Going Zero

Books | Fiction / Action & Adventure

Anthony McCarten

"Ten Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter in collaboration with the CIA, FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work? Each participant is given two hours to 'Go Zero' - to go off-grid and disappear - and then thirty days to elude the highly sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Any Zero that beats FUSION will receive $3 million. If Cy's system prevails, he wins a $90 billion-dollar government contract to revolutionize surveillance forever. For 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. Kaitlyn needs to win as badly as Cy needs to realize his own ambitions. They have no choice but to finish the game and when the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner..."--Provided by publisher.

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Author

Anthony McCarten

Pages

304

Publisher

Harper

Published Date

2023

ISBN

006322707X 9780063227071

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"Ten people get selected by surveillance company Fusion and CIA to “go zero.” They each must disappear and leave zero digital footprint for 30 days. Anyone remaining undiscovered by Fusion’s extraordinary e-surveillance software and teams gets $3 million. The pace was quick. About two thirds through the book, the story took a turn, the going zero portion faded away and the final third filled with other story lines I found less interesting. The author of Going Zero, Anthony McCarten, is a successful screenwriter of Theory of Everything, The Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody. With McCarten’s pedigree, I will read another of his books."

Diane Morello

"4.5 ⭐️s <br/><br/>This was my first book I have read by this author, but I will definitely be checking out his other works. <br/>With short chapters that are focused on a countdown of a clock, I was able to focus and breeze through this book in one sitting. <br/>A techno thriller that will remind you how scary Big Brother is watching us every second of everyday…even in our homes!"