The Denver-based Crime & Beyond Book Club has a new David Baldacci book to recommend. Read on for Kerry Hammond’s report.
This month the Crime & Beyond Book Club met to discuss The
Guilty by David Baldacci. The Guilty is Baldacci’s 4th book in the Will Robie
series, and he has written several books in the Camel Club and King and Maxwell
series as well—the latter having been a TV show starring Rebecca Romijn. All in
all, the author has written 32 novels for adults and, luckily, seems to have no
intent on stopping.
In The Guilty, Will Robie is a government assassin, a very
good one. That is until one day when he can’t pull the trigger. Failing at the
one thing he’s good at puts Will into a personal tailspin, one that he needs
desperately to come out of. As Will steps back to analyze what is happening to
him, he ends up going back to his hometown of Cantrell, Mississippi. Not only
does he think he has some personal demons he needs to confront there, but he
finds out that his father is about to go on trial for murder, and Will may be the
only one who can help him.
This was our club’s first Will Robie novel and the book got great
reviews from our members. As a group, we like Baldacci’s writing. The book
contains clever twists and plenty of action. The characters drew us in and we
enjoyed both the father/son relationship between Will and his Dad, as well as the
friendship between Will and Jessica Reel, his co-worker of sorts.
In addition to great characters and a twisting plot, the
setting of the book added a strong layer of suspense to the novel. Baldacci
portrayed Cantrell, Mississippi in such a way as to draw us all into the local
politics you might find in such a small southern town.
We were able to find quite a bit to discuss, always a plus
in a book club. The Guilty is a great book club read and recommended.
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