The Collector
The Camel Club series
David Baldacci
Synopsis
In Washington, D.C, where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four highly eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves The Camel Club. Their mission: find out what’s really going on behind the closed doors of America.
The assassination of the U.S. Speaker of the House has shaken the nation. And the outrageous iconoclasts of the club have found a chilling connection with another death: the demise of the director of the Library of Congress’s rare books room.
The man who calls himself Oliver Stone is the group’s unofficial leader. Staying one step ahead of his violent past and headquartered in a caretaker’s cottage in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Stone draws on his vast experience and acute deductive powers to discover that someone is selling America to its enemies one classified secret at a time. When Annabelle Conroy, the greatest con artist of her generation, struts onto the scene in high-heeled boots, the Camel Club gets a sexy new edge.
It’s all yours to enjoy as David Baldacci weaves a white-knuckle tale of suspense in which every collector is searching for one missing prize: the one to die for.
Richard says
Another book in Baldacci’s ‘Camel Club’ s.’
As the others, The Collector is another excellent read in Baldacci’s ‘Camel Club’ series. The plot is believable, the action intense and the hero, Oliver Stone, is a believable blend of James Bond and Eastwood’s Dirty Harry.
This book is for those who like thrillers set in modern America, filled with political intrigue, action and suspense.
Again, Baldacci writes a very readable and entertaining story though one must remember these stories are adult comic books in a literary style. Each is an enjoyable read that will satisfy and engage you for a few days. Basically, it’s good reading.
