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michaelfay's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite of the series, but I still plan on reading the next one. Basic plot is Oliver Stone goes into hiding after his assasinations at the end of the previous book. He ends up in a coal mining town in western Virginia and gets involved in the goings-ons of issues in that town. Meanwhile, he is being tracked down by Joe Knox who is ostensibly doing this for the government. And his old Camel Club friends are also trying to track him down.
The tracking down story lines of the camel club and Joe Knox are interesting and kept me engaged. The storyline in Divine, Virginia started out interesting, but ended up being a little far fetched for me. Not as good as the previous camel club books.
The tracking down story lines of the camel club and Joe Knox are interesting and kept me engaged. The storyline in Divine, Virginia started out interesting, but ended up being a little far fetched for me. Not as good as the previous camel club books.
sparklelys's review against another edition
4.0
Quite good but definitely a series to read in order. (5-3-1-2-4 wasn't smart.)
beastreader's review against another edition
4.0
John Carr otherwise known as Oliver Stone and the rest of the Camel Club are back in David Baldacci’s latest book Divine Justice.
John is on the run after his recent assassinations have pissed off some people, particularly Macklin Hayes with the CIA. Now John is American’s most wanted man. John makes his way to the small town of Divine, Virginia. A town where the biggest attractions are its mine and Dead Rock State prison. John figures no one will find him in Divine. To John’s misfortune he becomes the town’s hero. He saves two young men. In the process of saving one of the young men, Danny, John starts forming a close relationship bond to Danny’s mother Abby. John was not planning on staying in Divine, Virginia but now he doesn’t want to leave just yet. It seems this small town has a secret of its own. Some people feel John has worn his welcome out and it is now time for him to leave. Plus the CIA is closing in on John.
John Carr has seen and done it all so dealing with some small town bad guys is like a snack before the main course to him. If there was an award for being one of the best assassins’s than it should go to John Carr. I have to admit that I have not read any of the other books in this series, so I was surprised by how easily I enjoyed this book. I read it in a matter of a few hours. Having said this, I never felt like I had missed too much by not reading the other books. I now want to go back and read all the rest of the books in the Camel Club series.
John is on the run after his recent assassinations have pissed off some people, particularly Macklin Hayes with the CIA. Now John is American’s most wanted man. John makes his way to the small town of Divine, Virginia. A town where the biggest attractions are its mine and Dead Rock State prison. John figures no one will find him in Divine. To John’s misfortune he becomes the town’s hero. He saves two young men. In the process of saving one of the young men, Danny, John starts forming a close relationship bond to Danny’s mother Abby. John was not planning on staying in Divine, Virginia but now he doesn’t want to leave just yet. It seems this small town has a secret of its own. Some people feel John has worn his welcome out and it is now time for him to leave. Plus the CIA is closing in on John.
John Carr has seen and done it all so dealing with some small town bad guys is like a snack before the main course to him. If there was an award for being one of the best assassins’s than it should go to John Carr. I have to admit that I have not read any of the other books in this series, so I was surprised by how easily I enjoyed this book. I read it in a matter of a few hours. Having said this, I never felt like I had missed too much by not reading the other books. I now want to go back and read all the rest of the books in the Camel Club series.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
David is a master storyteller and he never disappoints. This was my first read in the Camel Club Series so looking forward to reading the other in series order. I enjoyed the audio while jogging and working, as Ron McLarty has a very soothing voice and very relaxing --combined with the sound effects – makes this an incredible novel.
“Oliver Stone” (John Carr) is the most wanted man in America; however, loved his personality in this book as he is the savior of many in this small cold mining town of Devine, VA. Little did he know when escaping to this town, what was in store for him. The members of the Camel Club are off to protect him! A good read and well written with lots of twists and turns along the way!
“Oliver Stone” (John Carr) is the most wanted man in America; however, loved his personality in this book as he is the savior of many in this small cold mining town of Devine, VA. Little did he know when escaping to this town, what was in store for him. The members of the Camel Club are off to protect him! A good read and well written with lots of twists and turns along the way!
fotoshopguy52's review against another edition
5.0
Another very entertaining story from David Baldacci. The Camel Club has changed and evolved along the way, but the camaraderie has always been wonderful, the banter enjoyable and often hilarious, and the characters continually growing and developing. That being said, there is again much in this novel that would be construed as far-fetched and unbelievable, but like many books and movies in this Genre, you simply have to suspend your beliefs and enjoy the ride. Many will be able to do that, but unfortunately, many will not, and may find this type of storytelling to be facetious and unrealistic. In some sense they may be right, but that's what makes life so great - the fact that we can all look at the same object, yet see many different things. 4.5 stars.
quinnreads2's review against another edition
4.0
Dead Rock
Nothing is as it seems. John Carr / Oliver Stone / Ben Thomas is on the run, but unrelated trouble seems to find him... in spades. I like that even under his circumstances, he's still true to himself, looking out for the little guy. In this case, his first soul to save is Danny Ryker, but he's far from the last.
The curves and sharp turns are many and kept me engaged. I did read this previously, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this all over again. The investigator on his trail, Joe Knox, is like a dog with a bone. As much as I didn't want to like him, I admired his tenacity.
Caleb and his fascination with "water dunking" is hilarious. Add that to his proclivity for telling Annabelle some tall tales, and he becomes quite the entertainer.
I borrowed a copy of the audio book. The narrator is Ron McLarty. In addition to liking Ron, I enjoyed the sound effects... except when I was driving and thought some of them were coming from outside the car.
Nothing is as it seems. John Carr / Oliver Stone / Ben Thomas is on the run, but unrelated trouble seems to find him... in spades. I like that even under his circumstances, he's still true to himself, looking out for the little guy. In this case, his first soul to save is Danny Ryker, but he's far from the last.
The curves and sharp turns are many and kept me engaged. I did read this previously, but that didn't stop me from enjoying this all over again. The investigator on his trail, Joe Knox, is like a dog with a bone. As much as I didn't want to like him, I admired his tenacity.
Caleb and his fascination with "water dunking" is hilarious. Add that to his proclivity for telling Annabelle some tall tales, and he becomes quite the entertainer.
I borrowed a copy of the audio book. The narrator is Ron McLarty. In addition to liking Ron, I enjoyed the sound effects... except when I was driving and thought some of them were coming from outside the car.
adamrshields's review against another edition
3.0
Full review at http://bookwi.se/divine-justice-by-david-baldacci/
Short review: It was a pretty good spy story/mystery. This was a free book from Audible.com to promote its blackberry software. And it was well worth free. I am not sure I would have wanted to pay more. This isn't a standard genre for me, so maybe other would like it more. The audio production was mixed. The narration was good but there was lots of background music and gun shots. I am not a fan of a music soundtrack in an audiobook. Transitions or chapter interludes are fine, but this was way more than that. Just annoying.
Short review: It was a pretty good spy story/mystery. This was a free book from Audible.com to promote its blackberry software. And it was well worth free. I am not sure I would have wanted to pay more. This isn't a standard genre for me, so maybe other would like it more. The audio production was mixed. The narration was good but there was lots of background music and gun shots. I am not a fan of a music soundtrack in an audiobook. Transitions or chapter interludes are fine, but this was way more than that. Just annoying.
iancmclaren's review against another edition
4.0
Another entertaining read. Not high lit but would make a good TV miniseries imo.
pickleballlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This time the Camel Club take on small town rural America. Just like D.C., there's also corruption there.
katemc7's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! Starts off kind of slow but ends up where you keep reading until 2 am because you have to know what happens.