A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2023 'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Going Zero is a high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. Perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim and The Circle. Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Book Prize. TWO HOURS TO VANISH Ten people are selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter, FUSION can track anyone on earth. ONE CHANCE TO WIN Given two hours ...
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A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2023 'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Going Zero is a high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. Perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim and The Circle. Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Book Prize. TWO HOURS TO VANISH Ten people are selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter, FUSION can track anyone on earth. ONE CHANCE TO WIN Given two hours to 'Go Zero' - disappear off-grid - each Zero has thirty days to elude the sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Anyone that beats FUSION will receive $3 million. If Cy's system proves itself, he wins a $90 billion contract with the CIA to revolutionize surveillance forever. ZERO ALTERNATIVES TO LOSING For Zero 10, Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are higher than money, and far more personal than Cy could have imagined. Kaitlyn needs to win to get what she wants, and Cy will stop at nothing to realize his ambitions. When the game's timer hits zero, there will only be one winner. . . 'One of the best thrillers I've read in a long time . . . pure entertainment' - Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pendergast series 'As fast-paced as it is timely. . . wickedly taut' - Graham Moore, author of The Holdout Reader Praise for Going Zero: 'I read it in a single day as it proved impossible to put down' '***** a thrill ride right from the off' 'Twists and turns, prize money, tech, government contracts and lies. This book has it all' 'Fans of the techno-thriller will eat it up' 'As compelling as The Da Vinci Code and as fun and fast paced' '***** Wow just wow! Absolutely loved this book' 'Hands down one of the best thrillers I've read lately' '***** I cannot recommend this book highly enough' 'Had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't put it down' 'All I can say is wow'
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I was a big fan of the Channel 4 TV series 'Hunted', so the premise of 'Going Zero', featuring a competition where contestants try to disappear to test private and government tech was really intriguing.
I loved the first half of the book where the competition is in full swing. The book is really well paced and although there are 10 contestants, they are introduced slowly so you never felt overwhelmed. The fact that they are introduced as both their names and numbers during each chapter also really helped it not to get too confusing. There are some characters that are introduced and lose the game in one chapter and some that are around throughout. I thought the characters were nicely varied and there were some really funny moments in this part of the book.
The chapters are headed up with the location of the characters, but they change locations often (they are on the run after all!). I think perhaps using their ID Number would have been less confusing, particularly as someone who doesn't know American geography very well.
The chapters are also interspersed with the perspective from the hunters, led by Cy Baxter, who's a bit of an Elon Musk type character. He's not particularly likeable and we see a real darker side to him start to come out as the game progresses. The latter half of the book then turns into a bit of a techno-thriller, full of hacking and politics and meetings. I must admit that I didn't really enjoy this half as much as I had enjoyed the first half. I knew that something darker would be happening, but I was hoping for something else rather than what was presented. The ending seemed a bit far-fetched and was a little disappointing. I'm aware that this is very much a personal preference though!
Overall, Going Zero is a brilliant premise and has a perfectly paced and gripping first half, but I was less enamoured by the second half of the book. Thank you to NetGalley & Pan Macmillan for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
