"A page-turning thrill read that manages to merge today's obsessions with love and technology. This is a frighteningly current spellbinder."
-- Seattle Post Intelligencer (6/22)

"a brisk read filled with twists and turns and a leave-you-hanging feeling at the end of every succinct chapter, 'Hooked' is a cool, often funny, thriller...., despite the super contemporary themes, it's an old-fashinoned yarn with a likable hero that simply makes you want to turn the page to find out what happened next."
-- San Francisco Examiner (6/18)

"an addictively intriguing modern thriller"
-- Santa Rosa Press Democrat (6/17)

"rocking good fun"
-- New Orleans Times Picayune (6/15)

"A propulsive novel"
-- Fresno Bee

"memorable characters, page-turning action and realistic settings in and around the Bay Area."
-- Boulder Daily Camera

"a wonderful book, perfectly suited for an afternoon at the beach. Don't miss it!"
-- Curledup.com (Curled up with a good book)

"if you're one of those people who equates the term thriller with shoddy writing you'll be pleasantly surprised to this complex novel that pays as much attention to language as to plot"
-- NPR's California Report

"Hooked has the potential to appeal to a wide range of readers -- thriller audience, tech geeks and science buffs ...and summer romance readers will enjoy Nat's pursuit of his lost love, Annie. Richtel people's his fast paced tale with a rich cast of memorable characters."
-- NPR's California Report

"The novel's stunning climax forces both Nat and the reader to assess our addiction to technology...while hooked is fictional the careful scientific details may just make you want to trade your time at the computer for a nice, harmless book."
-- NPR's California Report