Agent Zero Spy Thriller (German)

An Agent Zero Short Story is a 6,000 word original short story that is a must-listen complement to the number one best-selling Agent Zero Spy Thriller series, which begins with Agent Zero (Book 1), a free download with nearly 300 five-star reviews. It also serves as a standalone story and also as a great introduction for newcomers to the world of Agent Zero. This original short story takes us back in time to show us how it all began. On a whirlwind, action-packed thriller ride through Italy, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, it shows us the beginning of CIA operative Agent Zero's career - and brings us up to the fateful moment when his memory came to be lost. The Agent Zero spy thriller series takes us on an action thriller across Europe as presumed-CIA operative Kent Steele (AKA Agent Zero), hunted by terrorists, by the CIA, and by his own identity, must solve the mystery of who is after him, of the terrorists' pending target - and of the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in his mind. Kent Steele, 38, a brilliant professor of European History at Columbia University, lives a quiet life in a New York suburb with his two teenage daughters. All that changes when late one night he gets a knock on his door and is abducted by three terrorists - and finds himself flown across the ocean to be interrogated in a basement in Paris. They are convinced that Kent is the most lethal spy the CIA has ever known. He is convinced they have the wrong man. Do they? With a conspiracy around him, adversaries as smart as he is, and an assassin on his tail, the wild game of cat and mouse leads Kent on a perilous road - one that may lead back to Langley - and to a shocking discovery of his own identity. The Agent Zero series comprise a series of unputdownable espionage thrillers that will keep you listening into the night.

In this long-awaited debut of an epic spy thriller series by # 1 best-selling author Jack Mars, readers are led to Europe in an action thriller where suspected CIA agent Kent Steele, terrorist, CIA and his own identity being hunted must decipher a number of mysteries. Who is after him, who is he, what is the terrorists' upcoming goal - and what is the matter with the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in his mind's eye? Kent Steele, 38, a brilliant professor of European history at Columbia University, lives a quiet life with his two teenage daughters in a New York suburb. All of this changes when there is a knock on his door one evening and he is kidnapped by three terrorists - he is flown across the ocean to be interrogated in a Parisian basement. They are convinced that Kent is the deadliest spy the CIA has ever known. He is sure that they have the wrong man. But is that true? In the midst of a conspiracy, with opponents as smart as himself and a contract killer close on his heels, a wild cat and mouse game begins that leads Kent on a fateful path - a path that could lead him back to Langley - and one shocking discovery about his own identity. AGENT NULL is a spy thriller that will captivate you until late at night.

In this follow-up to book # 1 (AGENT NULL) in the Kent Steele espionage series, ZIELOBJEKT NULL (book # 2) takes us on another wild and eventful hunt through Europe when the elite CIA agent Kent Steele is commissioned to stopping a biological weapon before it ravages the world - all while he has to deal with his own memory loss. For Kent, life only returns to normal before he is commissioned by the CIA to hunt terrorists and avert another international crisis - which is potentially even more devastating than the last. But with an assassin chasing him, a conspiracy in his own ranks, moles wherever you look, and a lover he can hardly trust, Kent is doomed from the start. And yet his memories quickly return to him and with them, insights into the secrets of who he was, what he found out - and why they were after him. He realizes that his own identity could be the most dangerous secret of all. ZIELOBJEKT NULL is a spy thriller that will captivate you until late into the night.

In HUNTING ZERO (Book #3), when CIA operative Agent Zero finds out his two teenage girls have been kidnapped and are bound for a trafficking ring in Eastern Europe, he embarks on a high-octane chase across Europe, leaving a trail of devastation is his wake as he breaks all rules, risks his own life, and does everything he can to get his daughters back. Kent, ordered by the CIA to stand down, refuses. Without the backing of the agency, with moles and assassins on all sides, with a lover he can barely trust, and being targeted himself, Agent Zero must fight multiple foes to get his girls back. Up against the most deadly trafficking ring in Europe, with political connections reaching all the way to the top, it is an unlikely battle-one man against an army-and one that only Agent Zero can wage. And yet, his own identity, he realizes, may be the most perilous secret of all. HUNTING ZERO (Book #3) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

In Trapping Zero (book 4), a terrorist cell in the Mideast gains a new, fanatic leader, one intent on orchestrating what would be the deadliest attack on American soil. Can Agent Zero uncover the plot and stop him in time? Although Agent Zero's daughters are home safely, the mental anguish from their experience weighs heavy on their small family. Zero, working to be a good father and to repair the damage, decides the time has come to undergo surgery to regain all of his memories. But will it work? In the midst of it all, he is again thrust into the line of duty as a US embassy is destroyed in the Mideast and as an experimental new weapon is uncovered. But without his memories, with some of his own CIA allies intent on his destruction, whom can he really trust? Trapping Zero (book 4) is a pause-resisting espionage thriller that will keep you listening late into the night.

In FILE ZERO (Book #5), Agent Zero's memory finally comes flooding back-and with it, shocking revelations about the CIA's secret plot to spark a war and to take his life. Disavowed and on the run, can he stop them in time? When an incident in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to mushroom into an all-out war, Agent Zero's memory comes rushing back, and with it, a chance to uncover the plot that caused his memory loss to begin with. Discredited, with few friends left, Zero is on his own as he tries to stop the CIA while also saving his targeted family. Yet as he digs deeper, another, more nefarious, plot comes to surface, one which will require him to trust no one, and to risk it all to save the country he loves. FILE ZERO (Book #5) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night. Book #6--RECALL ZERO-- is also available!

In RECALL ZERO (Book #6), the President's translator is the only one privy to a secret conversation that can change the world. She is targeted for assassination and hunted down, and Agent Zero, called back into the line of duty, may just be the only one who can save her. Agent Zero, trying to get his life back in order and to win back the trust of his girls, vows not to return to service. But when he is needed to save the life of this defenseless translator, he can't say no. Yet the translator, he realizes, is as intriguing as the secrets she keeps, and Zero, on the run with her, just might be falling for her. What secret is she keeping? Why are the most powerful organizations in the world trying to kill her for it? And will Zero be able to save her in time? RECALL ZERO (Book #6) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

When a mysterious ultrasonic weapon attack may be the preamble to something greater, Agent Zero sets off on a global manhunt to stop the ultimate devastation before it is too late. Agent Zero, trying to come up for air on the heels of the President's impeachment and Sarah's close brush with danger, wants to retire from the service and try to get his family back together. But fate has other choices for him. With the safety of the world at stake, Zero knows he must follow the call to duty. Yet his memories are shifting, and with it, new secrets are flooding back. Tormented, at his low point, Agent Zero may be able to save the world-but he may not be able to escape from himself. ASSASSIN ZERO (Book #7) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

"You will not sleep until you are finished with AGENT ZERO. A superb job creating a set of characters who are fully developed and very much enjoyable. The description of the action scenes transport us into a reality that is almost like sitting in a movie theater with surround sound and 3D (it would make an incredible Hollywood movie). I can hardly wait for the sequel." --Roberto Mattos, Books and Movie Reviews DECOY ZERO is book #8 in the #1 bestselling AGENT ZERO series, which begins with AGENT ZERO (Book #1), a free download with nearly 200 five-star reviews. A new, high-tech railgun is invented, with a capability of firing an indefensible missile, seven times the speed of sound-and the fate of America is at risk. Who or what is the target? And who will be behind its launch? In a mad race against time, Agent Zero must use all of his skills to track down the source of this unstoppable weapon and figure out its destination before it is too late. Yet at the same time, Zero learns of a shocking new development in his mental condition, one that might sideline him for good. Can he save the world-and can he save himself? DECOY ZERO (Book #8) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

The Palestinians decide they want to make peace with Israel—and they want the U.S. President to broker the historic treaty on their territory. Agent Zero advises the President against the dangerous trip, but he insists on going. After a series of dramatic and shocking twists, the most dangerous 48 hours of Zero’s life ensue, forcing him into an impossible mission: save the President at all costs.

When a minor terrorist group, looking to make its mark, aims to take out a “soft target” in the United States—one relatively unguarded yet which can be hugely damaging to the U.S.—the race is on for Agent Zero to discover their object and stop them before it’s too late. Yet Zero faces his own battles: when he is targeted for assassination and someone close to him ends up the victim instead, it sends his life into a downspin, and allows him only course of action: vengeance. Will Zero be able to save the target—and himself—before he spirals out of control? VENGEANCE ZERO (Book #10) is an un-putdownable espionage thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night.

When Agent Zero visits his doctor in Switzerland, hoping to salvage his deteriorating health, he is met with a shocking surprise: another agent who has been given a memory implant, just like him. And, just like him, this agent has deadly skills-and a singular mission: to kill Agent Zero. Agent Zero has met his doppleganger, a darker version of himself. Who is he? Who does he work for? Who chipped him? What secrets does he hold about Zero's past? And why does he want Zero dead?

In the shocking series finale, Agent Zero learns of a powerful thermonuclear bomb which, set off in the right place, could kill tens of millions. In a breathtaking twist, he learns of something else that will make it even more deadly. The fate of the world is literally at stake as Agent Zero finds himself in a mad race against time, the only person on the planet with a capacity to find the weapon. Yet, while Zero races to find the location, he is up against other formidable forces: dozens of assassins are dispatched to kill him. And, in the midst of all this, the time has come for Zero to have a final reckoning with his own deteriorating health. Full circle from his original discovery of the memory chip, Agent Zero is given one last chance to save the planet- if only he can keep from destroying himself- and everything in his path-in his wake.