Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten's visionary thriller will put you on the edge of your seat. You have two hours to Go Zero. Erase Yourself. The hunt has begun.

Going Zero, a high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. Erase yourself. The hunt has begun. Perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim and The Circle. TWO HOURS TO VANISH Ten people have been carefully selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter, FUSION can track anyone wherever they are on earth. But does it work? ONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE Each participant is given two hours to ''Go Zero'' - to go off-grid and disappear - and then thirty days to elude the highly sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Any Zero that beats FUSION will receive $3million in cash. If Cy''s system prevails, he wins a $90 billion-dollar contract with the CIA to develop FUSION and revolutionize surveillance forever. ZERO ALTERNATIVES For contestant Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are far higher than money, and her reasons for entering the test more personal than Cy could have ever imagined. Kaitlyn needs to win to get what she wants, and Cy will stop at nothing to realize his ambitions. They have no choice but to finish the game and when the timer hits zero, there will only be one winner...

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Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand-born playwright, novelist, journalist, television writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing the biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) and The Two Popes (2019). A double BAFTA-winning screenwriter, he has been nominated four times for Academy Awards, among them nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Theory of Everything and The Two Popes.

He is the author of ten previous plays and writer of the ‘book’ for the upcoming Neil Diamond Broadway musical, A Beautiful Noise (2022). The Collaboration is the second instalment of his The Worship Trilogy, the other two parts being The Two Popes and Wednesday at Warren’s, Friday at Bill’s. As a sequence, they separately explore our worship of religion, art and money. He lives in London.

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A high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten - you have two hours to go zero and erase yourself. The hunt has begun. Perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim and The Circle.

Ten Americans are chosen to participate in the Beta test of FUSION, a high tech partnership between the CIA and Simon (Cy) Baxter, technology wunderkind multi-billionaire and CEO of WordShare, the country's most popular social network.

At the appointed hour, each of the candidates will have two hours to "Go Zero? - to disappear - and then 30 days to elude the highly sophisticated Capture Teams whose sole mission is to find them and take them out of the game.

The stakes are immense.

For Cy, they consist of a 10-year, $90 billion dollar contract with the government, gaining him access to the combined intelligence and resources of the CIA, FBI and NSA, with which to finally realize his vision for a safer future: true security. In doing so, he believes he can prevent the kind of unchecked violence that claimed the life of his best friend and business partner many years ago.

For the ten participants, eluding capture and being victorious comes with a $3 million prize.

But for one, Boston librarian Kaitlyn Day, who everyone expects to find first, the stakes are higher.

She is after something much more personal, something that may cost Cy everything...

Zusammenfassung

A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2023

'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A J Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

**Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Book Prize, Going Zero is a high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. Perfect for fans of I Am Pilgrim and The Circle.

TWO** HOURS TO VANISH

Ten people are selected to Beta test a ground-breaking piece of spyware. Pioneered by tech-wunderkind Cy Baxter, FUSION can track anyone on earth.

ONE CHANCE TO WIN

Given two hours to 'Go Zero' disappear off-grid each Zero has thirty days to elude the sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Anyone that beats FUSION will receive $3 million. If Cy's system proves itself, he wins a $90 billion contract with the CIA to revolutionize surveillance forever.

ZERO ALTERNATIVES TO LOSING

For Zero 10, Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are higher than money, and far more personal than Cy could have imagined. Kaitlyn needs to win to get what she wants, and Cy will stop at nothing to realize his ambitions. When the game's timer hits zero, there will only be one winner. . .

'One of the best thrillers I've read in a long time pure entertainment' Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pendergast series

'As fast-paced as it is timely. . . wickedly taut' - Graham Moore, author of The Holdout

Reader Praise for GOING ZERO:

'I read it in a single day as it proved impossible to put down'

'***** a thrill ride right from the off'

'Twists and turns, prize money, tech, government contracts and lies. This book has it all'

'Fans of the techno-thriller will eat it up'

'As compelling as The Da Vinci Code and as fun and fast paced'

'***** Wow just wow! Absolutely loved this book'

'Hands down one of the best thrillers I've read lately'

'***** I cannot recommend this book highly enough'

'Had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't put it down'

'All I can say is wow'