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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
This book just didn’t do it for me. I stuck with it to the end hoping it would reach out and grab me but it just did not do it. I’ll admit it was a novel plot, but I felt that a lot of the tight spots in the book were predictable, especially the ending where they nailed the US Marshal. I expected better from Baldacchi.
Mickey is a former detective now single mother working from home hunting down hidden assets. Most of her assignments are via phone so she doesn't question when a colleague named Arlene requests inventory of a vacant home. What she finds is a murder victim, a man with mob ties who used to be in Witness Protection. What's worse is there is no employee named Arlene who gave the tip. Now Mickey has to prove she was set up.
Cat and Mouse game at its finest! Although most of the interaction is via phone conversations, there are still tense moments and lots of details including alias names that were somewhat hard to keep up with. This is a novel you have to pay attention to keep it flowing. It makes the story all the more intriguing.
David Baldacci has a bestseller with this one. It is evident the author started writing stories as a child and better with time. Simply Lies kept me thinking ahead. And just when I thought it was obvious, there was way more to the story. Such a well paced novel that you can read in a few sittings. This is my kind of thriller!
Happy Pub Day, David Baldacci! Simply Lies is now available.
Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie
Cat and Mouse game at its finest! Although most of the interaction is via phone conversations, there are still tense moments and lots of details including alias names that were somewhat hard to keep up with. This is a novel you have to pay attention to keep it flowing. It makes the story all the more intriguing.
David Baldacci has a bestseller with this one. It is evident the author started writing stories as a child and better with time. Simply Lies kept me thinking ahead. And just when I thought it was obvious, there was way more to the story. Such a well paced novel that you can read in a few sittings. This is my kind of thriller!
Happy Pub Day, David Baldacci! Simply Lies is now available.
Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins. ~LiteraryMarie
Mickey Gibson gets tricked by a grifter to investigate a deserted mansion to find the body of a dead mob accountant who was formerly in the Witness Protection program. This results in Mickey getting put on a leave from her company once it comes out she was tricked. To clear herself, Mickey begins to investigate the murder and who the murdered man and uncovers there are a lot of people trying to find the murdered man’s stolen mob money.
I just didn't buy it. I kept reading, but it was just out there.
Sorry.
Onward.
Sorry.
Onward.
An enjoyable Baldicci book. I did find the relationship between the two women strained my brain a bit. Definitely felt like female dialogue written by a man.
Mickey Gibson has her hands full. She's a sharp-as-nails former police investigator now working for ProEye. Her job involves searching online for hidden assets of wealthy criminals which enables her to raise her two young children at home after being jilted by her ex-husband. A woman she believes is working for her boss calls and asks her to check out a nearby mansion to inventory its contents. Thrilled to get away for a few hours, she heads out only to find a dead man in the house. To make matters worse, her company has never heard of the woman who sent her to the scene of the crime. Immediately a suspect, Mickey finds herself back in contact with the mystery woman "Clarisse" and soon knee-deep in trying to find out who killed the victim. All while putting herself and her family in danger.
David Baldacci's new standalone book Simply Lies is an enjoyable and fast-paced thriller. It had a somewhat complicated plot with effective twists and turns that kept me intrigued. While it took some suspension of disbelief to imagine a single mother being so reckless, I tried not to over-analyze. I enjoyed the dynamics between Mickey and Clarisse. Both were smart women who found they needed one another not only to unravel the murder but to solve a much more complicated search for a hidden fortune. And Mickey was determined to find out the true identity of the woman who turned her life upside down as Clarisse had way too much knowledge about her life. Baldacci has once again delivered an exciting, action-packed, suspenseful story that kept me guessing. Mission accomplished.
Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Novel Suspects Insiders for providing an advance copy.
Rated 4.25 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
David Baldacci's new standalone book Simply Lies is an enjoyable and fast-paced thriller. It had a somewhat complicated plot with effective twists and turns that kept me intrigued. While it took some suspension of disbelief to imagine a single mother being so reckless, I tried not to over-analyze. I enjoyed the dynamics between Mickey and Clarisse. Both were smart women who found they needed one another not only to unravel the murder but to solve a much more complicated search for a hidden fortune. And Mickey was determined to find out the true identity of the woman who turned her life upside down as Clarisse had way too much knowledge about her life. Baldacci has once again delivered an exciting, action-packed, suspenseful story that kept me guessing. Mission accomplished.
Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Novel Suspects Insiders for providing an advance copy.
Rated 4.25 stars.
Review posted on MicheleReader.com.
A main character that went to my Alma mater and played basketball for the great Dawn Staley? I was hooked immediately.
Couldn’t put this one down. Loved both main characters, and I hope this isn’t the last I see of them.
Also, Go Owls.
Couldn’t put this one down. Loved both main characters, and I hope this isn’t the last I see of them.
Also, Go Owls.
NFTs became relevant to the plot. This was not for me.