The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer
Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after a decade in Washington, idealism has faded to disillusionment, and they're bored. Then one of them finds out about the clandestine Zero Game. It starts out as good fun - a simple wager between friends. But when someone close to them ends up dead, Harris and Matthew realise the game is far more sinister than they ever imagined - and that they're about to be the game's next victims. On the run, they turn to the only person they can trust: a sixteen-year-old Senate page who can move around the Capitol undetected. As a ruthless killer creeps closer, this idealistic page no only holds the key to saving their lives, but is also determined to redeem them in the process. Come play the Zero Game - you can bet your life on it...
This is non-stop, well researched action that does not insult the intelligenceThe scenarios are credible, the tension excruciating and the ending slaps you in the face. - GuardianMeltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow and David Baldacci - People MagazineGets the blood pumping - The New York Times, on The Millionaires'sharp dialogue, excitement and intimate research. This quality thriller grips with authenticity from the start and the shocks are sudden and unexpected.' Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Huddersfield Daily Examiner'Grisham had better beware, for there's a new kid on the block. In The Tenth Justice young Brad Meltzer - all of 26 - has formulated a thriller that fairly crackles, having pace, confidence and velocity-charged story-telling' - The Irish Times on The Tenth Justice'Breakneck . . . an action-packed read' - Mail on Sunday on Dead EvenMeltzer's dark political thriller pulses with adrenaline in a mean and dangerous race to the final revelation. - Oxford Times on The First CounselThis white-knuckle thriller portrays cybertheft in the banking world in a beguiling concoction that keeps you hooked from start to finish - The Irish Times, on The Millionaires
Brad Meltzer wrote his first novel while completing law school and writing for the notoriously demanding Law Review, and managed to remain one of the nicest guys you could ever hope to meet. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Cori, who was his childhood sweetheart and is also a lawyer, and their young son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340825013 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340825014 |
| Title | The Zero Game |
| Author | Brad Meltzer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2004-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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