{"product_id":"going-zero-a-novel-isbn-9780063227071","title":"Going Zero: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWO HOURS TO VANISH.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZERO ALTERNATIVES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor one contestant, an unassuming Boston librarian named Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far higher than money, and her reasons for entering the test more personal than anyone imagines.  When the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom four-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten comes a breakneck, wickedly entertaining thriller for our times, a twisty, action-packed novel reminiscent of the best Michael Crichton technothrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This is one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a long time, although the word 'thriller' doesn’t quite capture the sheer pleasure of reading this story, with its wickedly clever set-up, its unassuming librarian protagonist, its twisty plot and surprise ending. Beyond pure entertainment is the truth this novel speaks about the disturbing times we live in. I highly, highly recommend this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cabinet of Dr. Leng and The Lost City of the Monkey God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-paced and shrill, \u003cem\u003eGoing Zero\u003c\/em\u003e will find plenty of fans.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviewing the Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGoing Zero\u003c\/em\u003e is clever, intelligent, action-packed, exciting and full of surprises. This novel belongs on top of your TBR list!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookTrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A story that is timely, frightening, exciting, suspenseful, and surprising . . . .There are a lot of well-crafted characters . . . and secrets and neck-wrenching plot twists abound . . . The subject of high-tech surveillance has become a hot-button issue, and McCarten cleverly and plausibly extrapolates from today’s technology to what we may well see tomorrow. An outstanding thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eGoing Zero \u003c\/em\u003estarts out as an action adventure thriller—part \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Race\u003c\/em\u003e, part \u003cem\u003eHunted USA\u003c\/em\u003e, part Michael Crichton technothriller . . . .  But it’s not all action: McCarten is a screenwriter, and knows just when to pump the brakes to let the characters shine through, and the plot thicken. Ultimately, if the prospect of a digital Big Brother wasn’t terrifying you up until now, allow \u003cem\u003eGoing Zero\u003c\/em\u003e to rectify that.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a great action-thriller, with major twists and turns, and you will not want to put it down. It will be one of the best books of the year.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedCarpetCrash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crackling . . . Shimmers with alarming portents about the state we find ourselves in” . . . . How can some random 'unsavvy citizen' . . . outwit the world’s sharpest spyware experts? The answer is more tangled than you might think, and a great deal of fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Lyall, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As fast-paced as it is timely…Anthony McCarten shoots a bullet through contemporary America with this wickedly taut conspiracy thriller. I'll never look at my phone the same way again.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Days of Night and The Sherlockian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eGoing Zero\u003c\/em\u003e is the first novel I've read in years that speeds the pulse as much as it challenges the brain. That can-you-beat-the-system hook recalls\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe juggernaut likes of \u003cem\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLost\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eGoing Zero\u003c\/em\u003e outpaces them both, and dives deeper: it's a speculative-fiction classic in the vein (and even in the league) of \u003cem\u003eI, Robot\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e—a thriller you can gobble down with a bucket of popcorn, and also feel smarter for having read. Provocative, perceptive, and—no other word will do—ingenious.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This well-written yarn proves that you don't have to have a blood bath to have an engaging thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . an edgy, compulsively readable thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] relentless new nailbiter from novelist and playwright Anthony McCarten. It is a speculative thriller very much in the vein of a top-ranked video game or, believe it or not, of our current daily news coverage. . . . . It’s all intended to be a cautionary tale, and it is awfully good as such, but McCarten’s genuine skill lies in the sleek, cunning way he relishes pulling the rug out from under us time and again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnniston Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In a world grappling with cell phone tracking and AI overreach, this is a timely and absorbing tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudiofile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890345898213,"sku":"NP9780063227071","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063227071.jpg?v=1730233085","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/going-zero-a-novel-isbn-9780063227071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}