Twists and turns and turns and twists. Just when you think you've got some tiny part of the puzzle figured out, Baldacci throws a curve at you and you realize you have no clue! The 6:20 man, Travis Devine is a charming and lethal a perfect combination in this all to prescient story.
Due to be published in May of 2025 and I hope people give it a chance. A prescient plot line of the pitfalls of advertising in this day and age, with big box stores and business, and a bit of a mystery to solve all rolled into one easily read novel. This would be fine as a stand alone or great as the beginning of a mystery series. Our protagonist Lydia is a complex character who feels real and her sidekick, Paul, provides charm, good looks, and sarcasm aplenty. I really enjoyed this.
I CANT' BELIEVE WILL DEAN ENDED THIS BOOK THE WAY IN WHICH HE DID!!!! I gasped out loud and then called Mr. Dean a lengthy list of un-ladylike words! I will say it again and again, Tuva is one of the most original and best protagonists EVER. Bad Apples is a psychotic David Lynch/M. Night Shyamalan hybrid that you won't be able to put down. Once you start reading you will be sucked into the vortex created by Dean and you have to surrender to it. I need to get #5 in this series, ASAP!
While beautifully written, and I do love history, this was 500 pages of relentlessly horrible things happening to nice people. There was no comic relief, no joy and no resolution to any story line. I was hard pressed to find an overarching story line that would go through all three books, and none of the individual story lines resolved in any way. This is all relentless set up for book two.
Don't let the length of this story fool you, it packs a doozy of a punch mid way through! What really elevates this story is that, although it's a Colter Shaw story, Shaw's expertise is channeled through a different character for most of the story. Brilliantly done!
Because Fleetwood Mac is my husband's favorite band, I already know a lot about their history and their music. Blake's work cobbles together previous articles he wrote and new interviews to take a new tact on the story of this classic group. Blake has managed to write an engrossing biography from articles that work to form the narrative, and provides many perspectives on the band from band itself, those that worked with them and for them and people who had passing dealings with them. Informative for folks who don't know the band, fun for those of us who do.
