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TechnoTV - Divine Justice
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Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446195508
ISBN: 0446195502
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 2008-11-04
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: 2008-11-04
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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Summary: Baldacci meets Lee Child
Comment: The fourth (and probably the last) in the Camel Club series.
The Camel Club was an interesting diversion for Baldacci, the books started off very light and then got darker as the series progressed. I would not recommend Divine Justice unless you have read the previous novels in the series.
This starts off with our hero John Carr (aka Oliver Stone) on the run having taken out two senior US officials (who were bad guys). A manhunt is underway and Carr is looking for somewhere to disappear when he gets involved in a fracas and ends up in Divine, a small town which is hiding a lot of secrets. Does he keep his head down or does he get involved?
Meanwhile tenacious CIA tracker Joe Knox is on his trail and getting closer, as are Carr's friends from the Camel Club who want to help their friend....
As other reviewers have mentioned much of this did remind me of Lee Child's latest (Nothing To Lose) where his hero Reacher ends up in a small town called Despair which also has many secrets.
This ends up as a hit and miss book, the Joe Knox and Camel Club elements are the most interesting but the stuff in Divine was so similar to Lee Child's latest that it really did jar and the scenario around the bad guys felt too contrived.
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Summary: Best Yet in This Series
Comment: Having assassinated the two men who had been inhibiting his freedom, John Carr becomes the target of a high-stakes manhunt involving the highest levels of the U.S. government, prompting Joe Knox to launch a frustrating investigation that tests the resources of the Camel Club. BT.
David Baldacci has yet to disappoint me with any of his novels. In fact this one is my favorite in the 'Camel Club' series. I had a great time reading this fast and highly entertaining thriller. A feel good adventure that true Baldacci fans will find much to there liking. I am highly looking forward to further adventures.
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Summary: Instant Book
Comment: Divine Justice is the typical product of an author writing to fulfill a contract. This tale is unbelievable and poorly told. I have purchased all of Baldacci's books but Divine Justice and The Whole Truth have convinced me to look elsewhere for quality fiction.
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Summary: 4th in the Camel Club series
Comment: I have read many of David Baldacci's earlier novels, but haven't read him in awhile. Big mistake - I forgot how good he is!
Divine Justice picks up the story of Oliver Stone, aka John Carr - one of the most deadly assasins the U.S. government ever produced. But when Carr wanted out and they killed his family, they made a terrible mistake. Stone retaliates and Macklin Hayes, a high ranking spy, is determined to find him and make him disappear for good. Stone ends up in the small mining town of Divine, Virgina hoping to lie low for awhile. But trouble seems to go hand in hand with Oliver Stone. All is not fine in Divine. Stone's sense of justice will not let him walk away. At the same time his friends from the Camel Club are trying to find him to help him.
As I had not read the Camel Club, The Collectors or Stone Cold, the other novels featuring these characters, I was a bit concerned that I wouldn't understand the plot in Divine Justice. But it wasn't a problem. A few pages in I was up to speed. Most of the action takes place in the Divine setting.
If you're looking for a fast paced, thrilling novel - this is it! The characters are larger than life and the action never stops. Good and evil are clearly defined and you'll find yourself rooting for John Carr.
If you have enjoyed the Jack Reacher character by Lee Child, then this is a series you would enjoy.
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Summary: The best of this superb series of stories.
Comment: The Camel Club is back, at least what's left of it. Their number has been reduced, since Milton Farb was cruelly cut down in a gun fight meant to take out Oliver Stone. Now Stone has some scores to settle. He says his goodbyes and handles a little unfinished business before taking off for parts unknown. After all these years, things have come to a head.
"He had a letter to deliver. And something to pick up. And then it would be time to hit the road. His alter ego John Carr was finally dead. And the odds were awfully good that Oliver Stone might be right behind him."
Two men have been murdered, linked to Stone by past sins. General Macklin Hayes, wielding heavy influence and little mercy, sets agent John Knox on Stone's trail. A formidable opponent, Knox studies his quarry's reputation. He fears that he too may not live through this assignment. The more he learns about Stone, the more perplexed he becomes. Stone seems like an honorable man. Why would he kill two men in cold blood, as he is accused of doing? It doesn't fit. And the deeper Knox digs, the more nervous his boss becomes. General Hayes refuses to give him access to crucial information and then blocks the investigation when Knox heads in a direction the general doesn't like. What was Hayes's purpose in assigning him to find Stone if he won't allow him to follow all leads?
Meanwhile, Stone has hopped a train out of town. He doesn't really care where it takes him so long as it gets him out of Washington. His plan might have worked out better had he not decided to run interference for a young man grossly outnumbered in an ugly fight. Danny Riker could have died on that train if Stone had not jumped in to help. Soon, he finds himself and the kid standing on a road watching the train chugging off into the distance. They start down the long road for Divine, Virginia, a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, a place that Riker has called home for his entire life. To Stone, it sounds like the perfect place to disappear in. But it turns out that Divine is not the idyllic town suggested by its name. In fact, it has some nasty little secrets. And people with something to hide often look upon strangers with a suspicious eye.
In Divine, Stone, aka John Carr, tries to maintain a low profile. But Abby Riker, Danny's widowed mother, takes an interest in Stone, complicating his ideas of a smooth getaway. And he can't deny the growing fondness he feels for both Danny and Abby, further complicating things for him.
As Knox's search is bringing him closer to Stone and the truth, the members of the Camel Club are working frantically to find Stone before Knox does. A rough-and- tumble group, their personalities and talents get them through the toughest situations. And they know that whoever reaches Stone first will have some hard decisions to make. As will Stone.
With Milton Farb gone, it seemed like the Camel Club may have run its course, but they remain unified and committed to Stone. Each person has battled his or her demons and grown stronger for it. Their faith in Stone is unwavering. And David Baldacci's readers' faith should be unwavering, too. There is good reason Stone is so popular and has lived as long as he has. He is a true hero. Full of compassion, justice and nail-biting tension, DIVINE JUSTICE is the best of this superb series of stories.
--- Reviewed by Kate Ayers
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Following the instant # 1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's most surprising thriller yet . . .
Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America. With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced.
But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he carried out prompt the highest levels of the U.S. government to unleash a massive manhunt. Behind the scenes, master spy Macklin Hayes is playing a very personal game of cat and mouse. He, more than anyone, wants Stone dead.
With their friend and unofficial leader in hiding, the members of the Camel Club risk everything to save him. Now, as the hunters close in, Stone's flight from the demons of his past will take him from the power corridors of Washington, D.C., to the small, isolated coal-mining town of Divine, Virginia-and into a world every bit as lethal as the one he left behind.
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