Zero Sum: Everything Costs Something

by Jacob Mesmer, Christine LePorte (Editor)

Sabrina Stokes - a young, gorgeous and gifted statistician. Hired to work for a startup in beautiful Sereno Valley, a small town that is almost too good to be true. When Sabrina offers her statistical assistance to an FBI consultant, the two of them stumble onto a conspiracy too horrible to believe. The further they dig, the more they find that there may be no escape from this grisly little town that is anything but perfect. Sabrina much challenge every belief she holds dear, but that still might not be enough to destroy the evil behind the town's insidious origins.

228 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2016

Reviews

[Marbea Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What happened after Corey's suicide? Why they didn't kill Sabrina? Is the town of Sereno Valley still prospering? What happened with Detective Reeves murder? Why did Sabrina survive only to join the FBI, but not to get justice immediately for her friends? It's like she got a pass to live her life on the sacrifice of others after all. And if the rituals are done in other cities involving Hess's ancestors and kin how far is this fuckery spread? There need to be more to this Jacob. You can't leave a loyal reader with all these questions!

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sabrina moves to the perfect town for a job. She soon finds out that children are missing and things are not what they seen to be.

[Erik Sapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is not a thriller. The description says it is, but there is no real tension. It's clear the author tried to create tension, but it doesn't work. Everything is telegraphed well in advance.

The main character is unbelievable. Everything she does is golden (though there is an obvious reason). She meets the exact people she needs to know and has all the right contacts.

The book isn't bad, but I was expecting so much more from it.