The splicing of the two plots is problematic, but Baldacci sacrifices a bit of believability to cobble together a new cast of characters destined to continue fighting the forces of evil in the next installment. This time around, Baldacci wisely tones down the wackiness of the club members, focusing instead on bringing Seagraves to justice while Annabelle works her ingenious scam. When was David Baldacci born David Baldacci was born on August 5, 1960, in. A lone wolf military investigator with a hero dad and. That’s no small potatoes And when discussing thrillers by David Baldacci, John Puller should always be mentioned, because he’s one of Baldacci’s best characters. Meanwhile, an enigmatic young woman, Annabelle Conroy, is assembling a team to engineer a "long con," a $33 million scam targeting Jerry Bagger, the sleazy owner of an Atlantic City casino. The Collectors is the second in David Baldacci's Camel Club series, and it is followed by Stone Cold. Annabelle is a beautiful stranger with a mysterious past, planning the heist of the century two short cons to fund a long con, then a life of unashamed. Baldacci’s books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with over 110 million copies in print. The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional crime solvers headed by ex-CIA assassin Caleb Shaw, becomes involved with Seagraves through a killing at the Library of Congress, where one of the club members works. In bestseller Baldacci's entertaining if overly long sequel to The Camel Club (2005), renegade CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of freelance assassination and selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder. The Collectors is the third book in David Baldaccis Camel Club series and whilst it works perfectly as a stand-alone thriller, I have just completed reading the series in sequence.
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