[bksvol-discuss] The Collectors
- From: "jbaugh" <jim.baugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Bksvol-Discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:07:50 -0500
Sue s
I just resubmitted the Collectors by Devid Baldacci.
Helped by a beautiful grifter, the "Camel Club"-the four-man band of conspiracy
theorists-returns to battle a threat to national security. Annabelle Conroy is
con-artist extraordinaire; Jerry Bagger, mobster and mark; and Roger Seagraves,
master assassin. All come straight from central casting. Seagraves is killing
high-level government officials, and Conroy is putting together the con of the
century, with Bagger as the target. The mysterious death of a rare-books expert
at the Library of Congress launches the story, which splits off at first into
two different plotlines. In one, Conroy and her team work their way up to their
major score. In the other, the Camel Club investigates the mysterious death of
a close friend. Things are slightly more exciting in Conroy's world. She's
assembling her team, eager to settle an old score by taking down Atlantic
City's most notorious and ruthless casino owner. After a series of capers out
west to build their bankroll, the team heads back east. There's little drama
Players act out their part; marks fall. The big score comes off without a
hitch. The two plots intersect halfway through. Annabelle arrives in D.C.,
thanks to an awkward development, along with a new piece of unfinished
business. Seagraves and the Camel Club are engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, and
Annabelle Conroy is the special guest star. The merged stories reach a
predictable conclusion. An obvious conflict remains unresolved for much of the
way, setting up the next chapter in the saga. A tepid follow-up to The Camel
Club (2005), with few surprises. w heights of suspense.
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