The Camel Club
by David Baldacci
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Author: David BaldacciEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-01
ISBN: 0446615625
Number of pages: 624
Publisher: Vision
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- ISBN13: 9780446615624
- Condition: New
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Book Review: 3 1/2 Stars
Summary: 3 Stars
Alex Ford is a Secret Service agent on White House detail with three years to go until retirement. He's tempted to coast the rest of the way through his career, until a "suicide" that seems too cut-and-dried has him asking questions. Oliver Stone is a protester who has a tent in the park across the street from the White house. He and his three friends know more about the death of Patrick Johnson than just about anyone, since they witnessed his murder. The FBI is willing to write Johnson's death off as a suicide, since it appears he shot himself, left a note, and drugs were found in his home, but Johnson's fiancée isn't buying it. Her suspicions have agent Ford and his rookie partner investigating and getting themselves in hot water with the Secret Service. Alex can't let it go, though, when suddenly several terrorists suspiciously kill each other off. He's demoted down to protection detail in Brennan, Pennsylvania, when the president makes a campaign stop in his hometown, but this puts him unwittingly in the middle of an intricate plot against the president of the United States. Alex doesn't want to listen, but Oliver Stone and his Camel Club hold the keys to unraveling the mystery and saving the world from World War III.
This was mostly an engaging suspense thriller with warm, comfortable characters who were ordinary people with extraordinary pasts. The plot unfolded at a steady pace, the story moving smoothly from character to character while the suspense built. Unfortunately, the plot took a ridiculous turn near the end (8 hours to Armageddon?) and some of the characters' actions were extremely unrealistic. Had a bit of restraint been used rather than going over the top, the same amount of tension could have been woven into the story without getting silly. The rest of the book, and the story itself, were engaging, if a bit anti-American in a coddle-the-poor-misunderstood-terrorists sort of way. If one's beliefs lean that way, it's a plus, I suppose. In all, this was a book that kept me turning the pages, and I will read Baldacci again
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