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.

'' Provocative , perceptive and ingenious '' - A J Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Going Zero , 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. But does it work? ONE CHANCE TO ESCAPE Given two hours to ''Go Zero'' - to go off-grid and disappear - each has thirty days to elude the sophisticated Capture Teams sent to find them. Any Zero that beats FUSION will receive $3 million. If Cy''s system prevails, he wins a $90 billion contract with the CIA to revolutionize surveillance forever. ZERO ALTERNATIVES For contestant Kaitlyn Day, the stakes are much 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. And when the game''s timer hits zero, there will only be one winner. . . ERASE YOURSELF. THE HUNT HAS BEGUN. '' 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

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window A high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten.

*A New York Times* Best Thriller Pick for 2023

Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Book Prize

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:

'A thrill ride right from the off'

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

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

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

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

'Wow just wow! Absolutely loved this book'

'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'

Zusammenfassung
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.