Review of Zero Day by S. Hussain Zaidi
Book Blurb
It is their first brush with cyberterrorism: a zero-day vulnerability in the Indian government’s system that could bring the country to its knees. Racing against time and investigating a case unlike any other, in Zero Day, Mirza and Vikrant face the most dangerous mission of their lives.
Review of Zero Day
Zero Day is a fast paced cybercrime thriller set in the business capital of India, Mumbai. The book starts with an action packed scene of a police chase followed by utter chaos arising out of traffic signal failure in the busy metro city. As they say morning shows the day, similarly the beginning of a book can make or break the deal. In Zero Day, the starting few pages pack a punch which made me really want to know what happens next!
In todays digital age its pertinent to have knowledge about cybercrimes. All of us have some extent of a digital footprint. So its important for us to be well informed of the risks associated with the world going digital. This book gives a fair amount of information about the extent of havoc cybercrimes can create. The author has defined the characters with a lot of attention to details, the writing style is easy to read and the plot is well defined with a fair amount of twists and turns .At one point of time I had a feeling like I was reading a Dan Brown novel! The author has slightly touched upon the inner workings of government organizations( the police department in this case) and that gave the book a lot of plausibility.
What worked for me?
- So overall for me this book was an interesting and different read from the genres that I usually read. The things that worked for me are
- Fast pace
- Easy to Read
- Nicely crafted plot with the right amounts of twists and turns
- Informative i.e gave a great deal of know how about cybercrimes
What could be better?( Spoiler Alert)
This is difficult to say without giving away the book ending. So anybody who wants to read this book please stop reading at this point.
I did not like the concept of a disgruntled army officer going to China and plotting against India.It was a bit too much of a cliche for me. The Chinese government readily agreeing to listen to an Indian ex-army officer is hard to believe . In my opinion this could have been described in greater details to make it more believable. Yes, I know this is fiction, but still some more details would definitely work for me.
Final Words
Overall, Zero Day is a fast read with interesting plot twists. The extent of research the author had carried out regarding cybercrimes is very evident. Its a must read if you want to be informed about the perils and dangers lurking our there in the digital world.
About the Author
S. Hussain Zaidi is a veteran of investigative, crime and terror reporting. His books include Black Friday, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Dongri to Dubai, Byculla to Bangkok, Mumbai Avengers and Eleventh Hour some of which have been adapted into Bollywood films. Hussain Zaidi lives with his family in Mumbai.
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Exactly, he sounds more like a whistleblower than a terrorist. Agree with you, Ginia, regarding the ending. Also, I didn’t like the portrayal of the female protagonist in the book.
I agree on the whistleblower part actually…