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Zero Day [Kindle Edition]

David Baldacci
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (240 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: 908 KB
  • Print Length: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan (4 Nov 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005I3PAUO
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  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (240 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #708 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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71 of 71 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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134 of 138 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing Baldacci 8 Nov 2011
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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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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Donald Mitchell HALL OF FAME TOP 500 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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5.0 out of 5 stars very tense !!
Keeps you guessing for a long time. Loved reading it even though some stuff I didn't understand about American army.
Published 6 days ago by Alibobby
5.0 out of 5 stars Very fast paced, excellent read
The new book from David Baldacci "Zero Day" introduces us to a new hero, John Puller. Like in his other books David Baldacci the plot develops quickly and makes you root and care... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Emery Griffiths
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I haven't read much of David Baldacci so have nothing else to compare it with. I will however be buying more of his books
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4.0 out of 5 stars Reacher redone?
I'm a big fan of David Baldacci's work and also the Reacher series by Lee Child - this latest book from Baldacci is a blend of the two. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Mrenshaw
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A fantastic read and it involves all your emotions and I even cried at the end. Here is new Character in Puller and I want the next one but cant find it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Twists and turns
This has been my Kindle bed time reading recently. I'm not at my most alert in the latter part of the evening, so fiction needs to be fast moving, understandable and engaging for... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Mike Eccles
5.0 out of 5 stars book
Gripping, and have kept it in my archive as I may well want to read it again. worth the money I paid
Published 23 days ago by Karen Louise
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Sorry but I have not read this yet. Please have a star button for this sort of rating. I am having to think up things to say now.
Published 23 days ago by Elizabeth L. Berry
4.0 out of 5 stars Zero Day
I liked the story line and i would recommend it to any dedicated Baldacci reader. up to his usual standard.
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A very good read. Slow start but lots of detail. Story line kept you wanting to go on. Plenty of detail. An excellent book.
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