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Publisher: Infinity Publishing Co.
Release Date: January 2004
ISBN: 0-7414-1832-0
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Format Reviewed: Trade Paperback
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Genre:   Mystery/Suspense
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Beverly J. Rowe
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The Zero Factor
By John Hoffert


    John Hoffert makes his writing debut with a very exciting first novel that he promises will be number one of a series, with three books finished and a fourth in the beginning stages. Hoffert has certainly found his calling. The complicated plot and compelling characters keep you reading through the night.

    The youthful Governor of Maryland, John K. Stratton, is ready to start his campaign for President of the United States only to have his personal life fall apart. John is already a troubled man. He is lonely and fighting the psychological problems of his father's unexplained disappearance years earlier and his mother's sudden death. He is still suffering with the unrequited love of his high school sweetheart, Kimberly Francis. She, too, is still in love with the elusive John Stratton, and when they have a chance encounter, it sets their worlds spinning.

    A street gang is becoming bolder, and a young undercover cop turns up dead with the trademark three bullets to the head...then John's estranged younger brother is shot in the street and is in critical condition. The Presidential campaign is put on hold.

   When several members of the street gang, and a lot of innocent people are killed in a huge ambush, and then Kim is kidnapped, the action really gets fast and furious.

   John Hoffert's characters are people you really care about, and the plot keeps you guessing right up to the explosive climax. We'll definitely see more of this exciting new writer. I'm going to be very impatient, waiting for the next book.