sequel to the collectors by david baldacci

And they'll need it, because the two murders are hurtling them into a world of high-stakes espionage that threatens to bring America to its knees.įrom an ingenious con in Atlantic City tho the possible forgery of one of the rarest and most valuable books in America history, to a showdown of epic proportions in the very heart of the capitol, David Baldacci weaves a brilliant, white-knuckle tale of suspense in which every collector is searching for one missing prize: the one to die for. When Annabelle Conroy, the greatest con artist of her generation, struts onto the scene in high-heeled boots, the Camel Club gets a sexy new edge. Zion Cemetery, Stone, drawing on his vast experience and acute deductive powers, discovers that someone is selling America to its enemies one classified secret at a time. Staying one step ahead of his violent past and headquartered in a caretaker's cottage in Mt. And the outrageous iconoclasts of the Camel Club have found a chilling connection with another death: the demise of the director of the Library of Congress's rare books room, whose body has been found in a locked vault where seemingly nothing could have harmed him.Ī man who calls himself Oliver Stone is the groups unofficial leader. Speaker of the House has shaken the nation. Their mission: find out what's really going on behind the closed doors of America's leaders. Previous titles include 'Last Man Standing,' 'Hour Game' and 'Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive!,' his first children's book.In Washington, D.C, where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four highly eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves the Camel Club. The book is consistently low-energy that never once gives the reader a tangible reason to become invested in its story and characters, making it a substantial step-down from one of Baldacci’s finest books and perhaps his worst. One of the world's most popular writers, his books have been published in more than 40 languages and in more than 80 countries. Yet The Collectors is the first Baldacci novel in which I thoroughly didn’t enjoy from just about beginning to end. Speaker Biography: 'The Collectors' is the 12th novel by David Baldacci.

The Library's Preservation Office plays an important role in the story, as does the 'Bay Psalm Book,' the earliest extant book (1640) printed in British North America, which was bequeathed to the Library in 1966 by Adrian Van Sinderen. The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional crime solvers that includes a Library of Congress staff member, rises to the challenge after the sudden demise of the head of the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division. In this sequel to 'The Camel Club,' renegade CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of freelance assassination and treason.

New York Times best-selling author David Baldacci discussed his new novel, 'The Collectors,' on its publication day as part of the Books & Beyond series sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book.

Video requires Adobe Flash 10 (external link) This book seemed to stand on its own, without reading Camel Club, 1, which I havent read yet however, there is an obvious sequel to this one which I will.

Sequel to the collectors by david baldacci