Baldacci again has a new hero, a new ethos and another,
never boring cliff hanging, throat grabbing thriller. This one is focused on Shaw, a loner, a fixer
and a violent man.
Baldacci wields a rapier when he writes. You are never sure who is going to get cut
and you often lament those who do.
Baldacci crafts a character that
you love and then destroys it. This is
sometimes a bit frustrating for those of us of Polyanna leaning who hope for a
happy ending. With David Baldacci,
there is no guarantee of a happy ending.
Shaw is a larger than life, more highly skilled individual
in mayhem than any of us can ever hope to avoid. You would want this guy in your corner if
the ball dropped.
The most frightening aspect of the story isn’t the messy
mayhem but the premise of the story. It
is entirely too believable. Greed and
fanaticism run rampant and Baldacci has tapped into a plausible path for those
twin evils to run amuck. Zealots of all
stripes are terrifying. This book may
make you think.
I highly recommend it.
Web Site: http://www.davidbaldacci.com/web/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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