“I’m not a computer hacker, but when I was doing research for the book I realised this sort of thing could potentially happen anywhere.”ĭave Lewis also runs the international Welsh Poetry Competition – aimed at encouraging creative writing talent to make a name for themselves. There are a few gruesome murders in Treforest to keep local people entertained. My book is really going one step further and looks at the extremes of what that information can lead to. “It’s the most topical subject on the planet. He said: “More and more people are using Facebook and Twitter these days and we are giving out so much information on ourselves. It has been described as a “full-throttle thriller effortlessly blending violence, eroticism and suspense”.Īnd Lewis, pictured above, who already has a sequel in mind, says the novel raises some serious questions about the consequences of posting inappropriate material on social networking sites. Set in the South Wales valleys and Cardiff, Ctrl-Alt-Delete follows the plight of Hal Griffiths, who must rescue his ex-girlfriend from an internet stalker who has carried out a series of gruesome murders in their village. A PONTYPRIDD tutor has combined his love of computers with the growing issues surrounding internet privacy and cyber bullying to create his first novel.ĭave Lewis, who lectures in IT and Photography at Gartholwg Lifelong Learning Centre, released crime thriller Ctrl-Alt-Delete late last year to critical acclaim – dubbing him the “James Patterson for the Facebook generation”.
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