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True Blue (Hardcover)

by David Baldacci (Author)
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A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller.

TRUE BLUE

Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything-her badge, her career, her freedom-and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send Mace back behind bars. Then Roy Kingman enters her life.

Roy is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital.

Soon, what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn-into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.

About the Author

David Baldacci lives with his family in Virginia. He and his wife have founded the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He invites you to visit him at www.david-baldacci.com and his foundation at www.wishyouwellfoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining listen, Dec 18 2009
By Luanne Ollivier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Blue (Audio CD)
I had read many of David Baldacci's early novels but kind of got away from him for a bit. I rediscovered him reading Divine Justice and listening to First Family.

I chose to listen to True Blue.

Mace Perry was a cop's cop on the DC force. Until she was kidnapped and forced to participate in robberies. She went down for two years. Newly released from prison, she returns to DC, determined to clear her name. Her sister Beth is the chief of police. In her first few days out, she becomes involved with a young lawyer, Roy, who discovers a female attorney's body at his office. Mace can't help herself - she was born to be a cop. She dives in, working outside the law with Roy to solve the case. She hopes it will get her reinstated. Others are hoping she fails and are willing to make sure that happens.

A mystery, legal and action thriller all rolled into one with lots of action. Yes, the characters of Mace and her sister Beth are a little over the top, but if you're looking for an entertaining read or listen, this is a good bet.

I was thrilled that Ron McLarty was the reader again. His voice is slightly gravelly and rich. He easily portrays the female Mace character and male roles with enough difference that you know who is 'talking'. His inflection is excellent and his voice effortlessly describes action and emotion.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Story Concept Betrayed by a Weak Plot, Superficial Writing, and Underdeveloped Characters, Dec 4 2009

Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
-- Proverbs 27:6

Mace Perry is the sister of the D.C. chief of police who hovers over Mace like a guardian angel as she seeks to regain her reputation and ability to be a cop again. Mace has a problem: She's hyperactive and can't keep from meddling into police matters. That problem leads to danger when deaths turn out to have government connections that threaten law and order.

I wanted to like Mace, but she didn't fully come alive for me. That was a big strike against this book. Having her be the sister of the chief of police seemed too far fetched as the story developed. That was the second strike against the book. In the end, there was a predictable moral muddle of the sort that many thriller writers include in D.C.-based books. I didn't feel rewarded for making it through to the end.

The book's premise is a pretty interesting one: a framed police officer ends up going to jail and comes out young enough to want to go back into police work. Like the premise, the plot has many interesting elements. But in the writing, there's a minimal attempt to develop each point. It's as though the author was on a deadline and didn't have time to do much rewriting to enrich areas that were skimpy.

Unless you feel like you need to read every word that David Baldacci writes, I suggest you skip this book and read one of his earlier books instead.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tight Plot, Fast Pace, Perhaps a little too...., Nov 14 2009
The story line rips along at about the same speed as Mace drives her Ducati motorcycle around the streets of D.C. where she chases criminals and seeks to restore herself to the metropolitan police force. Roy Kingman becomes her henchman in her effort to solve the murder of one of his colleagues at a DC law firm. The trio dash from one tight situation to the other, trying to pick up clues and trying to avoid the clutches of Mona, the prosecutor who put Mace behind bars for two years on a charge she didn't deserve. Between sophisticated assassins and tough DC "crews" in the bad parts of DC, Roy and Mace dodge death at every turn even as Mace's sister, Beth, the chief of the police force, tries to steer her clear of this path. There are many good points to this book. For one Beth, Mace and Roy are likable, enjoyable and interesting characters. There are good moments of action and the intrigue does make one think. At times the book overdoes the heartwarming aspect to the point of schmaltziness. Although the author certainly did some good research to write this book, it could use a stronger intellectual element for more interest. Depicting the interrelationships between the DC police force and the other federal agencies helps in this regard. All in all it is a good to very good thriller that keeps you entertained throughout.The Griffon Trilogy: Part I
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