Item: True Blue
Rating: 4.00
Author: ibeforem

by David Baldacci

True Blue is a gripping ride, full of pace, action and tension from David Baldacci, one of the world’s favourite storytellers.

Mace Perry was a maverick cop on the DC police force who lost everything when she was framed for a crime she didn’t commit. She spent two years in prison and now she’s trying to rebuild her life. But first she’s determined to hunt down the people who set her up. Even with her police chief sister by her side, she needs to work in the shadows. There are those with power out there just looking for a reason to put her back behind bars and she needs to find the reason why.

A female partner at a city law firm is found murdered and it seems her fate is entangled with Mace’s story. As the investigation deepens, Mace finds herself drawn into both the public and private world of the nation’s capital as dark secrets begin to emerge. If she’s to prove her innocence, she will need all her skills to reveal the truth, confront her enemies and regain her life.

I think this ranks up there as one of my favorite Baldacci books (though I don’t think anything will ever top Wish You Well). I hated Mace’s name, especially the way the symbolism is pretty blatantly spelled out, but I liked her as a character. Roy turned out to be a good partner for her — patient, steady, and with just a little bit of crazy to balance out her wild amount of crazy/reckless abandon/obsession. The mystery does get a little bit confusing, as there are several layers of bad guys, but it’s all spelled out pretty well at the end. I do suspect that this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Mace and Roy…. She still has a lot of questions she needs answered.

True Blue

by David Baldacci

Reviewed by ibeforem on Nov 10, 2009

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