Baldacci keeps thrills coming

Mercy by David Baldacci, McMillan, $34.99 .. ..

.. .. .. .. .. .. David Baldacci should need no introduction, with more than 40 bestsellers to his name. In his latest thriller, FBI agent Atlee Pine is at the end of her long journey to discover what happened to her twin sister Mercy, who was abducted when the girls were just six years old. The incident destroyed her family and left Atlee physically and mentally scared.

Pine remains hopeful that her sister and her parents are still out there somewhere. Whether they’re dead or alive she wants answers.

Atlee and her FBI sidekick Carol Blum search in every way they know how, and eventually their efforts pay off, on their way experiencing a shocking trail of lies, greed and revenge.

As usual Mr Reliable, David Baldacci delivers a thrill-a-minute novel taking Pine into new territories and we learn more about her family at last. Summer reading at it’s best. — Tony Nielsen