But this is certainly action-packed – from the moment we meet Devine to the closing chapter, it doesn’t stop and Baldacci sustains that pace well. Strange things began to happen in the investment house like people turning up dead; people with whom Travis had a connection of some sort. When the Atlee Pine series ended recently, I hope for a new series and it looks like we may get that with Travis Devine. When a close friend of Devine’s is found dead, the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death at Cowl and Comely compel him to investigate further. His routine is taking the 6:20 commuter train to work in the city but that all changes when Devine's co-worker/ ex-girlfriend is found dead by hanging inside their office storage room.

His housemates all play supportive roles in attempting to assist him, but they are each perhaps not whom they seem. There were also a few loose threads here and we didn’t entirely get closure with some bigger picture nefarious dealings alluded to on the world stage, so perhaps Baldacci’s planning on picking those up next time around. A close friend of Devine’s, Sarah Ewes, is the first victim and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death at Cowl and Comely compel him to investigate further.

m. train to Manhattan from Mount Kisco daily, where he has a shared townhouse with much younger twentysomething roommates: a law student who recently graduated, a Russian computer hacker (he is so funny/loved the audio) and a woman who runs a successful online dating service.

anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. It becomes action packed, we get glimpses of a conspiracy which then becomes very intense and dangerous.Long conversations that no one ever would have in their entire life just to explain some complicated part of the story, and I suppose to add credibility. The book begins slowly but gains momentum as more people die and Travis finds himself mixed up in things at every level. He also gathers proof that there is much more to what meets the eye as far as his employers and their business dealings are concerned. And apart from this high-stakes conspiracy, there’s a killer out there with their own agenda, and Devine is the bullseye. As Devine digs a little deeper, he realises that someone is targeting him and trying to ensure the police do as well.