Review: The Edge

The Edge by David Baldacci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in this series, but you don't have to read The 6:20 Man to get the gist of this book.

It is a fast-paced (not as fast as the last book), semi-violent, suspense-filled murder/military/government mystery filled with delightful red herrings. This novel is set on the coastline of Maine, and the authors' descriptions of the area are spot on. Mind you, you do have to suspend some of your disbelief for this book, but that may be just me since I don't know much about the Amy Rangers!

This book also follows the same formula as the last book but is by no means repetitious. To me, it's just comforting to know that certain character traits and actions of Devine are going to be followed from book to book.

A good, intense read.

*ARC supplied by the publisher Grand Central Publishing, the author, and NetGalley.

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The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?
 
When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.
 
Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world’s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again.
 
Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. Dak, Jenny’s brother, who’s working to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired lobsterman who found Jenny’s body. And Alex, Jenny’s sister with a dark past of her own. As Devine gets to know the residents of Potter, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There’s a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust... and who wants him dead.

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