Day Zero

Jericho Quinn #5

by Marc Cameron

Hell Up Above

Special agent Jericho Quinn is a wanted man. Suspected of murder and marked for death by a network of conspirators embedded in the White House, Quinn knows he has to get out of the country--fast--before a team of contract killers find him and his daughter. To set things right at home, he'll have to take a nonstop flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Vladivostok, Russia, aboard a massive Airbus A380. But soon after takeoff, it becomes apparent that Quinn and his daughter picked the wrong plane. First, a passenger is brutally murdered. Then, Quinn is mistaken as a terrorist by an off-duty Air Marshal. As panic spreads through the plane and pressure builds to the screaming point, the unthinkable happens. Someone triggers a bomb. . .

Spoiler alert: This plane is in big trouble.

Genres: Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Action, Espionage, Military Fiction

432 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 27, 2015

About the author

A native of Texas, Marc Cameron is a retired Chief Deputy US Marshal who spent nearly thirty years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from rural Alaska to Manhattan, from Canada to Mexico and points in between. A second degree black belt in jujitsu, he often teaches defensive tactics to other law enforcement agencies and civilian groups. Cameron lives in Alaska with his wife and BMW motorcycle.

Reviews

[L.A. Starks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marc Cameron writes another in the action-filled Jericho Quinn series. Inventive, tough, and lots of female (as well as male) characters to root for. Cameron knows his Alaska, and it shows--the description of the ride with a bush pilot is spot-on.

Kind of disappointing that after all the Chair Force jokes, Quinn himself is not actually a pilot, but that's a minor issue in this highly entertaining thriller.

Best spy scene set in a water park ever...

[Scott A. Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is turning into one long series of cliffhangers that remind me of a Scottish author who had a long story to tell. With that exception, I’m not crazy about long continuing series but this one is great.

Cameron’s characters are getting better with every book as they should. Quinn and Company are great. The airplane portions of this one truly stand out and the team at home didn’t disappoint.

I’m going to have to get to the next one soon. It feels like the end of this saga is coming and I can’t wait to see how Cameron and Quinn wrap it up.

[Gustavo Rossi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have read all Quinn's books during May; the first 3 were fine but the 4 and 5 were completely dissapointing for me. Let me explain; Day Zero is the continuation of the previous one and itself has barely no content; there are basically two plots (the plane stuff in Alaska and the CIA director "kidnapping" in DC) and that's all. The whole plot (the fact that both the president and the vice are moles) is practically "static" and if the author continues with this style we will have three or four books before this thread finishes.
I would be ok with this idea of a long series in the same context but some details make me angry; the author presents a totally unimportant character (in the context of the plot) but takes pages to describe him/her, his childhood, thoughts, and therefore the reader finds himself reading about someone who in two pages more dissapear from the story. There are dozens of examples of this kind in this and the previous books but at least Quinn 1,2 and 3 had a more sophisticated plot and one can loose some minutes reading about someone...but in this last book, the plot is (thrilling but) simple and I found myself reading about what the flight attendant's father told her many years ago about identifying a cop and a long reflection of Quinn looking as such....and this in the middle of a "hot" chapter!!!
I have to read Quinn 6 now but I really disliked this book

[Tom Tischler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Special Agent Jericho Quinn is a man suspected of murder and marked
for death by a network of conspirators in the White House. Quinn is
in Alaska and knows that he must get out of the country fast before
a team of contract killers can find him and his daughter. To do this
he has friends in Russia who will help him so he is going from
Anchorage to Vladivostok, Russian aboard a massive A380 plane. Very
soon after take off things start to go wrong. First a passenger is
murdered then Quinn is mistaken for a terrorist by an Air Marshall.
Panic spreads throughout the plane and then the unthinkable happens.
Someone triggers a bomb. Another awesome tale from Marc Cameron.
This is full of action from front to back. The bad news, it looks like
another novel is forthcoming. The good news is we have something to
look forward to. I know that I'll be one of the first in line.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cameron picks the action up where he left off, with Special Agent Jericho Quinn in a great deal of trouble. Quinn is in hiding from US officials, wanted for murder and with a White House sanctioned death squad out to eliminate him. He's hiding in rural Alaska, but he is not safe there. Little does Quinn known, those close to him are under surveillance and all moves are being used to locate him. The newly minted vice-president will do whatever it takes to rid the world of Quinn and move forward with his master plan. Weighing all his options, Quinn enacts a plan to get out of the country, taking his daughter with him. Flying across the Bering Strait into Russia seems to be Quinn's best option. While headed away from Anchorage, Quinn stumbles upon a terror cell keen to kill all aboard the massive Airbus A380. Working to dismantle the bomb on board, Quinn and an off-duty air marshal must ensure everyone on board makes it back to US soil safely before disaster strikes. Could the hijacking be part of a larger plot to push America into a new and dangerous war; one it cannot escape and may lead to its demise as an empire? Cameron uses this fast-paced story to advance some of Quinn's backstory as well as keep the rest of the supporting characters in the forefront of the larger plot.

Cameron spins the Jericho Quinn story in a direction not-yet seen in the past novels. Using a two-day timeline, the story progresses at a quick pace and fills the pages with action, deception, and treason. While Cameron has never been one to hold back in his plots, this novel compartmentalises much of the story in different regions of the country, keeping them from spilling into one another. Jericho Quinn surely has become a great character up to now and the reader can only look forward to many adventures to come, if he can get off this bomb-filled plane.

Kudos, Mr. Cameron for this wonderful story. The action never stops and the characters are wonderfully developed.

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[Law Office Account · Rating 5 out of 5]

These Quinn books just keep getting better

If you haven't read Cameron's Quinn series, start. Best if you start with #1 - this was #5 - and read them in order. They make up an ongoing story, and it's great.

[Jack A. Linn · Rating 1 out of 5]

FEELING RIPPED OFF!

When I buy a book, I expect it to have a beginning, a middle and an end. When it has a beginning and a middle . . . and the author expects me to buy the next book to find out how it ends . . . I FEEL RIPPED OFF!

[Denise Sparks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jericho Quinn Books Are Thrillers!

This series when read in full is very satisfying. This book ties up loose ends while giving the reader another thrill ride. The characters are people the reader can like and relate to in their everyday problems.

[Robbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! Filled with action, very hard to put down without finishing. I love all the Jericho Quinn books.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another suspenseful episode in the Jericho Quinn series. Lots of good action in this one. Can’t wait for the next installment.

[David Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exciting as expected! Bit of a cliff-hanger ending 😃

[JUNE TOWNE · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome

Would read it again if there weren’t sequels.
Very exciting. Where to we go next. Very happy with this series.

[Fred · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to love it

Reserving five stars for an impeccable book that does not require any improvement. So a three is pretty good to me. I just wanted to like book 5 as much as the previous but it dragged on for me. I kept waiting for something to happen and then bang cliffhanger. I’ll give 6 a try but be warned. It can feel like one long intro book to the next one.

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Special agent Jericho Quinn is a wanted man. Suspected of murder and marked for death by a network of conspirators embedded in the White House, Quinn knows he has to get out of the country--fast--before a team of contract killers find him and his daughter. To set things right at home, he'll have to take a nonstop flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Vladivostok, Russia, aboard a massive Airbus A380. But soon after takeoff, it becomes apparent that Quinn and his daughter picked the wrong plane. First, a passenger is brutally murdered. Then, Quinn is mistaken as a terrorist by an off-duty Air Marshal. As panic spreads through the plane and pressure builds to the screaming point, the unthinkable happens. Someone triggers a bomb. . ."

[Andrew Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner.

Yet again the author brings out the characters natures and what makes them tick in a world of darkness and destruction.
He has brought to life the character of Jericho and his unstoppable will to rid the world of terrorism and extremism that captivates the imagination of the reader and leads them into the storyline which brings the reader to consume the storyline and find it hard to put the book down.

[Trevor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fifth outing for Jericho Quinn and he is hiding out in Alaska healing up from his last mission, wanted for treason with the president and vice president both working for the other side. A good book that has Jericho on a doomed flight to Russia, while the rest of the team try and save the head of the CIA. All set up for book six!!

[Sylvia Thiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

scariest book i’ve ever read!

Whah I loved about this book is all the background inf on A
ask a, which I’ve been to twice! Yes, this book is gory, but wen you look at what a puppet Biden is in theWhite House, it should scare you to death to kno that what happens in the book could EASILY! happen in the US today!

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding thriller. I loved the intrigue towards the end with the dual plot of the rescue of the CIA boss by Thibodaux and Miyagi and a certain Jericho Quinn trying to wrestle back control of a jetliner from terrorists. Love this series.

[Peggy Skinner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Day Zero is a real nail biter

Excellent read, very well written. The characters get better with each book. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who likes a lot of action in their books.

[Stephen Washburn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Day Zero

Another thrilling Marc Cameron book. Jericho and his friends are trying their best to save the United States from total destruction. All of his friends are being targeted and are working the best they can to resolve this crisis.

[Jim Morton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Fast paced, good plot twists and great characters. Highly recommended to all the spy thriller lovers.

[Michelle Loves Books · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have read similar books by other authors that I have enjoyed very much. I couldn't get into this one and didn't finish it.

[George Tholke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Good Read

I love Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp...between he and Jericho Quinn the USA is in good hands...sure hope their out there

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jericho Quinn #5 picks up right after #4 – and I think it one of the better books in the series. After the President and Vice President are assassinated, the Speaker of the House – actually foreign mole, Pakistani by birth and a terrorist – assumes the Presidency and sets upon the county’s destruction. Only Quinn and his compatriots know he is a fraud and enemy of the State. But what can be done? (Obviously, I recommend reading #4 before embarking on #5.)

‘Bad guys’ are still are Quinn’s family. As he is hunted (by everyone) and hides in Alaska recovering from his injuries, the US becomes a police state. The Director of the CIA is arrested. The government is in control just like the Stasi in East Germany. Yet, the uninformed populace is oblivious to it all. Is it possible for Quinn to enact a coup d'état?! As is usual for Cameron, there are a couple of plot lines moving along together and during an escape attempt by Quinn, terrorists with a bomb on an airliner become the focal point of the novel. It’s a very clever scenario.

While the story is ‘complete’, this is definitely a ‘middle book’. There is certainly more to come. (There has to be!) In fact, #s 4, 5 and (I assumed – and hope) 6 could have been one long book. (But where’s the publisher’s money in that?) … Also, I have to admit that I was a little disappointed in the very last few pages of the book. STILL, I immediacy bought #6.

[Boomer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like all the Quinn books, this one is another well written, fast based tale that is highly enjoyable, if a little far fetched. However none of that is worth anything if you're not going to give the reader an ending! From Book 3 onwards the author has developed a terrible habit of doing cliffhanger after cliffhanger, and they've gotten worse with each entry to the point here where the book basically just stops in the middle of the action. I don't expect everything to be revealed, but the same plot line has been drawn out across three books now with no ending in sight. Either just make it one large book and charge a little extra, or give me an ending to the current events. Forcing the reader to buy another book to get an ending is a slap in the face

I'd already purchased Book 6 on sale some time ago, but at this point I don't have much motivation to continue on. No doubt the next one will have the same BS cliffhanger, and if that's the case I'll be stopping this series here. Bitterly disappointed

[Robert Ries · Rating 4 out of 5]

****4.25 Stars****
****RFR Rating Scale****

Day Zero is the fifth entry in the Jericho Quinn thriller series. Jericho is a wanted man and is on a corrupt government hit list. Due to a series of circumstances, he needs to get out of the country fast with his daughter. It becomes quickly apparent that they are on a dangerous flight. Passengers are murdered, Quinn is mistaken as a terrorist and if it could not get any worse, a bomb is detonated on the plane.

Day Zero uses a very accelerated timeline in the story to drive the narrative. The pages are filled with a high level of action, deception and duplicity. The story is compartmentalized between action on the ground and in the air.

The action is nonstop and both primary and secondary characters are well developed. Day Zero is a good addition to the Jericho Quinn series.

Robert Frank Ries

[Jaume Ayala · Rating 3 out of 5]

As it was st at the end of the previous book in the series, a dystopic US is the new scenario for Quinn's adventures. While Jericho was already flying low as he was already aware almost everybody was looking for him, now it's even worse with not almost but everybody really looking for him.
A kind-of-resistance group is also set for this dystopia and now we have already the classic framework with the rogue country leadership and the resistance fighting them.
Reason to not score (second time in a row in the series) 4 stars this book is it's not a "complete" story" itself and it's just the required novel to set everythig in place (I guess) for the next books.
You need to read previous books to really understand all the plot and you will need to read upcoming books to check what happens with all the still opened threats and situations.

[wally · Rating 3 out of 5]

finished yesterday 4th september 2022 good read three stars i liked it kindle owned one of several stories purchased with a gift card benefit of turning a year older have read the other jerico quinn stories and have read them in order and that's probably for the best though glancing at some of the first reviews in line doing so knocked one reader off the feed trough as NOW the reader has to buy the next one to learn how the story ends. i think tolkien caught a a lot of flak, too, numerous others. have already started the next on so all is well and all manner of things are well. and entertaining and enjoyable story. smoke em if you got em.

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like all of Marc Cameron's Arliss Cutter and Jericho Quinn books. So much so, I read all of them one after another, like one BIG book. Excellent writing, wonderful settings, shows the working together between divisions, wonderful characters with growing relationships, excellent story telling, plot, writing devices, excellent everything. Did it change my life (my usual for granting a coveted 5-star review)? No. But it did give me a very clear description of a part of life I never even thought about...making me think a lot. Plus, I doubt I will forget any of his stories for a long time, unlike so many nameless books I forget and have to read the review for to pique my memory.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

We don't really go anywhere in this book. It starts with a recoverhing Quinn in Alaska. Attackers are sent out to kill him so he decides it's time to hit the road. He gets his wife and daughter to get to Russia. His wife is attacked and injures he new prosthetic leg too badly to leave. Jericho and his daughter are headed to Russia when several Chinese assassins attempt to take the plane out of the sky. So most the action takes place in Alaska, then in the sky. It's exciting and well done. I've enjoyed this whole series.