Cost: $0.90US
Page Count: 468
I've reviewed Brad Meltzer's books on Stale Reviews before. In fact, I believe that I have read most of his catalogue. To be absolutely truthful, I'm growing tired of his subject matter. They always have the same protagonist with a similar plot line. It's growing stale for me and I really wish he would mix up his formula a little bit.
Anyway, The Zero Game is just what you would expect from Meltzer. There's two guys, both of whom have positions within offices on Capital Hill. Nothing new there, Brad. One of them presents the other with a game, The Zero Game, that places friendly wagers on legislation, how many pubic hairs a senator has, or any other mundane activity within Congress. It seems harmless, of course. That is until one of the two protagonists gets offed within the first forty pages. Killing off a main character fairly early in the book is actually something new. I liked it.
So, there is some betrayal. There are some hair-raising chases. There is a diabolical killer with a weird weapon of choice. The Zero Game is pure Meltzer. Really, no one else could have written this book and no one reading would mistake it as anything but a Brad story.
The Zero Game is kinda lame. But, it's a super easy read and if you have the reading ability of a fourth grader you can knock this thing out in a day or two. It might be the literary equivalent of an Everybody Loves Raymond Episode.
Spoiler alert: The good guys come out on top.
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