Zero day is the first book in the john puller series by david baldacci. The series centers around john puller, a combat veteran and the best military investigator. Zero days begins with the true story of a cyberattack against a nuclear power plant in iran in which uraniumprocessing centrifuges were programmed to explode. Read zero day plot summary from the story zero day by jan gangsei. Gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their. The book was initially published on november 16, 2011 by grand central publishing.
There are lots of directions the novel could take, so youll have to decide before the end how you feel about addie. Zero day brings heavy, riffdriven metal coupled with authentic, heartfelt vocals and unorthodox time signatures to tell an engaging story for the audience. The plot of this book was interesting, and had me intrigued. As they begin the deadly countdown to their final act of. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Microsoft computer guru russinovichs first novel, a cautionary tale about the imminence of the great cyber attack to wipe out the internet, works pretty well as a thriller, though it takes a while to. Zero day is a thriller novel written by david baldacci. Zero day is a delightful conclusion to the hatching trilogy. The perfect ending that has even more excitement than the other two books. Zero day is a good place to meet john puller by lizblair see profile 042515. Really good 3dimensional characters, great bugs and lots of action. Verdict gangseis killer political novel is a mustread for those who enjoy a tight plot in their psychological thrillers. I mentioned before that this book 3 books is just about the best bug book ive ever read, and ive read a couple of hundred of them.
This is the first installment in the john puller book series. David baldaccis thriller novel zero day is the first of the john. Mountainsized and uberbrainy, john puller is about as unconquerable as mere mortals get to be. Jan gangsei, author of zero day and the wild bunch. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of zero day by david baldacci.
In it, humanity, after abandoning large portions of several land masses to the walking. High school friends andre kriegman and cal gabriel declare war on their classmates and plan a terrifying assault on their high school. Join one girls adventure in trying to do all of the things good and bad in an effort to find enlightenment and meaning. John puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the u. Zero day by jan gangsei reading guidebook club discussion. Though there were times you have to suspend disbelief, the overall fastpace and mystery make up for lack of plausibility. I had already read most of the books on the list and so i picked zero day.
It is a good military mystery set in cole mining country west virginia. This summary of zero day includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. Readers expect excitement and intrigue in david baldaccis books, and zero day is no exception. As baldaccis new hero narrowly escapes countless close calls, the pairing of the authors imagination and knowledge create a wild ride for the reader. Zero day was an exciting, political mysterythriller that had me guessing from beginning to end. The series centers around john puller, a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the armys criminal investigative division. Zero day by david baldacci grand central publishing. School library journal the real draw is the gripping. Rather than providing a happy ending, the book ends on a sinister note with a. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of.
Best of all, he survives to reappear in the next book of this new series. The inevitability of the ending including the loss of several characters doesnt change its poignancy, and the short chapters and slowly revealed back stories for each character guarantee the pages keep turning. Read my personal reactions from the story zero day by jan gangsei. Darrow, ignorant of addies intentions, was threatened and forced to spy on addie by a national secrete advisor. I really hope there is a followup and even a movie or television show.
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