Twenty-one months, five accidents and the only connection is that all the drivers say their vehicles had a mind of their own right before the crash. All five vehicles are from different manufacturers. No one can figure out what the problem is and no one is prepared to take responsibility for what is happening.

Computer guru Emily Doyle has become the obsession of a hacker. He started off with thoughtful little gifts but now, to get her attention, he's developed the technology to gain control of vehicles. Ben Colter is an investigator hired by the automakers to find out why the vehicles are crashing on their own. When Ben and Emily's professional relationship changes into a personal one, Ben finds himself the target of the hacker. With the number of casualties mounting, Ben, along with his whole team, and Emily, race against the clock to figure out how the hacker is controlling all these vehicles. What started off as unrequited love soon turns into a deadly game of terrorism.

I very much enjoyed the fast paced, edge of your seat read of FIVE IN A ROW. The computer jargon sometime got to be a bit much and I found myself skimming over it but it wasn't really a problem. The secondary characters really made this book enjoyable. They were well developed and had a purpose within the story. I especially enjoyed the characters of Emily Doyle's son Conor and the relationship that developed between Emily's sister Liz and Officer Jeremy Simpson. One thing I did find that bothered me was there was no actual suspense as to who the villain was. Right away the first page of the book tells you who he is. I would have preferred it if they'd left it until the end. Other than that, a great read.