Review: The 6:20 Man

The 6:20 Man by David Baldacci

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I really don't know what to say about this novel! This was a fast read, a suspenseful one, perfect for the beach or a long plane trip, with just enough action to keep anyone happy. There is some 'romance' but not in the way of romance novels. I have read many books by Ms. Baldacci, and this book just adds to my knowledge that he is a superb author with a very clever, twisty brain! This book seems to be the start of a new series as this book doesn't clear everything up to my satisfaction. The downside of this novel is that you do have to suspend a lot of disbelief (such as the scene in which there is a fight between three men against one). This is a bit of a complicated novel if you are someone like me that does not have cutting-edge knowledge of finance or computers; the murders were just twisted enough that I never guessed who-dun-it, and I loved that fact! There is nothing worse than a mystery where you figure out the antagonist before you even get halfway through the book. This author can soo write a good story! *ARC was supplied by the publisher, the author, and NetGalley.

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SYNOPSIS:

"Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city’s most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling day in the cutthroat realm of finance.

Then one morning Devine’s tedious routine is shattered by an anonymous email: She is dead.

Sara Ewes, Devine’s coworker and former girlfriend, has been found hanging in a storage room of his office building—presumably a suicide, prompting the NYPD to come calling on him. If that wasn’t enough, Devine receives another ominous visit, a confrontation that threatens to dredge up grim secrets from his past in the Army unless he participates in a clandestine investigation into his firm.

This treacherous role will take Travis from the impossibly glittering lives he once saw only through a train window, to the darkest corners of the country’s economic halls of power…where something rotten lurks. And apart from this high-stakes conspiracy, there’s a killer out there with their own agenda, and Devine is the bullseye."