The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer

This is Mr. Meltzer’s fifth book, and I’ve read them all. He writes interesting stories with twists and turns that keep my interest.

He tends to write about Wall Street or Washington DC. This particular story is set primarily on Capitol Hill. It’s the story of Matthew and Harris, young but seasoned congressional staffers, who play a mysterious betting game to keep life interesting (as if working in DC isn’t interesting enough). There’s a bit of risk, reward and lots of status to know that you’ve been invited to play in the “Game”.

When one bet gets out of hand and people start dieing, they realize they’ve stumbled on to something more sinister than imaginable…and that the bad guy will stop at nothing until they’re no longer a problem. A young Senate page, who originally agreed to run a simple errand, gets entangled in the mess as well.

It was hard to put this book down, but I have to admit: the climax was a bit of a stretch. What else is new in Washington?