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Zero Day

The First Heart-Racing Thriller Featuring Military Investigator John Puller From The International Number One Bestseller

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Zero Day

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
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'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail

Zero Day
is the explosive first instalment in David Baldacci's thrilling John Puller series, featuring a gifted investigator with an unstoppable drive to find out the truth . . .

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Distinguished as a top investigator in the US government, John Puller is called in to conduct an enquiry into the brutal murders of a family in a remote area of West Virginia. It soon becomes clear that the case has wider implications and as the body count rises he teams up with local homicide detective Samantha Cole. As the web of deceit is revealed, it quickly becomes apparent that there's much more to this case than they had first thought. It is an investigation where nothing is as it seems, and nothing can be taken at face value.

When Puller and Cole discover a dangerous situation in the making, Puller finds he must turn to the one person who can help avert certain catastrophe. A person he has known all his life.

In a breathtaking rollercoaster race against time, Cole fears for the community in which she was raised, and Puller knows he has to overcome the enemies of his country to avoid far reaching disaster.

But in the end, you can't kill what you can't see is coming . . .

Continue this fast-paced, breathtaking series with The Forgotten, The Escape, No Man's Land and Daylight.

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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

'Baldacci is still peerless' – Sunday Times

'Baldacci keeps things moving at express-train speed' – Daily Express

'One of the all-time best thriller authors' – Lisa Gardner

'Baldacci delivers, every time!' – Lisa Scottoline

*The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in the Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024

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Critic Reviews

Readers expect excitement and intrigue in David Baldacci's books, and Zero Day is no exception . . . As Baldacci's new hero narrowly escapes countless close calls, the pairing of the author's imagination and knowledge create a wild ride for the reader. Puller is gutsy, brash and likable. Best of all, he survives to reappear in the next book of this new series.
Zero Day is a nifty, paranoid thriller disguised as a murder mystery, and Baldacci advances it at a speedy clip with a nice mix of intrigue, tantalizing clues and the occasional explosion . . . Baldacci's books are fast-paced battles between good and evil.
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loved it, not so much the music and sound effects. have just one voice please

great listen

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Liked the story, the performance’s were very good, now to check out other David baldacci works. Was very much like Jack Reacher

Just like a Jack Reacher novel

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I can not escape the fact that Lee Child has already written several books with much the same character and stories. However, David Baldacci has managed to give us a new character with enough differences to allow for a well written and performed book. It is often tempting to compare Reacher and Puller (are the names intentionally similar in meaning?) but, if you have not read Lee Child's work or can just enjoy a good story then I would recommend this book. The only serious criticism would be against the use of the loud music during the performance.

Good story well read.

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Great story. Brilliantly narrated. Loved that a male spoke for male characters and a female spoke for female characters.

Fantastic

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Where does Zero Day: John Puller, Book 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I'm still relative new to audiobooks but ranks above average. The publisher uses sound effects and sometimes soundtrack / music for mood which I don't think was essential and some may find distracting or annoying.

What did you like best about this story?

It was a little unbelievable in one or two places but if you can overlook that the story line is gripping with a couple of twists and turns.

Which character – as performed by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy – was your favourite?

This was the first time I had heard McLarty read and his gravelly voice suited the main character (Puller).

Any additional comments?

I've read many Lee Child (Jack Reacher) books and if you like those you should enjoy this book. There are a number of similarities.

Some pros and cons -overall an entertaining listen

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