End Game: David Baldacci (Will Robie series, 5)
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End Game: David Baldacci (Will Robie series, 5)
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So no let downs here, as Will Robie and Jessica Reel are two of my favourite characters from one of my favourite authors. It holds many secrets including a stagnant economy, understaffed local and state police, multiple militant fringe groups, and an even stronger threat that will hinder their very ability to escape, yet alone find Blue Man.
I enjoy Baldacci and his series, but can only hope that if he is losing his passion for these two, that he will tie things off and turn his gaze onto his well-developed newer series, which also packs a punch. I plan to go back and read the third and fourth books in the series, The Target and The Guilty but am not necessarily in a hurry.After a significant run-in with the leader of the Neo-Nazis, Robie and Reel are barely alive, but must pick up the pieces and forge onwards, trying to locate a handful of prisoners who have gone missing.
The fifth book in the Will Robie Series by David Baldacci proved to be the weakest so far, and that's really quite a shame given the previous books. Baldacci knows how to get readers to turn the pages, and he's in top form here" "An edge-of-the-seat ride from one of the world's thriller masters ". Much like the previous two books in the series, the foundation of this story is based on a main character and their previous life before working for the U.Formulaic, but lacking adequate character development, especially disappointing with an earlier likable character Will Robie.
Reel is still a slow to emerge character for me, whose past is a jumble and present seems quite focused on the mission. When Reel and Robie arrive, they find a town with a stagnant economy, an understaffed police force, and camps recruiting people with dangerous ideologies. Murders, quite a few execution-style, result in bodies piling up faster than pitchfork-flung hay in a mow (some of them deservedly so, others not). Jess is no help to us because – although we’re in both of their heads – Baldacci probably identifies more with Will so it felt like we were keeping his secrets rather than Jess’s.While Baldacci often bases his novels on contemporary political problems around the world, how he tackles this subject matter is quite disturbing. I'm hooked on this series, but this installment wasn't as gripping or fast paced as the previous stories. It will work as a standalone, but you’ll miss out on a lot of the early character development, and that will take a lot out of the story. I have loved the Will Robie series starting with The Innocent, but each book following has gotten a little worse.
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