Book cover for The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer

The Zero Game

2004 Released
480 Pages
7-8 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
Paperback Unavailable
Grand Central PublishingISBN 9780759508576

A D.C. insider's game turns deadly in this thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Millionaires and The First Counsel.

"A rip-roaring novel of government intrigue ... readers will be left breathless." —Publishers Weekly


Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after a decade in Washington, idealism has faded to disillusionment, and they're bored. 

Then one of them finds out about the clandestine Zero Game. It starts out as good fun—a simple wager between friends. But when someone close to them ends up dead, Harris and Matthew realize the game is far more sinister than they ever imagined—and that they're about to be the game's next victims. 

On the run, they turn to the only person they can trust: a sixteen-year-old Senate page who can move around the Capitol undetected. 

As a ruthless killer creeps closer, this idealistic page not only holds the key to saving their lives, but is also determined to redeem them in the process. 

Come play The Zero Game—you can bet your life on it.

Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod and thirteen other bestselling thrillers. He also writes nonfiction books like The Hitler Conspiracy, and the Ordinary People Change the World kids book series.

Brad is also the host of Brad Meltzer’s Decoded on the History Channel and is responsible for helping find the missing 9/11 flag with his show, Brad Meltzer’s Lost History.

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