True Blue
"Upon learning the identity of the killer - and the reasons for all of the killings - I was left shaking my head in wonderment at how cleverly Baldacci’s plotting was."
Synopsis:
Former Washington DC cop, Mason “Mace” Perry, is released from prison after serving 2 years for a crime she didn't commit. Having lost her freedom and her beloved police career Mace sets out to reclaim her old job back by cracking a case as a civilian, whilst also tracking down the people who kidnapped her and framed her for the crime which caused her incarceration.
Assisting Mace are her elder sister who is chief of police in DC and Roy Kingman - a lawyer she met at a crime scene - as he was the person unfortunate enough to open a fridge door and find the murdered body of a colleague.
This is no routine murder investigation as events quickly spiral out of control with both gang leaders, a US attorney with a grudge and mysterious government agents all impeding the investigation and trying to either harm Mace or return her to prison.
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Review:
Once again Baldacci delivers a thrilling masterpiece. As you read this book you find yourself drawn ever more into the world that Mace inhabits. The ambition that drives Mace in her attempt to clear her name is wonderfully portrayed as she battles against all of the obstacles that are thrown in front of her. Altogether Mace is a fantastic lead to this novel and she has been drawn by an expert craftsman. This is an excellent read that shows an author writing with sparse, tight prose which gets to the point with little preamble and great precision. Of the support characters there is little to say, except that they are created so beautifully that each one perfectly fits their purpose in the book and the experience of reading this tome would be lessened without their involvement. There are a few surprises in this book which kept me guessing right to the end who was the good guys and who was the bad guys in the government agency. Upon learning the identity of the killer - and the reasons for all of the killings - I was left shaking my head in wonderment at how cleverly Baldacci's plotting was. All in all True Blue is a cracking read that drags you through the underbelly of DC life and through the corridors of power in an intriguing fast-paced novel. There are no other books featuring Mace Perry, but I can only hope that there are more to come from Baldacci