Matthew Mercer und Harris Sandler sind Anfang Dreißig und beste Freunde. Beide arbeiten für renommierte Kongreß-Abgeordnete, doch nach zehn Jahren in Washington langweilen sie sich - und beteiligen sich an einem Spiel: Gegen unbekannte Mitspieler setzen sie hohe Wetteinsätze auf Entscheidungen des Capitols. Als Matthew nach seiner letzten Wette ermordet wird, muß Harris fürchten, das nächste Opfer zu sein. Atemberaubend und voller Überraschungen - ein Thriller der ganz rasanten Art.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaires and The First Counsel returns to Wash-ington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that turns deadly. 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 16-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 betyour life on it.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaires and The First Counsel returns to Wash-ington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that turns deadly. 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 16-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 betyour life on it.
Brad Meltzer, geboren 1970, ist Autor zahlreicher Spannungsromane. Seine Bücher wurden in 25 Sprachen übersetzt. Daneben schreibt er für Fernsehserien, er ist zudem einer der prominentesten Comic-Autoren Amerikas. Brad Meltzer wuchs in Brooklyn und Miami auf, studierte an der University of Michigan und der Columbia Law School. Er lebt mit seiner Frau in Florida.
? Jackie Merri Meyer