Zero Cool

This article is about the novel. For the "Zero Cool" character from the movie Hackers, see Dade Murphy.

Zero Cool is Michael Crichton's fifth published novel, and the fourth to feature his pseudonym John Lange. It was released in 1969.^[1][2]

Zero Cool

First edition cover
Author	John Lange
Language	English
Published	1969 (Signet Books)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	192
LC Class	PS3553.R48
Preceded by	A Case of Need
Followed by	The Venom Business

Plot

An American doctor goes to Spain to present a paper at a conference and take a holiday. He meets a mysterious woman and is asked to perform an autopsy on a member of the underworld. He finds himself in a conspiracy to obtain a jewel.

Re-release

The novel was re-released in 2008 as part of the Hard Case Crime series. For this release, Crichton wrote two short new framing chapters, in addition to doing an overall revision of the text. Hard Case Crime republished the novel under Crichton's name on November 19, 2013.^[3][4]