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Summary: Non-Stop Action
Review: Brad Meltzer continues his good work in an excellent thriller. The story features non-stop action with unexpected twists. The plot is well developed, involves current events, and is not predictible, which is always a plus for a true thriller fan. You will find this one difficult to put down!
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Summary: Easy to read, informative albeit implausible
Review: If you want a sneak peek into the life & work of Capitol Hill staffers and lobbyists, this is an excellent book. It is also a fast read and enjoyable thus making up for the implausibility of the story (one undestands poetic license but there are limits). This is not a sophisticated novel but it is still pleasant to read.
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Summary: Give me my money back
Review: Meltzer is like a lot of other once-good writers: he's trading on past successes and now just churning out junk to make money. This is one of the worst suspense novels I've read, totally unbelievable, and absolutely the last time I'll spend a dime to read anything he's written. Charging for crap like this ought to be considered unethical.
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Summary: I loved it!!!
Review: Although farfetched, I couldn't put the book down. The action was fast, hardhitting, and suspensful. I just enjoyed it immensely.
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Summary: Despite What Others Say...
Review: I thought that this was an excellent page turner!! Meltzer has a gift of writing and it is clearly shown here as in his previous works. I'm not going to waste time by disecting the book because I don't like it when book plots are given away, but I do recommend this book if you enjoy legal thrillers!!! Hats Off to Meltzer!!!
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Summary: stunningly poor performance from Meltzer
Review: The entire book reads like a poorly thought-out movie script. The dialogue made me cringe with every third line, and the ending was nothing short of pathetic. I think the author needs to spend less time in front of the TV and more time reading. Oh yes, and perhaps grow a brain. Then again, if he makes decent money churning out this drivel, Mr. Meltzer may not be quite as dribbingly stupid as he seems.
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Summary: Mediocre thriller
Review: On the good side, Zero Game DOES have a lot of action, and decent characterization. The problem is that the plot is so far-fetched that it's really hard to get into this story. It borders on ridiculous. I got the impression the author had a pretty good idea for a book, then was determined to carry it out even when it didn't work. I did finish the book, but it was certainly not Mr. Meltzer's best effort. For those who feel driven to read every one of his books, you'll make it through this winding road of absurdity, but at the end you'll ask yourself whether it was worth the ride.
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Summary: If They're Not Careful, the Zero Game Will Zero Them Out
Review: Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler have spent years working on Capitol Hill, they're hip and they're bored. Harris has a cure for the boredom. There's a game staffers on the Hill are playing called the Zero Game, where they bet on the outcome of a bill. Our heroes get the inside track on a piece of legislation that authorizes a gold mine in South Dakota and they bet the store. Matthew is responsible for passing the checks to finance their gamble through to the shadowy masters of the Game. He hands the envelope to a page, but something seems wrong to him, so he pursues the page with fatal consequences. Harris finds the identity badge of a page, seventeen-year-old Viv Parker, and believes she can help in finding out the fate of his friend. They travel to South Dakota and manage to uncover just what is happening in the depths of the mine as they are stalked by an almost invincible killer, who uses a tiny little machine powered by AA batteries to induce heart attacks. In THE ZERO GAME, Mr. Meltzer gives us an insider's look at politics a world, where nothing is as it seems, duplicity is a must, favors, bargains and quid quo pro are the order of the day and power is the prize sought by all. And I have to say that I just loved this story. Haley Lawford, S/V Cheerleader Too
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Summary: Terrible Book
Review: Zero Game actually starts off pretty good. A very interesting idea for a political game being played by politicians. But after about 50 pages it gets terrible. I can honestly say this is the worst book I have ever read. Page after page of nothing. Note to author - books are so much more enjoyable when you make an attempt to get and/or keep the interest of the reader.
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Summary: Satisfying Political Thriller
Review: What if staff members of U.S. Congressmen placed bets on whether certain portions of bills before Congress would be passed? And just what happens when the stakes become too high, resulting in murder? That is precisely what author Meltzer explores in his latest novel of political thrills and chills when Congressional staffers Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler bet on the passage of a former South Dakota gold mine sale in an Appropriations bill. When a Congressional page absconds with Matthew and Harris' betting money, one of them makes the mistake of following the "page" and becomes the murder victim of wildcard hit man Martin Janos. But the suspenseful journey really commences when the remaining staffer finds Senate Page Viv Parker's stolen nametag near the site of the murder. Fearing for his life, he enlists the help of seventeen-year-old Viv Parker, as together, the two attempt to find the significance of the land deal, traveling to South Dakota to solve the mystery behind the formerly defunct gold mine, all the while eluding the wily Janos. The pulse pounding adventures of this duo are imbued with a sense of realism from author Meltzer, who once served as an intern on Capitol Hill. Full of twists and turns, Meltzer's latest is a thriller complete with the scary reality of the underbelly of politics.
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