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The Collectors by David Baldacci reviewed by
Robert W. Karp |
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The second in what will be a series featuring characters first seen in The
Camel Club, the author packs in several books in this one story. The crowded
plot includes a con caper like The Sting, a spy novel linked together by
a third story involving rare books (a favorite subject of mine).
The book starts out with a long “prolog” that involves a group of grifters
setting up a rather ingenious long con. I really enjoyed this plot but was
rather confused as to how it worked into the main story. Of course, it did tie
in as the book proceeded. If you like a good complex caper that involves fake
identifies, wire transfers, casinos and mobsters – this part of the book is well
worth the entire effort. Yet there is another complete story taking place as
well.
The Camel Club lead by Oliver Stone (no, not that Oliver Stone) gets involved
when a coworker in the Library of Congress dies of what seems to be a heart
attack. But is it? And how is this related to the assassination of the Speaker
of the House of Representatives? The four members of the Camel Club are
entertaining characters and the complex plot will keep you guessing to the very
end as to exactly how it all fits together.
I strongly suggest you start with
The Camel Club,
available here, before you listen to The Collectors. This production is
excellent with several readers giving you a total performance.
There are at least two complete stories in this selection and possibly three. As
I listened I wondered how the author would get it all done in the time and space
allotted. Well, he doesn’t! Because of one big plot point left unfinished I
dropped my rating to three ears rather than four. There certainly will be
another in the series, to continue some unfinished business, which is well worth
the wait.
Baldacci’s newest Simple Genius continues his other series from
Split Second
and Hour
Game.
About Robert W. Karp - Robert Karp is the owner of AudioMysteries.com. He is an avid
reader of mystery and detective fiction and collects signed first editions of
Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe and other great mystery authors.
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