About the book: 2023 / FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER, SCREENWRITER OF THE FILM “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY,” FOUR-TIME OSCAR NOMINEE, TWICE BAFTA AWARD WINNER. A dizzying novel about the future that has already arrived in the spirit of John Marrs’s science-fiction thrillers about the universe “THE ONE. The only one.” Still believe that your private life is your own business? In the era of Artificial Intelligence, privacy is a complete fiction. No one can hide...Only two hours to completely disappear...10 people were carefully selected for the beta test of an unprecedentedly effective digital surveillance system created by IT genius Sy Baxter. This artificial intelligence-based system is capable of tracking anyone, anywhere on Earth. The selected ones became Zeros - they disappeared, so as not to be caught by Baxter’s sophisticated algorithms for 30 days. Whoever doesn't get caught will receive $3 million. However, you shouldn’t count on it - none of the Zeros have a chance. Baxter thinks so. But Caitlin Day, Zero-10, doesn't think so. For her, the stake in the game that has begun is not money at all, but something much more important. This eccentric librarian, who still lives in a cozy analog world, was going to be demonstrably caught in no time. But suddenly she begins to make such cunning moves that it baffles both the digital all-seeing eye and the huge team of experts serving it... “The first novel in many years that not only makes the heart beat faster, but also challenges the brain. A thriller that is great to swallow with popcorn and at the same time not only entertains you, but makes you smarter. Provocative, deep and – there’s no other way to say it – brilliant.” – A. J. Finn “McCarten killed modern America outright. I will never look at my smartphone the same way again.” – Graham Moore “It's a pure pleasure to read this story, with its damn well-crafted setting, demure heroine, twisting plot and swashbuckling ending. But it’s not just about pure pleasure, it’s also about the truth that the novel tells about our harsh times.” – Douglas Preston