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Zero Day [Kindle Edition]

David Baldacci
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)

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'He hasn't lost his freshness...The consummate professional, he has a knack of finding an intriguing twist' --Daily Mail

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John Puller is a former war hero and now the best military investigator in the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigative Division. He is a loner with few possessions by preference, but he has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable determination for finding the truth. His father was the most decorated U.S. Marine in history, but now resides in a nursing home far from his battlefield glory. Puller’s older brother, also a military vet, is serving a life sentence in Leavenworth Penitentiary. Puller is called out to a remote, rural area far from any military outpost to investigate into the brutal murder of a family in their home. The dead husband was in the army and the wife worked for a Pentagon contractor. The local homicide detective, a woman with personal demons of her own, clashes with Puller over the investigation. What neither of them knows is what is waiting for them across the street from the murdered family’s home. It is something that will turn an already complicated case on its head. As Puller digs through deception after red herring, he realizes that absolutely nothing, and nobody, he’s so far seen in this small town, are what they seem. He is truly one man against an overwhelming force.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 974 KB
  • Print Length: 460 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0230749240
  • Publisher: Macmillan (4 Nov 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005I3PAUO
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Stonking Yarn 13 Dec 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's always nice to sink your teeth into a Baldacci, particularly when he throws you a curveball by introducing a new character with a whole new set of skills. However, it's quite a shock to find something vaguely familiar about John Puller whose former MP days match up with Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and you begin to wonder what's coming next when he teams up with a small-town female sheriff to solve a series of grisly crimes (reminiscent of Reacher's latest plot - The Affair). Add in the fact that he loves his coffee by the gallon and gets to beat up on the town bully and wow! - the shades of déjà vu start to close in alarmingly!

For avid fans of Reacher the comparison offered by Puller is frankly off-putting and, to a degree, disappointing. But none of that should detract from what is a stonking great yarn in its own right. Nobody does insight into weaponry, forensics, clandestine services, and politics like Baldacci and in Zero Hour he lets it all hang out. The story rattles along at a fast rate, draws you into making some wrong assumptions, and has more than enough action for even the fiercest of adrenaline junkies. It builds to a climax as good as any you're likely to encounter, including a few twists that only the bravest of authors attempt these days.

If this is to be the start of a new Baldacci series featuring the superbly-honed investigative skills of John Puller - and there's no reason to doubt otherwise - then bring it on! Goodness knows there are a lot of stories out there just waiting for the Baldacci flair to keep Puller busy. Let's just hope that as he evolves, the character starts to distance himself from the Jack Reacher brand!
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129 of 133 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing Baldacci 8 Nov 2011
By rhosymynydd TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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I have been a Baldacci addict ever since I read The Christmas Train and his novels never cease to amaze me in the completely differerent topics he covers but there is always a surprise ending.

This book sneaks up on you. It starts as a standard detective investigation with Puller (military) joining up with Sam Cole the local female and lead cop. Set in a remote county, Sam faces discrimination from the locals but has proven herself up to the job. Together they slowly pull together to solve unusual local murders but there is something far deeper behind the scenes. This thriller is exactly that - so intriguing and full of great characters intertwined with family relationships but you are kept guessing until the final chapters. All is not as it seemed in this sleepy backwater - its fate could affect the nation. The final ending is a complete surprise and very unexpected. I could not put this one down but its pretty intensive reading so it did take me two days to complete but worth every moment.

This is a must read for any thriller enthusiast. If you have not read Baldacci before, this is a good introduction but bear in mind that no two of his novels are of the same genre but all contain ingenious plots/endings. You will be hooked...Zero Day
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By Donald Mitchell HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
"Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they busy themselves in vain; He heaps up riches, And does not know who will gather them." -- Psalm 39:6 (NKJV)

I would have liked this book a lot better if Lee Child hadn't already written the Jack Reacher novels. Instead, I kept having the feeling that I'd already read this book . . . and there are a number of surface similarities to Lee Child's latest Reacher novel, The Affair.

I liked The Affair better than Zero Day, but Zero Day is a perfectly satisfying book. If you haven't read The Affair, you'll probably like Zero Day better than I did.

I don't know enough about the military and military investigations to know how accurate the details are in Zero Day. But the details seemed credible to an ignorant person like me. If you are familiar with the details, their accuracy will probably affect your enjoyment of the book quite a bit.

John Puller makes an interesting protagonist because Mr. Baldacci leaves so many mysteries virtually untouched in Puller's background. Obviously, future books are planned that will gradually reveal aspects of those mysteries which include a tricky family background and a seemingly irrational desire to avoid gaining military rank.

Puller shows humanity that makes him more appealing than what might have been developed in someone who is a bit of a hard core cop-type.

The mystery is decently complicated and not too transparently telegraphed.

The book's main appeal, however, is in the pairing of the military investigator, Puller, with the single woman detective, Sam Cole. Their relationship carries the story forward in a way that the Reacher novels usually don't contain as effectively.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Zero Day review
Very like Lee Child's Reacher which I love! Love David Baldacci and absolutely loved Zero Day. Great character and a great read. Hope there's more!
Published 1 day ago by Nikinak
2.0 out of 5 stars Overall unsatisfactory
This book is really a mixed bag. It starts like a good crime novel, but quite quickly lags. I was getting very bored half way through with a story of an Army detective sent to a... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Ioannis Glinavos
3.0 out of 5 stars is this jacks twin?
I found this book to be ok was the first david baldacci that i have read and part of the reason i chose it was the lead character is very similar to jack reacher. Read more
Published 3 days ago by chefman75
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Reacher mark II
I was dubious at first due to the similarity to my favourite literary character Jack Reacher, but 20 pages in and I was hooked. Very well written, never gets dull. Read more
Published 4 days ago by simon_welton
5.0 out of 5 stars I See Your Point, However....
This book has been extensively reviewed elsewhere, so I won't waste your time. I see your point regarding Jack Reacher, and as a big Reacher fan I was prepared to scoff and be... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Sa Roworth
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Having seen this book for just 20p I decided to give it a go. I thought it was complete and utter drivel. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Poppygirl
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!
A good rattling along "Who did it?" type crime story. Baldacci builds excellent word pictures of the places and characters. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Javeaboy
4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Zero Day
Excellent story which was well written. I enjoyed reading it from start to finish. Well done David Baldacci. I shall read more of his books.
Published 6 days ago by DVW.K
2.0 out of 5 stars If you like Jack Reacher you will like this book
This book could have been written by Lee Child; I would not be surprised if David Baldacci or Lee Child were the same person. I quite agree with Joe McCoubrey's assessment. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Roy Brocklebank
4.0 out of 5 stars An exciting read on the kindle
This is the first Baldacci novel I have downloaded to the kindle and found it very easy to become engrossed with the story line and forget how long I was reading at each session
Published 7 days ago by BigEff
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