''Net Bandits'' is the first of the fictional series Internet Detectives by Michael Coleman. It was first published in 1996. The story is accompanied by illustrations of some of the applications of the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

. A movie based on the book and retaining the title was made by Eric Wotila in 2004

Plot summary

A couple of teenagers start exploring the Internet in order to submit a school report on the advantages and disadvantages of using it. A friendly netizen, using the id, ZMASTER corresponds with one of them through

email Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic ( digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant ...

. The same person, after some time, sends an email appealing for urgent help. A series of email exchanges to find out the identity of the sender follow, as the sleuths race with time

References

1996 British novels British children's novels Children's mystery novels British mystery novels Novels about the Internet 1996 children's books Macmillan Publishers books {{1990s-child-mystery-novel-stub