Zero Day

Zero Day


Binary Hackers Book 2


Jan Thompson


Zero Day (Binary Hackers Book 2)
Copyright © 2020 Jan Edttii Lim Thompson
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Published by Georgia Press LLC
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This book is a work of fiction. All characters, persons, places, events, and things either are the product of the author’s active imagination or are used fictitiously.
Scripture quotations are from the public domain King James Version of the Holy Bible.
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First eBook Edition: April 2020
eBook ISBN 978-1-944188-59-7
First Paperback Edition: May 2020
Paperback ISBN 978-1-944188-62-7


To my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who died on the cross to save me from my sins and rose again from the grave to give me eternal life.


For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
I Timothy 6:10


Contents
Books by Jan Thompson
About the Binary Hackers Series
About ZERO DAY
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Key Bible Verses in ZERO DAY
The Next Book is ZERO BASE
Acknowledgments
Books by Jan Thompson
Binary Hackers
Protector Sweethearts
Savannah Sweethearts
Vacation Sweethearts
Seaside Chapel
About Jan Thompson


Books by Jan Thompson
Binary Hackers (3-6 Books)
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Protector Sweethearts (9 Books)
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Savannah Sweethearts (11 Books)
JanThompson.com/savannah
Vacation Sweethearts (7 Books)
JanThompson.com/vacation
Seaside Chapel (9-12 Books)
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About the Binary Hackers Series


Inspirational Romantic Technothrillers
From USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson comes a collection of inspirational near-future cyberthrillers combining technothriller and romance, starting with the Binary Hackers series that feature computer specialists living at the edge of cyberspace, where they have to juggle being law-abiding truth-telling Christians while carrying out their assignments by any and all means possible.
If you’re looking for clean futuristic romantic suspense thrillers that don’t compromise the Christian faith, these books are for you.
The Binary Hackers series is set in the same story world as Jan’s other books, and characters from the other series may make cameo appearances in Binary Hackers.
Reading order:
Book 1: Zero Sum
Book 2: Zero Day
Book 3: Zero Base
(More Books to Come)
Binary Hackers
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About ZERO DAY


Binary Hackers Book 2
A maligned hacker.
A Mossad agent.
A mutual enemy.
No longer of any use to the governments who once coveted his cybercriminal mind, disgraced hacker Kelvin Gallagher finds himself languishing in Prague while waiting for his enemies to find him and end his sufferings. Along comes a Mossad agent, once a friend, but now determined to take him home in a body bag…
Zero Day is book 2 in my Binary Hackers series of inspirational near-future cyberthrillers combining technothriller and romance. If you’re looking for clean suspense without compromising faith, these books are for you.
I started writing Zero Day when I wondered what would happen to a hacker who straddles the fence between wanting to do what is right while doing all the wrong things. Whereas in Zero Sum (book 1), I explore the problems with cybernetic implants, Zero Day (book 2) takes us behind the scenes to the other side, to the people who made those implants for a nefarious purpose, and to the moral battles in their minds.
We met Kelvin in the first pages of Zero Sum, shortly before he was whisked away to parts unknown. In Zero Day, we pick up his story some months afterwards.


The prisoner awaits…
Down and out and waiting to die, mercenary hacker Kelvin Gallagher regrets betraying his homeland. Rejected by everyone, Kelvin has no choice but dig deeper into the dark hole into which he has fallen.
He remembers his ex-employers at Binary Systems, Inc., who have given him a job when nobody else dared. Are Cayson Yang and Leland Yang-Joule more moral than he is? He thinks not. Aren’t they all working for money?
Yeah, life is worth more than money. Kelvin knows that, but it’s too late. Way too late as he sits in a rat-infested rundown building in Old Prague, fearful and in anguish.


The executioner comes…
As an act of revenge, former Mossad agent Yona Epstein tracks down the American traitor who led her mentor to the slaughterhouse. It makes Yona angry that Kelvin used to be a friend, back when they worked together in a project.
When Yona uncovers Kelvin’s hideout in Europe, she realizes she isn’t the only one who wants Kelvin dead. That makes her pause.


To kill or not to kill…
When Kelvin explains to Yona his version of the cybercrime nightmare of his own making, several events don’t match up with what Yona has been told by her associates.
Is Kelvin innocent after all? Should Yona delay the execution until she finds out what is going on? Or proceed based on the information she already has? She trusts her sources, doesn’t she?
Before Yona can decide on how to deal with Kelvin, enemies close in as their past catches up to them.
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Chapter 1
Tuna and shrimp for dinner tonight wouldn’t have smelled this bad to Kelvin Gallagher if it hadn’t been from a can he shared with Mordecai the stray cat who came to his fourth floor hideout every couple of nights to kill rats for him.
This hadn’t been how Kelvin envisioned his last days on earth, sitting on death row in a condemned building in Old Town Prague, waiting for God to take him to Heaven where he expected to feast at the table with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Meanwhile, cat food.
Kelvin gagged.
He pushed the