Long Road to Mercy: 1 (Atlee Pine Thriller)

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Description (from the book): “Her thighs, calves, and glutes were rocks, her shoulders and delts sculpted, her arms ropy with long cords of muscle, and her core is iron. One sentence summary: A book filled with Baldacci cliches, too-big plot and too-simple ending, and a boring main character.

But in the end, she will have to confront not only a new monster, but also the old one of her nightmares. Experiences from her childhood have contributed to her being the person she is and in one particular instance she has carried that into adulthood. Almost making Olympic status in weight lifting her character comes across as real and believable when she has to kick major butt. As I read, I was reminded of another series character: Jane Hawk, the feisty heroine conceived by another favorite author, Dean Koontz. Summary: Atlee Pine, an FBI special agent assigned to the remote wilds of the western United States.As she starts to ask questions she notices that people high up the chain are taking an interest in this case.

Atlee Pine is the lone resident FBI agent in Shattered Rock, Arizona and that is just the way she likes it. She has been at the Grand Canyon placement for a while and has spent some time getting to know the communities and people in this stunning location. And even thought she wears blouses, skirts, and pumps, she’s got steely determination and fierce loyalty to Atlee. Baldacci continues the thread in Chapter 1 in his next book, since that was the only original plot point that actually interested. Despite having an almost unique female lead in Atlee, and a 60-year old female side-kick, this is not one of Baldacci's best.David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Since the beginning of the story takes place in the Grand Canyon, there are descriptions of what it looks like.