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1) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing.
Baldacci pulls out all the stops in fictional Oliver Stone´s continuing contretemps with his nemesis Macklin Hayes, a powerful man who balances between military and civilian intelligence. Stone (aka John Carr), a former member of the Vietnam-era secret killing arm of the Triple Sixes, an elite force, has been on the run for thirty years. Only Stone´s closest friends and comrades-in-arms, the Camel Club are aware of his activities. Stone has finally avenged a great injustice, but in so doing has become a marked man. After removing two critical targets in his own government, Stone is on the run, the CIA not far behind. Deftly maneuvering behind the scenes, the ubiquitous Hayes calls on uber-agent Joe Knox to track his quarry, leaving Hayes to deliver the final blow once Stone is brought to ground.
Meanwhile, Stone goes into overdrive, adapting to his environment as he flees the government agents, seeking a place to disappear for a while. His original plan short-circuited by random violence, Stone makes the acquaintance of a young man, Danny Riker, whom he impulsively accompanies into the heart of a small Appalachian mining town, Divine, Virginia. It is in Divine that Stone is confronted by a whole new set of problems, drug-addicted miners, a series of suspicious murders, a high-security prison with a sadistic warden, brother to the town´s sheriff and an elaborate criminal operation that will resort to any means to protect its profit.
The plot moves back and forth geographically, from the clandestine operations of the intricate WA spy network to the increasing violence of an insular town whose men are enslaved to the coal mines. The Camel Club´s latest adventure to rescue Oliver Stone from certain death requires considerable suspension of belief. But Baldacci writes with his usual brisk pace, bullies and heroes in a never-ending competition for the soul of the free world. Luan Gaines/ 2008.
¤ 2) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing. A contrived and totally unrealistic waste of reading time. Wouldn´t even make a good comic book scenario.¤ 3) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing. As far as thrillers go this was very good. The characters were deep and enthralling, keeping your interest all the way through. There was enough suspense to keep you turning the pages, and plenty of action. If you enjoy Lee Child`s Jack Reacher books then this will please you. I`m a series fan and enjoy Child and Michael Connelly books immensely, if you like that kind of thriller read the `Soft Target` books by Conrad Jones. They are unputdownable!! Back to the review, ten out of ten.¤ 4) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing.
If you haven´t already read a David Baldacci book, can´t imagine how you missed him. He´s penned fifteen bestsellers four of which feature affecting protagonist John Carr also known as Oliver Stone. Once a CIA assassin Stone now battles mightily to right wrongs. Through this character Baldacci has taken readers to Washington, more often than not shocking them with scenarios that may be too close to the truth.
Stone is back in this the fourth installment in the Camel Club series, and he´s once again on the run. "With two early morning pulls of the trigger he´d become the most wanted man in America."
He´s too smart to try to board a plane knowing the major airports are alive with those looking for him but instead buys a ticket on the Amtrack Crescent, headed for New Orleans. Once settled in his seat, ever alert, he takes note of his fellow passengers - a mother with a baby, a thin man eating a cheeseburger, and a kid a few years out of high school but still wearing his varsity jacket. "To Stone´s eye the young man also had the look of someone who was certain that the world owed him everything and had never bothered paying its bill"
The young man is Danny Riker who is soon assaulted by a trio who accuse him of cheating at cards. Stone rescues Danny and the two leave the train at the next stop. When Stone finds out that Danny is from an Appalachian coal mining town, Divine, Virginia, he decides that might be the perfect place for him to hide out.
Divine might be a good place to take cover but it´s also a place where corruption is rampant and most of the coal miners are methadone addicts due to the daily injections they take to pass inspections. Couple this with a suicide that in truth might have been murder, and you have an idea what Stone is up against.
In addition to being a masterful storyteller, an expert at creating riveting suspense, Baldacci is a native of Virginia and lives there today. Thus, he brings an added realism to his descriptions of this area and its people.
Highly recommended.
- Gail Cooke¤ 5) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing. The fourth installment of the Camel Club series is a fast paced thriller that shows Baldacci´s winning style. If you are a Baldacci fan, I can recommend this novel. If you are not a fan, you will be one after finishing Divine Justice. It is not the best novel of the series, but it is a high quality mystery nonetheless.
The heroes of The Camel Club return their latest adventure, one which may be their last. The action puts all of them into jeopardy, and they find themselves in a series of desperate situations. There is a nation wide manhunt for Oliver Stone, who flees to a small town, only to find himself immersed in anther dangerous mystery there.
The main characters, Oliver Stone and Joe Knox, are flawed but understandable characters, men who don´t always do the right thing, but try to act according to their principles. You get to hear their thoughts as one hunts the other, and I found myself caring about both of them, even though they were headed for an inevitable show-down. This element heightens the tension in the story, and made it hard to put the book down. Making Stone seem sympathetic to new readers was a considerable feat for Baldacci, after his main character executes a US senator and the "Head of Intelligence" in the first chapter. Both men admit to themselves that they have broken laws along the way, and they are troubled individuals. The fact that they are often more threatened by their own people than by the bad guys makes the story difficult to put down.
In a rare moment of agreement with Publisher´s Weekly, I must admit that this is not Balducci´s best effort. Nevertheless, his characters are believable and sympathetic, the action never slows, and the book will hold your interest to the last page. Balducci´s lesser novels are better than many author´s best.¤ 6) Hardcover Book Divine Justice by Grand Central Publishing. Following the instant # 1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci´s most surprising thriller yet . . .
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone´s life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced.
But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he carried out prompt the highest levels of the U.S. government to unleash a massive manhunt. Behind the scenes, master spy Macklin Hayes is playing a very personal game of cat and mouse. He, more than anyone, wants Stone dead.
With their friend and unofficial leader in hiding, the members of the Camel Club risk everything to save him. Now, as the hunters close in, Stone´s flight from the demons of his past will take him from the power corridors of Washington, D.C., to the small, isolated coal-mining town of Divine, Virginia-and into a world every bit as lethal as the one he left behind.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 11-Nov-2008, 04461955029780446195508, 240-940-020-790-240-280-8 
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