Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Zero Day by S. Hussain Zaidi (India's No.1 Crime Writer) - Book Review


Cybercrime is a relatively new concern for law enforcement officials and for us as a layman. As the number of computer owners connected to the internet increases, so too does the opportunity for cyber crime. This book has fast moving narrative that reveals how being interconnected we all are through the internet can be a boon and a bane at the same time. 

Name of the book: Zero Day

Author of the book: S. Hussain Zaidi

Genre: Crime Thriller Fiction

BLURB

Mumbai is in a state of chaos, and all traffic signals across the entire city have stopped working.

Shahnaz Ali Mirza, head of the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, receives an anonymous email claiming it to be a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. He quickly puts together a crack team that includes his protege, IG Cybercrime Vikrant Singh, and gets to work trawling the dark web for more information on this mystery attack. However, a move to bring forward the hacker backfires, leading to a second, deadlier attack on Mumbai’s lifeline, the railway system.

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, Mirza and Vikrant face the most dangerous mission of their lives in Zero Day.

ABOUT THE BOOK

S. Hussain Zaidi allows his book "Zero Day" to unfold naturally, with his strong writing, rich characters, vivid detail and excellent pacing all leading to a powerful conclusion that will make you think twice before opening your computer or surfing the Internet. It is certainly is a treat to a read  a good powerful suspense novel, and a very impressive story line. All the characters are strong, stubborn and concerned at the same time. The book talks about politics, corruption and rivalry which is part of every system and how the evil forces are not isolated but are born from the system itself . You will keep turning pages to see just how story unfolds. There are plenty of unexpected twists and turns to keep the reader's interest piqued right up to the last page. This book is intelligently written with a realistic theme.

MY TAKE ON THE BOOK

Zero day is an addictive read that will stay with you for the long time to come. If you are not a computer geek some of the lingo and explanations are going to pass by you but their is enough information and ever developing and terrifying plot developments to keep you riveted to every page. The entertaining story line is linear yet exhilarating and frightening especially since author S. Hussain Zaidi's mastery over terrorism related research is reflected in Black Friday, Mumbai Avengers and other books written on terrorism by him. I think if you are a fan of espionage style books, you will like this one and I have no problem recommending it to people.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A journalist for over 20 years, S. Hussain Zaidi is a writer, publisher, producer, scriptwriter and mentor to new talents. His first book Black Friday, was made into critically acclaimed film by director Arurag Kashyap.  His documentation of the Mumbai mafia in books such as Dongri to Dubai, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, My Name Is Abu Salem are considered some of the finest pieces of investigative journalism. Two of his books has been made into web series, one of which is streaming on Netflix (Class of' 83) and other one is soon to be released on Amazon Prime Video.

BOOK DETAILS

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback / Kindle Edition

Price: 268.75 INR / 167.30 INR

Publisher: HarperCollins India

Availability: Amazon 

This Review is part of Blogchatter's Book Review Program #BookChatter



20 comments:

  1. Hi Swati, I am a UK based author. How do we contact you? I cannot find any contact details on this page, and am reluctant to leave my email in the comments (for all to see).

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  2. I have never read any book on cybercrime but I like suspense and mystery. Cybercrime sometimes becomes a vicious circle and those who solve such case sin real life are truly amazing. Will see if I can get this books on kindle.

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  3. Sounds like a cracker of a thriller, Swati. I like to read anything to do with the internet as most of it is true or can come true.

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  4. I also love espionage genre in books. They can be very interesting as involve mystery. I will read this book for sure.

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  5. Though I am not much into reading crime theme books but this one sounds interesting. I had read reviewed of this book on many other blogs, so I feel this is really worth to give this a try. thanks dear for sharing honest review with us.

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  6. Though I am not much into reading crime theme book but this one sounds really interesting. thanks dear for sharing your honest review.

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  7. Looks like a perfect pick for the school vacation. My daughter is a teen and I keep telling her about cyber security but reading about the extent of it will be powerful and if it is in the form of a story will hook her as well. Thanks for sharing the review

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  8. Book on cybercrime and the hackers and mystery around it seems to have an interesting plot for the book. Zero Day seems to be fast paced one, shall check the book.

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  9. Yes, I get thrilled to read about thrillers. I am an avid fan of this genre and if it is by India's no. 1 thriller writer, I am surely going to pick it up.

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  10. I am into this genre and like to read suspense or thrillers. This review has intrigued me to a high level, will definitely pick this one.

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  11. I love reading thriller fictions. Though I haven't read any book on cybercrime. Let's check on Amazon. Thanks dear.

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  12. Being a huge fan of espionage style books, I feel this book will be the right fit for me. I'm ordering a copy of Zero Day by S. Hussain Zaidi today itself. Thanks for the wonderful review.

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  13. I agree that it is an interesting read. Once I started I couldn't let myself take a break. Loved the intriguing writing that kept me through

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  14. Thank you for sharing this book’s review, sounds quite interesting. I would surely like to read this book about suspense and triller and would share too with my friends

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  15. The cover looks so interesting and so intrigued to give it a read it this weekend. will check if its there in Kindle unlimited. thanks for the recco

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  16. Zero day is interesting name and seems like a great read. I definitely like to give a read to thriller book

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  17. This books seems to be a thrilling roller coaster ride in crime genre. Yes I may not understand a few lingo related to software as I am not from that background but I would still give reading this a chance.

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  18. It's my favourite genre and your review is tempting me to gran the book. It seems to be an interesting read:)

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  19. This seems like a very interesting book. I am looking for my next read, will pick this up soon. Thanks for the recommendation.

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  20. This book looks so intresting and I really loved the plot and as it is thriller will surely get my copy. Thanks for sharing this.

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