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Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci
The Memory Man series- It's the nostalgia factor now which drives me to pick up the new release and wrap it up. The 6th installment of the book tries to take it a notch higher- combining the thriller and mystery element with the current geopolitical hot topic- fracking. What comes out is a bit of a hotchpotch which to an extent drives home the intended result without being too preachy or boring. That's the fun/guilty pleasure part of these books- they are fast-paced and don't bore you with their crisp narrative and a pretty decent plot.
Like most of its predecessors, this one is based in a small town called London somewhere in North Dakota where FBI agents Amos Decker and his partner Alex Jamison are sent to investigate a brutal murder. The question of why the FBI needs to be involved in a local crime scene leads to a hunt covering fracking operations, family feuds, religious colonies, international conspiracies, and spies.
Sometimes less is more and therein lies the problem. There are just so many things going on with this book that you tend to lose the plot. I have never read any of the Will Robie books so a cross-over might work for fans but for me, it just seemed forced. I kind of missed the Decker- Marvin bond in this one. Without much of its usual characteristic elements, "Walk the Wire" was just another fast-paced thriller that could have been any of the multiple detective thrillers. Despite all the flaws, I am sure I am going to pick up the next installment when it hits the stands- I guess that's what nostalgia does. A 3-star book for me.
Like most of its predecessors, this one is based in a small town called London somewhere in North Dakota where FBI agents Amos Decker and his partner Alex Jamison are sent to investigate a brutal murder. The question of why the FBI needs to be involved in a local crime scene leads to a hunt covering fracking operations, family feuds, religious colonies, international conspiracies, and spies.
Sometimes less is more and therein lies the problem. There are just so many things going on with this book that you tend to lose the plot. I have never read any of the Will Robie books so a cross-over might work for fans but for me, it just seemed forced. I kind of missed the Decker- Marvin bond in this one. Without much of its usual characteristic elements, "Walk the Wire" was just another fast-paced thriller that could have been any of the multiple detective thrillers. Despite all the flaws, I am sure I am going to pick up the next installment when it hits the stands- I guess that's what nostalgia does. A 3-star book for me.