When I purchased this book for autographing at the MASL conference, Jonathan looked a bit panic stricken and said it was not intended for kids. (He was at MASL to receive the Truman Award for Rot and Ruin and was afraid I was purchasing Code Zero for same-aged kids to read.) After assuring him that I had read all his Joe Ledger books and knew that they were most definitely adult lit, he was happy to sign. Joe Ledger works for the problematic Department of Military Science solving terrorist related problems that baffle all other government agencies. In Code Zero, Joe revisits villains and spectres from previous books and engages in some advanced cyber-hacking to save the world. Mayberry's Joe reminds me of C. J. Box's Joe Pickett. They are both law enforcement professionals with strong moral/ethical bent, outwit seemingly insurmountable foes, and are tough on vehicles.
"Choice. It's what defines us. And it's probably the most underrated power in the world."
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