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    Zero Day

    Written by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Orlagh Cassidy and Ron McLarty

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    About this audiobook

    From David Baldacci – the modern master of the thriller and #1 worldwide bestselling 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 Investigation 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.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateOct 31, 2011
    ISBN9781611139174
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    Zero Day
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    David Baldacci

    David Baldacci is one of the world’s bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services, and his first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than forty bestsellers featuring Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, Atlee Pine and John Puller. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US. Trust him to take you to the action.

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    • 5/5
      A fun read about threatened Terrorism on American soil. The author keeps the storyline moving along nicely. Little to say that wouldn't be a spoiler. Lives up to his other work.
    • 5/5
      John Puller is another over-the-top fighting character. These guys are pretty unbelievable, but then the biographical stories I've read of some real military people have been amazing as well. Puller is also very real as a man. He owns a cat. He deals with a father who is harsh and under care for dementia in a nursing home. His brother and his story add another dimension to make me want to follow this series.

      The story is very good as usual for Baldacci. I listened to the audio version which is done well. As usual, I could do without the sound of the gun blast now and then. It startles me. I guess that is the point. Maybe it does add to the feel of the story. There is not a lot of this extra noise, certainly not enough to keep me away from the audio versions of these stories.
    • 3/5
      I went back and forth on how to rate this book. I don't think it is Baldacci's best effort. I didn't find the storyline very compelling. I've read other John Puller books prior to this one and seeing that this one was the first book of the series, I'm glad I didn't read it first because if I had, I may not have read the later ones (which in my opinion are better).I did like that Puller and Cole didn't end up having the obligatory bedroom scene that so many of these books have. I did get the feeling that had things turned out differently, they might have tried to have a relationship with each other. Puller's brother is in military prison--we're told he's been convicted of treason, but we're not told what he did that was considered treasonous. (I believe a later book in the series provides more information but I can't remember the specifics.) So that whole part left me confused.So as far as rating, I started at a 3 and took away one for the plot but added one for the things I liked--and ended up back at my average rating of 3.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book! I started reading it on a Sunday evening and finished it at 6 am Monday morning. I could not put it down!
    • 5/5
      John Puller is a Army CID - called into investigate a brutal family killing in rural West Virginia. The father is a Defense Intelligence Agency high ranking colonel about to transition to civilian life. Puller questions his solo assignment to the highly sensitive case. He is also saddled with a father who is a living (though retired) Army legend and a brother serving life for treason. Along the way he partners with a local police detective - female detective Samantha Cole. Baldacci gives enough background to promote interest without bogging down the story. And just as you think you have it ... the story takes a sharp left. Concisely written police procedural wrapped around a compelling story. If only David Baldacci and Lee Child would get together and introduce John Pullman to Jack Reacher. What a story that would be. Highly recommend any of his books.
    • 4/5
      A good page turner right from the start. It was well written and mostly believable, at least up until Chapter 86 when Puller and Sam wee the only ones sent in to look for the nuclear material. R-i--g-h-t -- like half the Army wouldn't have descended on the place. Sam being killed in the fizzable explosion was a twist I didn't see coming. Other stupid thing was the confrontation with Mason and his men. Really cliche.
    • 4/5
      Baldacci has taken one of the most terrifying possibilities and brought it to us in a scary way. It's a suspense filled story with clean dialogue and well written characters. The situations may be borderline unbelievable, but that's what makes it good. This novel is a fast-paced and reads rather quickly. Zero Day was intriguing enough to make me watch out for the next one
    • 1/5
      I enjoyed my last book by Baldacci, but this one hit too many of my hot buttons. The hero was too heroic, a super hero who could solve a murder, beat up the toughest, be a CSI tech, & figure out the crime from a mark in the dust. Think NCIS with Puller in all the roles from Gibbs down to that cute, weird girl in the lab. Seriously, he was doing better than Ducky at one point. But he can't figure out the difference between the sound of a fan & a possible opponent. Ugh.

      Possibly worse, Baldacci kept describing everything in gory detail. I really don't care about every move the action on his blah-blah-blah pistol makes when he cocks it. Seriously, I had to listen to a play by play description & he didn't even shoot the damn thing. I don't particularly care about the 7 dozen items he has in his CSI bag with 100 pockets in it, either.

      Then there are the yokel locals, the girl, the young kid who will worship him & the evil coal company... just reads like a formula for a Superman comic & the above issues just drive it into the ground.

      Not for me, although the reader was pretty good.
    • 4/5
      First Baldacci for me. Recommended by a co-worker. Glad I read it and will put John Puller books in my wishlist. For me I want this type of fiction to entertain me, but not insult my intelligence. Baldacci delivers. We all have to suspend disbelief with fiction, but just how far.
    • 4/5
      John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division. 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. 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.Very suspenseful. Keeps you guessing until the last chapter. John Puller is a great character - a mix of flawed and compassionate; macho, but not handsome necessarily. Very realistic. There is a potential love interest and some sexual tension, a local police officer who helps him solve the case, but the relationship is a minor part of the book. Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      When a postal carrier in a rundown West Virginia coal town tries to deliver a package and stumbles onto a bloody crime scene, he panics and calls the local police. The victims are an officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency, the officer's wife, and their two children. The murders seem out of place in the small town so they call the Army who send in John Puller Jr., an investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command. Puller is assigned to the case and told that there's heavy interest "at the top." Puller is a decorated combat soldier who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. His father was a legendary commanding officer and his brother is a convicted traitor serving time at Leavenworth. This combination makes him quite a loner. We follow Puller to West Virginia, where the local authorities are supervising the murder investigation under the leadership of Samantha Cole. Sam Cole knows she can't carry out this investigation alone so she and Puller cooperate with each other to find out who is behind the murders despite attempts on their lives.

      This novel has lots of twists and turns, and even though I found many of the secondary characters to be underwritten, it didn't stop me from quickly turning the pages of this highly addictive story. There is an obvious similarity to Jack Reacher including their height and love of coffee. You can argue with which one is the more complex character but I think for me....there's room for both Reacher and Puller.
    • 4/5
      Whew! What a scary "could-it-really-happen?" kind of thriller! I loved how the pieces of this story knit together and loved that it freaked me out! It makes me wonder what could really be happening out there in rural America. And no...I'm not paranoid. It was just one of those books that makes you second guess your sense of security.

      As for the characters, I liked John Puller from the start. Was he a little too perfect? Well, his family is a mess, his father is healthy, but senile and confined to the VA Hospital. His brother is in prison. John clams up the one time his mother is mentioned. That sounds like a disaster, so it made perfect sense to me that he threw himself into his work. Maybe he was a little too good at some things, but I enjoy reading about a fearless, die hard, military hero who can take care of business. So shoot me. I was really way to involved with putting the pieces of the puzzle together to care one way or another.

      I adored Sam! I knew from her first conversation with Puller that she was tough-as-nails and more than capable of doing her job. Loved her sass, too. I enjoyed their working relationship immensely. So...Curse you, flying cement! And curse you, Baldacci! May the heat of a thousand suns melt your favorite laptop! Couldn't Sam have just...like...been injured? Or been comatose for awhile so you could squeeze Puller for two more books? C'mon! You could've TOTALLY worked that out! I could've helped you with that plot point, bud. Just ask next time, okay? Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. I'll still buy the next two books. I'm hooked!

      This was my first read of Baldacci's work and I believe I have another favorite in the thriller genre. Definitely moving on to book two.
    • 1/5
      A silly book that gets positively stupid near the end. Why can't people who do "nuclear thrillers" get even a tiny bit of technical review so their stories are not insulting!!??
    • 3/5
      This book was enjoyable. It wasn't over the top or anything a nice mystery with a captivating scenario. I thought I had it figured out. I did have a piece of the puzzle correct but not fully. I don't know I was kind of disappointed with the ending. Overall okay book not sure if I'm going to continue this series.
    • 4/5
      Different sort of Baldacci crime story with good characterization of Army Crime investigator and interesting relationship with local homocide detective. Lots of intrigue and interesting outcome.
    • 5/5
      Of all the Baldacci books I have read I enjoyed this on the most. The protagonist is an active duty Army CID agent sent to investigate the murder of a Colonel that occurred in a small West Virginia town in coal mining country. Plenty of plot twists, good descriptions of action and activity. Two comments though: First Puller, (the protagonist) has the most well stocked automobile trunk one could hope for. almost every contingency has him pulling out the correct item as needed. Secondly, his character has echoes of Jack Reacher. This is not a cavil but rather a comment that such characters are a welcome change from the anti-hero and metrosexuals that seem to inhabit the genre lately.
    • 5/5
      Drake is a small rural town in West Virginia dominated by a coal company and its owner Roger Trent. When an Army officer and his family are killed, CID Special Agent John Puller is called in to investigate. Working together with local police officer Samantha Cole, Puller quickly finds out that there is something much bigger going in Drake than the murder of a family. In the 1960s, Drake was a secret government site for nuclear bomb testing. When the government closed down the facilities they left several barrels of plutonium and uranium behind which turn into an imminent threat decades later. Slowly after Puller finds out about this, he connects his investigation to the nuke site and the coal company Trent Exploration. He then has to hurry to avoid a nuclear catastrophe.Zero Day is the first novel in a series revolving around Army CID Special Agent John Puller. Its protagonist is a former Army ranger who's father was an Army general. His brother, also former military, was convicted of treason and serves a life-long sentence at Leavenworth military prison. Zero Day introduces John Puller as an ex-soldier who enjoys working in the field for CID rather than having a desk job and climbing ranks. I found the character quite likable from the beginning which is why I'm probably going to follow David Baldacci's John Puller series.This novel is a fast-paced thriller and reads rather quickly. One can easily get through the six hundred odd pages in a couple of days and if you like the genre it is definitely time well spent. Zero Day is a light read, but definitely an entertaining book. 4.5 stars for this one.
    • 4/5
      I can't remember if I read this book or listened to it in the truck on the way to Utah. A "page turner."
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this thriller. The pairing of amilitary expert and a small town cop worked well, as did the steadily increasing complexity of the case at hand. Well done!
    • 4/5
      this was a great book. had a hard time putting it down. only thing is the big point almost to the end is a bit anti-climatic, ok, to me? moderately anti-climatic. but still way worth the read.. went on for a bit after that which was good except that it was so much more detailed than the big event that it was a bit annoying. but i like this writer and i hope more books come out with this character.
    • 4/5


      Very solid mystery thriller. The main charachter is an army hero, and his thoughts throughout the book often sound like an advertisement for the army. Nothing wrong, only maybe a little too much of that. in fact I found this novel to be very well-researched and credible well into the 4th quarter. The last chapters, and especially the scene when Puller is on the phone with the brother (and the fact that the goverment allowed that to happen) are so unrealistic that Mr Clive Cussler would be punching the air in joy. Too bad, because most of the book is not as cartoonish. Overall, a really enjoyable, entertaining mystery, with different dimensions to it. Lots of fun and new facts to learn too.
    • 4/5
      I actually read the first part of this on my kindle and am listening to the second part on audible.

      very good book. this character has been compared to Reacher. I believe I may like him better than Reacher.
      will definitely be reading the next one real soon.
    • 3/5
      Federal agent John Puller gets sent to West Virginia to investigate the murder of an Army officer and his family. This is just the tip of the iceberg as Puller finds out. He escapes being killed, discovers a plot that endangers the country and falls in love.While the story was good, I kind of got lost on some of the scientific information. But this would be a good read for someone who has a long time to read like on a plane trip or being bedbound. If I had read this quicker I may have given it a "4".
    • 4/5
      Audiobook. Typical Baldacci action book. I enjoyed it. The narration was well done in this version with well placed sound effects. It really helped bring the story alive.
    • 3/5
      A rather predictable plot, but the narration is good.
    • 4/5
      The first installment of Baldacci's new series starring John Puller, a military investigator. Puller (a twin of Lee Child's Reacher - only one still takes orders while the other doesn't) is sent to investigate a murder of a Pentagon employee and his family in a small W.Virginia coal mining town. Bodies keep dropping, theories are sparse, but Puller and local officer Sam(antha) Cole chance down every lead until finally finding the truth. Slow to start (will they ever leave the crime scene??) but toward the end the pages wouldn't turn fast enough. Can't wait for my husband to finish the 2nd installment so that I can start reading it.
    • 4/5
      This was a good mystery/thriller. I like this authors style of writing and his stories are usually page-turners you don't want to put down- this was no exception. I would definitely recommend this to my reading friends who like this type of story.
    • 4/5
      Well - finally got into this and it was actually quite exciting - if a bit of an anti-climax at the end. Full of US acronyms which proved a bit tiresome - USBD, NFL, MP, CID (no not that kind), SFC, SAC, FBI, FIU, DIA, WO, NCIS, even the main character's cat is called AWOL!Still, the main character is quite nicely fleshed out, if a bit of a stereotype, tall, handsome, brave (string of medals and flash backs to Afghanistan), can floor someone with a headbutt, dead eye dick with a pistol - you know the sort! Fortunately we are spared a review of his sexual prowess due to a lump of concrete.More of a 'blokey' bloke's book - if that's not being horribly sexist - but a good read all in all!
    • 4/5
      this was a great book. had a hard time putting it down. only thing is the big point almost to the end is a bit anti-climatic, ok, to me? moderately anti-climatic. but still way worth the read.. went on for a bit after that which was good except that it was so much more detailed than the big event that it was a bit annoying. but i like this writer and i hope more books come out with this character.
    • 5/5
      First I have to admit that I am a huge David Baldacci fan. However, that does not mean that I cannot be critical of his writing. But this is not the book as I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think it's one of the writer's best work yet.