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Zero Day by David Baldacci
3.0

I've read most of Baldacci's books and enjoy them all. This one was good, but holy moly, it wasn't original! I felt like I was reading Lee Child. Puller is apparently the long lost twin of Jack Reacher (not really, but their traits, mannerism and back stories are eerily similar). I'm surprised at an author of Baldacci's status writing something SO similar to another popular character.

That aside, the story itself was entertaining enough. Puller is a military investigator sent to the backwoods of W. Virginia to solve a crime - all standard investigative stuff ensues including a little attraction between him and the local female sheriff. If you haven't read any Jack Reacher novels to compare it to, you'll enjoy it more.