Stone Cold
by David Baldacci
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Author: David BaldacciEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-06
ISBN: 0446577391
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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- Hardback
- Dust cover
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Book Review: "Spy on everybody because you never know when a friend might turn into an enemy."
Summary: 4 Stars
Peopled with ex-CIA hit men, random assassins and corrupt highly placed government officials, Stone Cold is a tale of mayhem and murder that reaches across time to Cold War American deeds performed in service to country. From the outside, everything runs smoothly, Homeland Security at work in Washington, DC, protecting the seat of power and those who do the people's business. Random corruption is to be expected in an era of corporate domination and fear of the unknown, the wheels of power greased with special interests and a few men's hubris. The Camel Club- a tightly knit group of men who know well the ways of surveillance- meets regularly under the leadership of Oliver Stone, all monitoring the powerful as they conduct the secret work of government.
A former member of the Triple Sixes, a covert killing team for the CIA who carried out missions too delicate to become common knowledge, Stone is conversant with the ways of Washington politics and the behind-the-scenes machinations of Carter Gray, the former Chief of Intelligence who still wields considerable power and enjoys the perks of privilege. Stone is close friends with Annabelle Conroy, a young woman with considerable skills, an accomplished con artist and honorable member of the Camel Club. Currently pursued by a very angry casino owner, Jerry Bagger, who she has just swindled out of a fortune, Annabelle requests Stone's assistance. Oliver is happy to oblige.
Unfortunately, things quickly get very complicated by a series of assassinations that point to missions from Stone's past that endanger Annabelle and the rest of the Camel Club. Baldacci adds one more twist to amp up the action- a virtual killing machine, Harry Finn, who makes his living testing security for the DHS and has a private vendetta of his own. Suddenly, Annabelle is without the backup she counted on, meeting her own past face-to-face, Oliver more hindrance than help. The best interests of his friends at heart, Stone goes directly to the source, a powerful man who once signed his orders before a demoralized Oliver opted out of the system.
Layer upon layer, secret upon secret, Baldacci's characters come together in a dramatic confrontation that leaves few standing. Wrapped in obfuscation and clever lies, history resurfaces, acts that must be kept from the public no matter how many people die in the cover-up. Conscienceless villains, assassination teams, killers, crooks and patriotic ex-soldiers are tossed about in a violent stew, Jerry Bagger convinced he has finally captured his prize and Carter Gray squeezing the trigger, annihilating reputations, his victims turning from hero to traitor with a few well-chosen words. Somehow, Baldacci makes it all work, a few asides along the way- pointed sarcasm directed toward Beltway politics and the nature of politicians. In a town of facades and the parading of images, the few tackle the corrupt power broker and would-be-president, determined to return the government to the people. Luan Gaines/ 2007.
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