I only wonder what impact, if any, the pandemic will have on Baldacci’s future work. All of his stories, including this one, retain their expert characterization and plotting, and he is incapable of producing a less than superb read. The remarkable part is how he pulls this off without any dilution in storytelling. It amazes me that Baldacci still writes at a prolific rate with five series, along with stand-alone novels, running simultaneously. The title alone speaks to the promise of answers that have eluded Atlee in the first two installments. Just having the truth about Ito and his involvement with Mercy should be enough for Atlee, but now she has painted a target on her own back that may prove to be deadly.ĭAYLIGHT gives you everything you would expect from a David Baldacci novel and more. military and government, which a cadre of powerful people will do anything to keep quiet. Then they unwrap a conspiracy that goes to the very heart of the U.S. The more that Atlee and Puller dig into the Vincenzo family, the more unseemly information they uncover. Local law enforcement shoot down Jerome Blake, but Atlee and Puller are confident that this young man was not the culprit and feel they are getting stonewalled at every turn.Ītlee is convinced that Ito is her sister's kidnapper, which keeps her moving forward with more vigor than she has ever shown previously with this case. Then Puller's partner, Ed McElroy, is killed by a sniper bullet outside a diner. Not long after their meeting, Teddy is found dead in his cell from an apparent drug overdose, an obvious ruse to cover up that someone did not want them communicating with him any further. They start off by going to Fort Dix and talking with Teddy Vincenzo, who is not very forthcoming and is unwilling to give up anything about his grandfather, Ito, who Atlee feels is directly connected to Mercy's abduction. Ironically, he turns out to be her old colleague, John Puller, who indicates that she just stepped into the middle of a long case that he has been working against the Vincenzos.Ītlee gets clearance from Dobbs to run a dual operation with Puller and his army. When Atlee arrives at young Tony Vincenzo’s house, she finds herself in a face-off with an armed gunman claiming to be an Army CID agent.
Atlee gets one final gift from Dobbs as he allows her and her assistant, Carol Blum, to fly to the Garden State in an effort to close the case. To make matters even more interesting, they also have military ties, and one of them is in prison at Fort Dix. The title alone speaks to the promise of answers that have eluded Atlee in the first two installments."Ītlee informs Dobbs that she has been able to make a possible tie between Mercy’s abduction and a criminal family from New Jersey, the Vincenzos. "DAYLIGHT gives you everything you would expect from a David Baldacci novel and more. However, those who have been picking up Atlee's slack are beginning to complain, and Dobbs tells her that she needs to wrap things up and get back to her own territory. Because she is so stellar at her job, she receives the okay from her boss, Clint Dobbs, to look into the case when she is able to do so. Atlee has dedicated her life to finding her missing sister - or, at the very least, learning what happened to her and why. Their parents were passed out downstairs having over-indulged in alcohol and marijuana. Atlee was left with a shattered skull, and Mercy was abducted. Their lives were shattered when someone broke into their home in Andersonville, Georgia. Atlee and Mercy lived together until the age of six.
#REVIEWS LONG ROAD TO MERCY SERIES#
Finding out what happened to Mercy has both consumed and defined her, and the distraction is beginning to impact every aspect of her life.ĭAYLIGHT is the third entry in David Baldacci’s series featuring the FBI agent, following LONG ROAD TO MERCY and A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT. To say that Atlee Pine is obsessed with her long-missing twin sister would be an understatement. It's my life that I won't be able to do." "It's not just my job that I won't be able to do if I don't find out what happened to my sister.
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