Kate’s 2¢: “Walk the Wire: by David Baldacci

“Walk the Wire: by David Baldacci

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   My introduction to David Baldacci was when Jordan Rich interviewed him about “The Flight Attendant” for the podcast “Books in Three Bytes”. The book had just come out, so I had to wait until the NLS/BARD had recorded it. After that, I was hooked on Baldacci and found it interesting that the ‘after chat’ mentioned how his daughter was instrumental in advising him of certain aspects of troubled girls, as well as, narrating some of the story.

Of course, this  story is going to start out with a dead body, but, yuck, what condition that body was in!  As in all of his many books, Baldacci doesn’t disappoint the reader with “Walk the Wire” and has a variety of plots and sub-plots to keep the most avid amateur sleuth on his or her toes.

   WILL ROBIE comes across as very mysterious and intriguing. No wonder he stars in his own books series.

   Orlagh Cassidy and Keith Brewer narrated this book for Hachette Book Group. I found having a female voice pop in every now and then to be distracting. Maybe it’s because I’m used to hearing the fluidity of one narrator just make a few voice alterations to indicate a different speaker.

   I’m still hooked on Baldacci and will watch for his other books.

From https://www.davidbaldacci.com

David Baldacci, born August 5th 1950, is the bestselling American thriller writer whose first novel, Absolute Power became an immediate bestseller. He has gone on to write a string of best selling thrillers including Total Control and last man Standing. In addition to his thrillers, Baldacci has also written three children’s books.

   Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, because “every mom needs a break now and then.”)

   In addition to being a prolific writer, David is a devoted philanthropist, and his greatest efforts are dedicated to his family’s Wish You Well Foundation®. Established by David and his wife, Michelle, the Wish You Well Foundation supports family and adult literacy programs in the United States. In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body & Mind, a program to address the connection between literacy, poverty and hunger. Through Feeding Body & Mind, more than 1 million new and gently used books have been collected and distributed through food banks to families in need.

David and his family live in Virginia.

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From the NLS/BARD/LOC:

Walk the wire DB99196

Baldacci, David. Reading time: 11 hours, 59 minutes.

Read by Orlagh Cassidy.

Suspense Fiction

Adventure

Mystery and Detective Stories

FBI’s Amos Decker and Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, a thriving fracking town. Irene Cramer’s body was expertly autopsied and then dumped in the open. They are shocked to discover that the woman–who was a prostitute–was also a teacher for a local religious sect. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

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