Not bad but not one of her best in my opinion. It didn't really showcase Ali and company, while the sorry flowed it lacked any heart. There was more detail and dialogue from the criminals than the main characters themselves.

Another terrific entry in the Ali Reynold series- but don't worry if you haven't read the earlier ones, this is fine as a standalone. The tech part of the mystery is well explained and topical, the characters well done, and there are enough twists to keep you guessing. A good read.

How could I have never read an Ali Reynolds book. J.A. Jance is an author I am definitely going to catch up. I really enjoyed this book.

Ali Reynolds and her husband own High Noon Cyber Security. Their employee, Stuart Raney, is contacted by the aunt of Roger McGeary, a former high school friend and fellow computer geek. Stuart and Roger were really the only friends they each had and when Roger and his mother moved away, Stuart basically became alone. His aunt asks him for help to find Roger’s murderer. Apparently, Roger fell or was pushed off a luxury cruise ship. The authorities call it a death by misadventure but his aunt insists he was murdered. B and Ali agree to help the aunt, but it is really helping Stuart. B is out of town so Ali, Stuart and Cami are pretty much on their own. A twisted serial killer is targeting the grown children of people who have committed suicide. Owen Hansen has hacked into a psychiatrist's patient files and is now targeting these individuals. Using information he has gained, he is bullying and tormenting them until they decide to end things. With Stuart tracking online information, will they find the serial killer before he is successful with another victim?

The book is well written. The plot contains information about artificial intelligence which was interesting. The suspense builds throughout the story and the pace is steady. The topics in the book; suicide, artificial intelligence, cyber bullying and tracking people using their electronic footprint all added realistic and scary story lines. Because of the Cyber Security involved here, this was a wonderful way to showcase the talents of High Noon. I am looking forward to more stories about Ali Reynolds.

Stu Ramey a ”brilliant software guy with the social skills of an onion” works for High Noon Enterprises, a cybersecurity firm owned by Ali Reynolds and her husband, B. Simpson. When the aunt of his boyhood friend, Roger McGeary, approaches him to inform him of Roger’s death on a cruise ship, he is devastated. Roger, the son of a suicide, has tried to kill himself in the past and his death has been declared death by misadventure suggesting another attempt, this time successful. But his aunt is convinced that there is something not right about this finding and she asks Stuart to try to discover what really happened.

Owen Hanson aka Odin, wealthy self-taught IT genius, has a fascination with the suicide of others. His father killed himself when Owen was a child and he is now targeting the children of suicides who are suicidal themselves. He is aided by Frigg, an “all-knowing artificial intelligence sidekick and companion” with surprisingly human characteristics.

Man Overboard is the twelfth book in author J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynold’s series and it is one heck of a page-turner. The plot is tight with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader invested. The characters are interesting with Stuart and Owen, the two tech geniuse,s squaring off online but even more so when they decide to take their battle off-line. But it is Frigg who is the real star of this book as she begins to analyze Asimov’s three rules of robotics and applies them to her relationship with Owen. Great fun to read and I highly recommend it.

Thanks to Netgalley and Touchstone for the opportunity o read this book in exchange for an honest review

J.A. Jance's latest novel, Man Overboard (Touchstone 2017), #12 in the Ali Reynolds series, is the story of a malicious hacker who wants to get even with the pain he suffered from his father's suicide by cyberbullying fragile individuals into killing themselves. He always picks children of suicide victims who have attempted and failed suicide themselves. This works until he selects a victim who's aunt refuses to believe her nephew jumped to his death on the cruise ship vacation of his dreams. She reaches out to an old friend of her nephew who works for Ali Reynolds and High Noon Enterprises and persuades them to look into the suicide. They do so with devastating results.

Told from the viewpoint of both the psycho who is killing people for fun and the amateur detectives at High Noon Enterprises, this is a powerful story that blends tech with traditional gumshoe hard work. Though the cyber stuff is well-explained, it might be considered just on the edge of too much. For me, though, I happily believed it. I love cyber stories and thoroughly enjoyed seeing what could happen with tech tools that aren't handled properly.

--book received free in return for an honest review; review to be posted to my blog, WordDreams, June 23rd.

Another great Allie Reynolds book!! Looking forward to what's next.

Cyber security is in the news every day as are cyber crimes. This book is very topical in this respect and gives us a lot of fascinating details about various aspects of cyber crimes.

Jance's characters are believable and interesting, the plot intriguing. This is another winner.

J.A. Jance is a talented writer. I’ve enjoyed both her J.P. Beaumont and Joanna Brady series for just years, but just recently discovered the Ali Reynolds series. It’s different in tone from the others, but all have strong, intelligent main characters in common with interesting supporting characters to round out the stories. In this book, Stuart Ramey, employee and friend of Ali and her husband, takes the front seat. His friend Roger died under strange circumstances while on a cruise and Stu is determined to find out what really happened. Stu, with assistance from his co-worker Cami Lee, as well as former journalist Ali, match wits with a disturbed killer. The murderer prefers to commit his works of evil through unprecedented methods of cyber-bullying and mind games as opposed to overt acts of violence, but is just as dangerous.

“Man Overboard” is scary and suspenseful as the reader sees more of the killer’s diabolical plans unfold. It’s not necessary to have read prior books in this series to read this exciting novel, and new readers will like Ali and her dedication and detective skills right away. Readers who have read prior books in the series will be excited to see how Stu and Cami stretch their skills and along with Ali, do whatever it takes to stop the killer from striking again. I am already looking forward to the next book in this series.

I received this book from NetGalley, through the courtesy of Touchstone. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

Cyber-murder?? Yup! Two computer geniuses battle it out in this great thriller.
Great, original storyline & great character development. I had no confusion even though I haven't yet read the earlier books in this series.
This book grabbed me & didn't let go until the end!

J A Jance has done it again!! When I finish one of her books it's hard to recover from the high I get from the exiting, edge of the seat adventures she creates. Janice's recurring characters feel like family, and it's a pleasure to see them develop. In this case Stuart Ramey and Cami Lee played much larger and intriguing roles than in earlier books in the Ali Reynolds series. I won't talk about other characters because I don't want to give any spoilers, but there are other changes. Jance''s ability to portray strong female characters is one of the things I most admire about her books. However, her ability to describe the machinations of characters who are pure evil is equally mpressive. I can hardly wait for my next fix of J A Jance magic!! Thanks to Simon and Shuster and NetGalley for providing access to an electronic ARC of MAN OVERBOARD.

I read these books solely for Leland Brooks, how dare J. A. Jance ship him off, I understand the reasoning behind why he left, but these books will be less entertaining without him there.

There is definitely a creepy factor to this book; the ability to develop Artificial Intelligence to the point that cyber stalking has no limits definitely has me worried. I do not know how much is real and how much is speculation, but J. A. Jance is riding a sharp edge here.

Roger McGeary was the only friend that Stuart Ramey, High Noon’s cyber genius, had at school. They were a united front when it came to the bullying that was directed at them. They lost contact after high school, so when Roger’s aunt Julia tracked town Stu to find out what had happened to her nephew he could not say no.

Children of a parent that has committed suicide are more likely to commit suicide themselves and psychiatrist Dr. Amelia Cannon has been studying this phenomenon for years. When her electronic files have been hacked, she decides that this is a good time to walk away from her practice and to care for her dying mother, unaware that the hacker, Owen Hansen and his alter ego, are using this information to cyber stalk her patients. Owen wants to see them die at their own hands and now it is up to Ali Reynolds and the team at High Noon Enterprises to stop him before there are any more deaths.

This high stakes game has Stuart going non-stop. The action is intense and the technical knowledge is heightened. Jance takes her readers into a backdoor of this technology that will leave you wondering how secure your smartphone is and who has access to your most personal information.

Though it appears that Jance is closing the Leland door, she has giving you more insight into Stuart and Cami, two characters that are important, yet did not have their background stories fully told. A new character, or two, has been added so we will have to wait and see what they will have to offer. I just hope that the humor that was all Leland Brooks can be brought out in other ways.

J.A. Jance is one of the best mystery writers out there. With 4 series and numerous story lines she still finds a way to make everything new.

Although the premise is attractive, it's not a new one, and Ms. Jance adds little to the formulaic approach. I pretty much had it all figured out within the first few chapters, and the anticipated chase scene conveyed less terror and suspense than most. Still, the author's prose keeps it moving along, and the underlying theme of "loyalty" gives the book a dimension not often found in this genre.