
#160 in Thriller
Zero Day
- 450
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 7 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Zero Day is a thriller novel written by David Baldacci. It is the first installment in the John Puller book series. The book was initially published on November 16, 2011, by Grand Central Publishing.
Reading order · John Puller series
Full order & progress →- Zero DayThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - The Forgotten
7.77.7 / 10 - The Escape
7.87.8 / 10 - No Man's Land
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 112 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 43% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 10 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 102 | 91% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“In David Baldacci's Zero Day, a mailman in the small West Virginia coal mining town of Drake stumbles onto the scene of a mass murder. Killed are a family of four – father, mother, daughter, and son. Moreover, the father was an Army colonel and…”
“This was a great introduction to a new main character. He turned up in the last Amos Decker story I read so I decided to find out more about him by reading his story. Looking forward to reading more. Liked his cat's name!”
Frequently asked
How long is Zero Day?
It has 450 pages — longer than 60% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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