He's depositing his meagre weekly cheque from the cemetery where he lives and works as a maintenance man. Is it purely by accident that they end up in the same bank on a Saturday in Georgetown, a suburb of D.C.? Although they don't know each other, Robie has heard of Stone. Oliver Stone, leader of the Camel Club, and Will Robie, government assassin.
This novella was too short to get some of the characters sorted out, but served as a valuable introduction to both Robie and the Camel Club.Ĥ Stars. Decker and Stone join forces to help bring down the intruders. When the Camel Club members arrive, all sorts of action and chaos ensue. It becomes evident that the gang of apparent thieves are not there to rob the bank, but to cut through its wall into a shaft to climb to an upper floor on some deadly mission. Stone manages to secretly call other members of his Camel Club for help.
The bank staff and customers are taken hostage and a bank guard is shot.ĭecker and Oliver Stone, a member of the Camel Club, are shackled together. Amos Decker, the Memory Man, is in a bank when a group of armed robbers enter. This short novel was a good introduction to the Will Robie series and also to members of the Camel Club series of books. He appeared and played an important cross-over part in Memory Man #6. Having read and enjoyed the Memory Man series, but not the other thrillers by David Baldacci, I wanted to know more about assassin Will Robie. Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States.Ī lifelong Virginian, David is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia School of Law.ģ.5 Stars. In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®.
David has also published seven novels for younger readers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.”)ĭavid published his first novel, Absolute Power, in 1996 the feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. David Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories.
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