Divine Justice (Camel Club) |
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| Title: | Divine Justice (Camel Club) |
| Author: | David Baldacci |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Type: | Book / Hardcover |
| Publication Date: | 04 November, 2008 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0446195502 / 9780446195508 |
| List Price: | $27.99 |
| You Save: | $9.52 |
| Amazon Price: | $18.47 |
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Product Description
Following the instant # 1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's most surprising thriller yet . . .
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced.
But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he carried out prompt the highest levels of the U.S. government to unleash a massive manhunt. Behind the scenes, master spy Macklin Hayes is playing a very personal game of cat and mouse. He, more than anyone, wants Stone dead.
With their friend and unofficial leader in hiding, the members of the Camel Club risk everything to save him. Now, as the hunters close in, Stone's flight from the demons of his past will take him from the power corridors of Washington, D.C., to the small, isolated coal-mining town of Divine, Virginia-and into a world every bit as lethal as the one he left behind.
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Customer Reviews:
• Mclarty's Reading Makes The Book
13 March, 2010
I occasionally listen to books on my commute, and I find in that situation that thrillers work better than the more serious works of fiction, which demand more of the listener. Since the listener's experience of the book is entirely dependent on the reader's oral interpretation of the material, a good reader is absolutely key. Sometimes the reader can be distracting (as when an inappropriate choice of reader is made, like Burt Reynolds reading, in his soft Southern drawl, a Robert Parker Boston-set Spencer novel) or embarrassing (such as a male reader doing a comically high-pitched woman's voice). Sometimes one almost feels embarrassed for the reader, especially when the material is so bad that no reader, no matter how talented, could rescue it.
I should hasten to note that DIVINE JUSTICE, the latest of the Camel Club series of books by David Baldacci, is not in that category. It's a highly entertaining book, despite those plot holes that begin to emerge if you actually think about the story too much. DIVINE JUSTICE picks up right from the end of STONE COLD, when former CIA assassin John Carr, a.k.a. Oliver Stone, has taken flight after his assassination of two loathsome political figures. Carr is pursued by his former employer into the Virginia hills, where he gets embroiled in investigating a small town's nightmarish crimes. Will a rogue element in the CIA kill him? Or will the town's well protected criminal faction get him first? Or will Carr's motley crew of friends from the Camel Club manage to save him from both?
To a reader, the plot might be a bit slow compared to Baldacci's earlier Camel Club outings. The story is split between the CIA's cat-and-mouse chase and the tale of the town's skeletons-in-the-closet, neither of which moves with much drive until well into the book. That's why I recommend the audio version. Ron McLarty's an amazing reader: he manages to convey the sounds and moods of many different speakers by a slight change in his voice, and he does not do caricatures of women by speaking in a falsetto. He's a virtuoso of an oral interpreter--so good, in fact, that I will seek out books by his name as reader rather than by author. DIVINE JUSTICE is well worth listening to, but especially because of the skill of its reader.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Great Book, Closes The Cycle.
31 January, 2010
This is the book that closes the loop in the John Carter, Oliver Stone saga. Great read.
- Amazon Customer Review
• What Is With All The 5 Star Ratings???
07 March, 2010
This book was awful. I can't fathom it got so many 5 star ratings. It has so many flaws I don't know where to start. I threw the book in the trash instead of giving it to the library. I don't want to subject anyone to have to read this garbage.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Smooth Writing -- A Page Turner
17 December, 2009
This is the first book of David Baldacci's I have ever read, and I am hooked.
Baldacci combined narrative, dialog, description and back-story in a fluid and smooth story. He held tight to the plot and developed well-rounded characters who I quickly felt an attachment to.
Baldacci is a master of the writing craft, he knows how to use economy of words without the normal fluff and word-fill that is found in most novels. He did a great job of sucking me into his story line.
Great Job. I will be buying more of his novels... that is for sure.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Excellent
26 February, 2010
I listen to this on my ipod touch as an audio book. I loved it! I couldn't stop listening to this wonderful story. This was my first camel club read and I plan on reading the entire series.
Baldacci reader
- Amazon Customer Review
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