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Going Zero

A Novel

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Going Zero

By: Anthony McCarten
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
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TWO HOURS TO VANISH.

ONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.

ZERO ALTERNATIVES.

Ten Americans have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. FUSION can track anyone on earth. But does it work?

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. When the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner…

From 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.

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Intriguing Plot Twists • Fast-paced Thriller • Excellent Narration • Original Concept • Thought-provoking Premise

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This story is too real and a telling tale of our "public-private partnerships" and vanishing privacy.

Current day "technothriller" with a conscious

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A great look into the issues of privacy and the companies that store, share and abuse our personal data. A wake up call about the surveillance state. Also a well told story full of twists and surprises and a heroine who is easy to root for. The narrator is very good—but not truly great. The ending is not quite up to the level of the rest of the novel, but that’s more a statement about how strong the rest of the novel is than a critique of the denouement. Grading on a scale of 5=perfect, I’d rate this around 4.6-4.7.

Timely, scary, entertaining

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Smart, mostly believable. The narrator is solid and the story moves along briskly. Great fun!

Great entertainment

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This one is tricky because I have a feeling if I'd read the physical book I might have enjoyed it more. The performance/narration of the text was very good, but it's one of those books that would have me turning back to earlier chapters/pages to reread portions to see if they were playing fair. Audio books make that trickier, so I found myself losing faith in the story and being less interested in the resolution as we got closer to the end.

Still and all, interesting concept and solid characterizations made it worth the ~10 hour investment. 6/10 would recommend.

Solid Narration, Challenging Listen

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I like the concept it was an interesting premise. I like the development the background of the characters and I like the plot twist. I will see what other books this author has written.

Interesting premise

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