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Book Review of SIMPLE SIMON

SIMPLE SIMON
SIMPLE SIMON
Author: Ryne Douglas Pearson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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Simon Lynch, an autistic child cracks a top secret government code and becomes the target of scared bureaucrats, foreign assassins and computer terrorists. FBI agent Art Jefferson must protect Simon from harm, while trying to preserve his own livelihood and life.Rain Man meets The Client in Simple Simon, the tale of a teenaged idiot savant who becomes the target of a sinister, high-tech manhunt. Simon Lynch is an autistic teen and a genius at puzzle-solving. When Simon accidentally discovers and solves an unusual puzzle--a test of the U.S. government's new top-secret security code--the powers that be decide to take care of him, causing Simon to become a fugitive running a race for his life against all odds.