead man’s switch computer program has been activated. Unsure who to trust, he sets out alone to unravel a dark conspiracy. Soon, the seeker soon becomes the hunted in an unknown wilderness. The only hope for escape is a trigger-happy hermit—a man with his own secrets to hide.

Fiction fans who love a great mystery and the quest for justice will talk about and think about this book long after the last chapter is read.

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  1. Reading age
    12 - 18 years
  2. Book 1 of 2
    King & Co. Cyber Suspense
  3. Print length
    226 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    6 and up
  6. Publisher
    Harvest House Publishers
  7. Publication date
    March 1, 2014
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  9. Word Wise
    Enabled
  10. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  11. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  12. ISBN-13
    978-0736917476
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Editorial Reviews

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"I could not put this book down. This thriller moves right along, from one perilous and nail-biting situation to the next. Not only that, but the book touches on major issues important to people whose future will be more and more wrapped up in technological advances—privacy, security, and power. I will recommend this for my middle- and high-school students."
—Yvonne M. Lacy, M.L.S., librarian, Liberty Christian School



"This book is in particular suspenseful, a page-turner. It would make a great movie!"
—Sandy Lange, Literacy Center Coordinator, Lake Pend Oreille High School



"Dead Man's Switch was a very intriguing book and I could hardly put the book down! Every chapter was interesting and suspenseful. This book will captivate the young adults who read it and I am looking forward to introducing the book to the older students!"
—Dale Ketcheson, Early Years Literacy Support/Reading Recovery, Rivererheights School

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"Dead Man's Switch was a very intriguing book and I could hardly put the book down! Every chapter was interesting and suspenseful. This book will captivate the young adults who read it and I am looking forward to introducing the book to the older students!"
—Dale Ketcheson, Early Years Literacy Support/Reading Recovery, Rivererheights School


"I could not put this book down. This thriller moves right along, from one perilous and nail-biting situation to the next. Not only that, but the book touches on major issues important to people whose future will be more and more wrapped up in technological advances—privacy, security, and power. I will recommend this for my middle- and high-school students."
—Yvonne M. Lacy, M.L.S., librarian, Liberty Christian School


"This book is in particular suspenseful, a page-turner. It would make a great movie!"
—Sandy Lange, Literacy Center Coordinator, Lake Pend Oreille High School

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HDZFMOY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvest House Publishers (March 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 517 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

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Sigmund Brouwer

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With over four million books in print, Sigmund Brouwer is a bestselling author of both children and adults books. His novel, Dead Man’s Switch, is the winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Canada’s best young adult mystery of the year and was a finalist in the TD Children’s Book Awards. His novel for grownups, Thief of Glory was selected as the a Book of the Year for the American Christy Awards and is a winner of the Alberta’s Readers Choice Awards.

He loves going to schools to get kids excited about reading, reaching roughly 80,000 students a year through his Rock&Roll Literacy Show. (www.rockandroll-literacy.com)

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Rev Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014
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Sigmund Brouwer does not write enough adult fiction, so this book was a pleasant surprise.
I picked this up for a long flight and couldn't put it down.

It was a good read. I would strongly recommend this as an adventure that you will enjoy.

I sure hope S.B. will write some more adult fiction.
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V. Adams
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book 👍
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2022
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I thought this book was great ! I enjoyed learning about the technology and found it fascinating..... and in ways disturbing. Looking forward to reading the next one!
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MSH
5.0 out of 5 stars Be ready to fasten your seatbelt with this one
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016
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This is so cool. Be ready for a fast paced book with surprises along the way. The main characters in the book are really intelligent & outsmart the adults time and again. I loved it.
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L. Weideman
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2019
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Well written and fun reading!
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Martha
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2016
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It was good, but not as spine tingling as some of his others.
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Landon
5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Man's Switch
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014
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Category: Christian Fiction/ Clean Action
Clean Language: Yes
Christian References: Few, overall just a good clean story
Comments: Fun quick read with lots of action
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DC from TN
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for reluctant readers
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2015
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My 15 year old who does not like to read couldn't put this down...I'm now buying everything from Sigmund Brouwer
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Kate
4.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling story!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
I've been a fan of Sigmund Brouwer's books since I read the Legends of Laramie series. He has a way to make the characters real and is able to mix the real with the fiction effortlessly and bring you into the story. When I saw that he had a new book for YA coming out I knew I had to read it. And it is safe to say, Dead Man's Switch didn't disappoint!

Dead Man's Switch takes you on a wild ride as you follow William King, or Lyon King to his friends, as he works his way through a mystery his friend Blake had set up for him. What scares King though is that Blake is dead, so Blake knew that people were after him and set up this Dead Man's Switch, King realizes that with the information he is uncovering, these people will be after him as well and he can't trust anyone in charge. So he has to work through these clues as fast as he can before the ones chasing him catch up.

The twist and turns of this story kept me wanting to find out what was going to happen next. This was also a story that, if I had to set it down, I could pick it back up and be right back in the story with no problem. I also enjoyed that King fit his age. He was a smart kid, but he did need help and seeing that made this story all the better.

Dead Man's Switch had a slight Hunger Games/ Matched feel. It's a story that could easily be a set up for a dystopian, wow! It is one that makes you think about what is going on out there that we don't know about. The remote setting of this story amplified that feeling.

This was a fun book!

Thank you to Harvest House, I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2017
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Our School loves Sigmund Brouwer and it meets our expectations.
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