Cover of Zero Day featuring the text Zero Day By David Baldacci

Zero Day By David Baldacci Book Review

Zero Day by David Baldacci is the first book of the John Puller Series. The book introduces us to the character John Puller, a top investigator in the US Army’s CID. So, when a family with military connections is brutally murdered in a remote area of West Virginia, Puller is called to investigate. And so begins a highly gripping book that leaves you wanting more at the end of every single chapter.

 

Plot

An army colonel and his family were murdered in a remote village in America. The burden of investigating the murder fell into the hands of John Puller, who is also an ex-serviceman himself. While investigating, he discovered the brutality and horror of the murders would defy any serial killer. But looking at the type of murder, it is clear that it is the work of a professional group! Puller went down to the field with local police officer Sam Cole, and the attacks started to take lives one after another. While trying to solve the mystery of a simple murder, Puller got into the middle of a big conspiracy. There is very little time to solve the mystery and conspiracy.

Here’s my review of the book. 

 

My Review

Zero Day is my first novel by David Baldacci. Reading this book made me think that gentlemen probably believe in more details. There is no detail that he has not described. But I never really felt bad reading so many details. Because of this, I can have a deeper understanding of the atmosphere, situation, or attitude of the characters in the book. After reading this book, I got a detailed idea about the American Army. Besides that, I also became a bit bomb expert 😛!! Although I don’t understand how it will actually be useful in my life 😕!!

 

However, even with so many details, the author has managed to maintain the rhythm of the story very well. Just when you start to get bored with the excess of narration, At that time, the author will give you some exciting scenes. And in this regard, the 96 chapters arranged in small pieces have worked very well. Although it starts with a mystery, the plot of the story changes rapidly. But the author changed the rest of the plot by keeping the mystery of the beginning till the end. I like this very much. The perfect investigation process, the revelation of one mystery after another, or the sadness that brought a drop of water to the eyes were all in this book. This is the first time I realized that even in the dream country called America, people can live in so much pain and suffering. Although I don’t know how much of it is true and how much is fiction!! At the end of the day, the book is ultimately the book of American Army valor that we often see in various movies. Overall, as the 1st book of the John Puller series, this book is not a masterpiece, but also not bad. It’s quite an interesting book. Reading it will feel that the time was well spent.

 

Characterization

Keeping John Puller as the main character, the author has also brought out numerous other characters in the book, and As much as John Puller is presented as a human character with care, the author also elaborates on the rest of the characters. Sam Cole and the rest of her family, or the Strauss family, or even those whom John Puller met for the sake of the investigation, the author has very skillfully written the physical description or mental state of each person. This is the first time a detective character seems like a normal person. John Puller appeared to me as a regular investigator. The author did not portray him as an incredible superhero. I like this, too. Overall, it is a perfect book in terms of characterization.

 

Price

Kindle – $11.99

 

Hardcover – $29.99

 

Paperback – $10.06

 

Personal Rating 

8/10. This rating, from my point of view, means good, but below great. I saw the other three books in the John Puller series on Goodreads that were rated higher than this book. So I am waiting for the rest of the books.

 

Similar Books

  1. The Forgotten by David Baldacci.
  2. The Escape by David Baldacci.