Helpful Score: 2
EXCELLENT READ!!! I honestly couldn't put this book down. I actually got up at midnight to finish it. One of his very best!
In true Baldacci fashion, this book starts out with separate puzzle pieces, and weaves the story little by little till all the pieces fit together. Truly engrossing, where every supporting character is written so well that you get to know them and how they think and how they might act. There's plenty of action and suspense, all making for a fine "can't put it down" read.
Marianne S. (sfc95) -
I love David baldacci's books. But this one took a loooooong time to get going. Once it did it was a great thriller but to me he was working way to much on the set up and creating multiple plots
Crazy ride
Always enjoy these books and this story did not disappoint. Good strong characters with a very interesting story and lots of twists an turns . Good
I loved the book, as I love all Baldacci's books. This one had several main missions for the CIA team of Will and Jessica, and the North Korean one with the story of Chung-Cha, a female assassin. was eye opening and amazing. It made me take one of my TBR's, (Nothing To Envy) about North Korea which was at the bottom of the pile and bring it to be next to read.
Disappointed--I like the character of Will Robie but this one just couldn't keep my interest
1. very very slow moving, it takes over 160 pages just to get to the main story--the mission
2. too long, 400 pages and 100 of them are just page filler with descriptions
3. I don't want to read about: what they ate, how it was fixed, what color or texture, don't want to know what they wore or what color or what material, don't want to know if they slept 2 hrs or 18 hrs or if they tossed and turned, this is just page filler junk and I skip those pages completely
4. this is a foreign 'mission' and I didn't find it interesting at all but I'm sure other followers of Baldacci will love it
1. very very slow moving, it takes over 160 pages just to get to the main story--the mission
2. too long, 400 pages and 100 of them are just page filler with descriptions
3. I don't want to read about: what they ate, how it was fixed, what color or texture, don't want to know what they wore or what color or what material, don't want to know if they slept 2 hrs or 18 hrs or if they tossed and turned, this is just page filler junk and I skip those pages completely
4. this is a foreign 'mission' and I didn't find it interesting at all but I'm sure other followers of Baldacci will love it
Stories of Will Robie and Reel continue to be good and well written.Book 3
This was one of the best with Will Robie.
Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
The President knows it's a perilous, high-risk assignment. If he gives the order, he has the opportunity to take down a global menace, once and for all. If the mission fails, he would face certain impeachment, and the threats against the nation would multiply. So the president turns to the one team that can pull off the impossible: Will Robie and his partner, Jessica Reel.
As they prepare for their mission, Reel faces a personal crisis that could well lead old enemies right to her doorstep, resurrecting the ghosts of her earlier life and bringing stark danger to all those close to her. And all the while, Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary: an unknown and unlikely assassin, a woman who has trained her entire life to kill, and who has her own list of targets--a list that includes Will Robie and Jessica Reel.
I found the book to be a fascinating story and similar to what could happen in the world news today. There are lots of interesting characters, some good and some not so good. I enjoyed the short chapters which moved the story quickly from one scene to the next. This book gave more information about Reel's life and past history which was insight into why she behaves the way she does. I look forward to the next book and I would highly recommend this series to those who love intriguing thrillers.
As they prepare for their mission, Reel faces a personal crisis that could well lead old enemies right to her doorstep, resurrecting the ghosts of her earlier life and bringing stark danger to all those close to her. And all the while, Robie and Reel are stalked by a new adversary: an unknown and unlikely assassin, a woman who has trained her entire life to kill, and who has her own list of targets--a list that includes Will Robie and Jessica Reel.
I found the book to be a fascinating story and similar to what could happen in the world news today. There are lots of interesting characters, some good and some not so good. I enjoyed the short chapters which moved the story quickly from one scene to the next. This book gave more information about Reel's life and past history which was insight into why she behaves the way she does. I look forward to the next book and I would highly recommend this series to those who love intriguing thrillers.
A good book for a rainy day - action, foreign intrigue. No romance, but well written CIA type stuff.
John O. (buzzby) -
Kept waiting for the silliness to stop, but it never did.
Good book with great character development and action.
