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"The Bureau's intel division gets chatter and scuttlebutt all the time from the dirtbag world. It might be that someone you prosecuted wants payback. And we understand that when you were in private practice in New York you did not leave on the best of terms with some of your, uh, clientele. It could be coming from that sector."
"But that was a decade ago."
"The mob has a long memory."
Meldon suddenly looked fearful. "I want protection for my family if there's some nut out there gunning for me."
"We already have a Bucar with two agents stationed outside your house."
They crossed over the Potomac and into D.C. proper, and a few minutes later neared the WFO. The lead car hung a left down an alley. Meldon pulled in behind it.
"Why this way?"
"They just opened a new underground garage for us to use with a hardened tunnel right into WFO. Quicker this way and under Bureau eyes 24/7. These days who the hell knows who's watching? Al-Qaeda to the next Timothy McVeigh."
Meldon looked at him nervously. "Got it."
Those were the last words Jamie Meldon would ever speak.
The massive electric shock paralyzed him even as a large foot stomped down on the car's brake. If Meldon had been able to look over he would've seen that Reiger was wearing gloves. And those gloves were curled around a small black box with twin prongs sticking out. Reiger climbed out of the car as a twitching Meldon slumped over.
The other car had stopped up ahead and Hope ran back to the second car. Together they lifted Meldon out and leaned him face first against a large Dumpster. Reiger pulled out his pistol with a suppressor on the muzzle. He stepped forward, placed the barrel against the back of Meldon's head, and fired one round, ending the man's life.
Together they heaved the body into the Dumpster. Reiger climbed into the dead attorney's car. He followed his partner's ride out of the alley, turned left, and then headed north while Meldon's
corpse finished sinking into the garbage.
Reiger pushed a speed dial button on his phone. It was answered after one ring. Reiger said, "Done."
Then he clicked off and slipped the phone back in his pocket.
The man on the other end of the phone did likewise. Jarvis Burns, his heavy briefcase pressing against his bad leg, struggled to catch up to the rest of the party as they headed across the tarmac, up the metal steps, and into the waiting aircraft. Another man with white hair and a heavily lined face turned back to look at him. He was Sam Donnelly, the Director of National Intelligence, which essentially made him America's top spy.
"Everything okay, Jarv?"
"Perfect, Director," said Burns.
Ten minutes later Air Force One rose into the clear night air on its way back to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
From TRUE BLUE by David Baldacci. Copyright (c) 2009 by Columbus Rose, Ltd. Reprinted by permission of Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
True Blue
After two years in the slammer for a crime she didn’t commit, disgraced Washington, D.C., cop Mason “Mace” Perry is on a mission: to redeem herself and be known as a true blue once again. Problem is, breaking back into the force after serving time is almost impossible. Her one shot to prove that she has the right to wear the uniform is to solve a major case on her own. And that’s where Roy Kingman comes in.
Written by David Baldacci—the New York Times bestselling author of Absolute Power, the Camel Club books and the King & Maxwell series—True Blue is a complex, heart-hammering thriller about a homicide investigation that takes a terrifying turn. A young lawyer at one of Washington’s most prestigious firms, Roy Kingman has a fatal character flaw: he cares. So when he discovers the body of a female partner at the firm, he refuses to let the case be swept under the rug. But is teaming up with Mace Perry on the QT the smart thing to do? Perhaps not. As their clandestine investigation unfolds, they find themselves going head-to-head against some of the most powerful people in our nation’s capital…and getting an unwelcome taste of the dark side of national security.
Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA ( October 27, 2009 )
Item #: 85-8599
ISBN: 9780446195515
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 1.1 inches
Product Weight: 17.0 ounces
Wish I had read the reviews before purchasing!
July 23, 2010
I am a big, big fan of David Baldacci, and purchased TRUE BLUE without reading the reviews. Hate to say it but this book is so exhausting that I may not finish reading it. I have read all of David's books, and have DELIVER US FROM EVIL to read next. David, please do not write a sequel of TRUE BLUE with these characters! They are totally unlikable and uninteresting. You are too good a writer with tons of interesting characters to unload this on your fans. Thank you.
Reviewer: Melba C
If you love David's books don't read this one.
April 28, 2010
This book leaves me wondering, David have you run out of ideas? Until now I loved every book written by David Baldacci. I was very disappointed with this one, should I bother to read his next?
Reviewer: Helen B
Fast paced!!
April 01, 2010
I have jsut finished reading "True Blue"...it was hard to put down! I really enjoyed it!!
I agree with one of the other reviewers that the ending was a little "unfinished". A sequel would be fun!!
Please, Mr. Baldacci??
Reviewer: Carol N
true blue
March 24, 2010
this was the first book by baldacci that i have read. i heard he was very good. i enjoyed the book ok, but i expected more, and didn't think it had a good ending. seems like he was preparing for a sequel.
Reviewer: jackie
Baldacci, what were you thinking?
March 22, 2010
With anticipation, I purchased the new book by my fav author. Fortunately the chapters are short. If they were longer than two pages, I'd never finish this book. I get the feeling Baldacci was under pressure to pump out another best seller, as I would expect. This one falls far short of his previous works.
Reviewer: Linda K
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