Title: Gone at Zero
Hundred 00:00
Author: C.R. Hiatt
Pages: 352
Publisher: AMB
Publishing
Year: 2012
Author Bio
CR HIATT is a writer of screenplays and an author of YA
action-mystery novels. The daughter of a military veteran, CR grew up in a
small town where she became an All-American athlete. CR knew early on that she
wasn't cut out for the nine to five type of job - her tendency to day dream
about adventures often got in the way. But, being the daughter of a Navy
Veteran she also knew one had to do what was necessary to be secure, so she
disciplined herself to push those dreams aside and settled on working in the
entertainment legal field. When those dreams invaded her world once again, CR
finally gave in and set out to write her own adventures. What the heck, right.
If you can't live 'em, you might as well write about them. The McSwain &
Beck series are works of fiction, only based on real life events. Gone at Zero
Hundred 00:00 is the first in the series, and available now. Fireworks on the
4th will be released in late June, just before the 4th of July holiday season.
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This
book is classified as YA-young adult, and that is very evident by the
references to YouTube and other modern technology as well as the two main characters
being 18 years old. The story includes
lots of action such as scuba diving, zip lining, lock picking, and more.
The
book starts off with good action and typical interaction between the main
character, a teenager named Sydney McSwain and her mother. Sydney and her mother have a discussion they
have had many times before in the past as to who Sydney’s father is, but her
mother refuses to tell her. Soon tragedy
strikes and Sydney, or Syd as she is referred to by her friends, must grow up
quickly. Her two best friends are Cody
and Jaden, although she has been friends with Cody since childhood. Can they help Syd in dealing with the changes
in her life?
Syd
decides to become a full-time detective with Cody, both 18 years old. On the first case, they are hired to
investigate a theft. Soon after being
hired Syd’s truck and home are searched.
What are the criminals looking for?
Syd also begins to actively try to find out who her father is. She has the help of a detective friend of her
mother’s. Detective Carter has looked
out for Syd several times over the course of her young life. Could he be her father? Detective Carter also becomes involved in her
other case.
Syd is contacted by one of the people from her mother’s
investigations, and the action takes off from there. Why didn’t this person contact the police for
help? What is really going on inside the
exclusive club? Are the police somehow
involved with the club too? Is that why
they weren’t contacted? Who else may be
involved? The mob? Wealthy citizens?
While
there is action, the ability of these two 18 year olds to accomplish what they
do is unrealistic. I know this is
fiction, but I just didn’t find the story very believable. Also, I didn’t like the foul language used. There were many grammatical errors as well.
My
rating for this book is 2.5 stars.
