![]() Since then she has never been able to let anyone get close to her, or trust anyone easily. ![]() At the same time, a string of murders occur which have Pine wondering whether they are coincidental or if they have been triggered because she has returned determined to get to the truth.īaldacci can be relied on to provide a twisted thriller, packed with suspense and tension, giving us the latest thrilling installment in Atlee Pine's life, a woman who has never gotten over her twin sister's disappearance as a young child. ![]() As she probes into the past, she uncovers shocking surprises and secrets that have her questioning everything she ever knew about her family. Cyrus Tanner and his dog, Roscoe, now live in her dilapidated childhood home, as Pine interviews various town residents about what happened that night, including Lauren Graham, Jackson Lineberry, and Myron and Britta Pringle. She reflects on how these traumatic events led to her parents, Tim and Julia, leaving Georgia and how it tore their marriage apart, with Pine living with her mother, until Julia left her. Pine's memories are hazy, she remembers how the abductor chose to take her sister, whilst leaving Pine with life threatening injuries. The consequences of this result in Pine and Blum leaving for Andersonville, Georgia, as Pine returns for the first time to the scene of Mercy's abduction, hoping to find out what happened all those years ago. She saves the child, Holly, from a terrible fate, but her actions in apprehending the perpetrator sees her losing control. On her way home to Shattered Rock, Arizona, where she is the sole FBI agent with her assistant, Carol Blum, she ends up intervening in a child abduction case that involves a car chase. He plays mind games with her whilst revealing nothing of value, leaving her frustrated. She is putting herself through the torture of seeing this monstrous man because she is convinced that he was responsible for the abduction of her twin sister, Mercy, when she was six years old. This is the second in the FBI agent Atlee Pine series by David Baldacci, and it's a cracker of a sequel that opens with Pine in the Valley of Death in Colorado at ADX Florence, the only American federal super max prison visiting the narcissistic, sociopath serial killer, Daniel James Tor. Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States.Ī lifelong Virginian, David is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law. In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. David has also published seven novels for younger readers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.”)ĭavid published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. ![]() ĭavid Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. But in a small town full of secrets-some of which could answer the questions that have plagued Atlee her entire life-digging deeper into the past could be more dangerous than she realizes. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered, her face covered with a wedding veil-and the first killing is quickly followed by a second bizarre murder.Ītlee is determined to continue her search for answers, but now she must also set her sights on finding a potential serial killer before another victim is claimed. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee's unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI.Ītlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee's rural hometown in Georgia to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to reopen the investigation of her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer beginning a reign of terror, in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci.įBI Agent Atlee Pine's life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped-and likely killed-thirty years ago.
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