Zero Day

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy

Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

From David Baldacci - the modern master of the thriller and number-one worldwide best-selling novelist - comes a new hero: a lone Army Special Agent taking on the toughest crimes facing the nation. And Zero Day is where it all begins....

John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division. His father was an Army fighting legend, and his brother is serving a life sentence for treason in a federal military prison. Puller has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable drive to find the truth.

Now, Puller is called out on a case in a remote, rural area in West Virginia coal country, far from any military outpost. Someone has stumbled onto a brutal crime scene, a family slaughtered. The local homicide detective, a headstrong woman with personal demons of her own, joins forces with Puller in the investigation. As Puller digs through deception after deception, he realizes that absolutely nothing he's seen in this small town, and no one in it, are what they seem. Facing a potential conspiracy that reaches far beyond the hills of West Virginia, he is one man on the hunt for justice against an overwhelming force.

David Baldacci is one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 110 million copies in print. He is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.

©2011 David Baldacci (P)2011 Hachette

Not his best work

and listen to this book audio driving cross-country I heard a number of conflicting details

Fabulous book and super narrators

Would you listen to Zero Day again? Why?

This is an extraordinary book and the narration and special effects were spot on! Awesome.

Another solid book from Baldacci

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, great story, great read/listen

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

You never knew what was going to happen next, or who the real bad guys were

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked it when the main character turns down an advance from the local female cop. The sexual tension works much better than a romance. Besides, he's on a mission and doesn't have time for a romp.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I'm sure I laughed a few times.

Any additional comments?

Baldacci is close to the top of his game with one. It's not quite as good as some of the Camel Club books, but it delivers everything I have come to expect from every book I have ever read of his. Which is just about all of them. Keep it up Baldacci. It always makes my day why you come out with a new book.

Can't tell you much or I'll spoil it!

I'm still reeling from the big event and have to bite my tongue!

Great story. Great narrators. I chose this book because I loved Memory Man. (Except why does Baldacci keep killing Mollys?! That's my little one's name and this book has another dead Molly. Someone must've ticked him off.)

Excellent surprise

Would you listen to Zero Day again? Why?

I don't tend to relisten often but I did purchase next book in the sceries

Who was your favorite character and why?

Puller - he's a bad ass

Typical Baldacci

Good book, Typical Baldacci. Great new leading man. You can never go wrong with his books because they are always different in story lines but the same great story telling.

Enjoyed the story

well done, enjoyable listen. well worth the listen. That's all I have to say now.

Not bad

Good story, good narrating. Not my favorite, but I enjoyed it. Fairly sure the review won't help you much, sorry!

Another good one.

As usual David Baldacci gave us a book that makes you feel like you are on a roller coaster. A simple story that has so many twist and turns that you feel like you don't want it to end. I enjoyed the read very much.

Simply Mesmorizing

I've just started listening to audiobooks again, enjoyed hearing the characters read by their respective genders. The story begins quickly and captures your attention. Set in rural West Virginia makes this yarn earthy and the characters believable. (a real "page-turner")