Peeling back the layers of deceit, lies and cover-ups, Atlee finally discovers the truth about what happened to Mercy. Daylight by David Baldacci is a 2020 Grand Central Publication. Indeed, after they join forces, they stumble into a gigantic coverup of epic proportions. Daylight is book three in the Atlee Pine series. *4 stars plus! SLIDES.textid = "SLIDESTEXT"; FBI Agent Atlee Pine's search for her sister Mercy clashes with military investigator John Puller's high-stakes case, leading them both deep into a global conspiracy -- from which neither of them will escape unscathed. He practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C., as both a trial and corporate attorney. Baldacci is a favourite author and Daylight was the third in a series of following a heroine alongside a great character from one of his other books. Atlee Pine, an FBI agent, is still taking time away from her duties to find an answer to what has happened to her sister Mercy so many, many years ago. This was a great read! Pine goes to question a bad guy, but he charges out the back door and runs. For many long years, Atlee Pine was tormented by uncertainty after her twin sister, Mercy, was abducted at the age of six and never seen again. It is the third book in the Atlee Pine series and, unusually, I have not read the earlier books but it Is not necessary for the enjoyment of this one. November 17th 2020 A major motivation for Atlees FBI career has been tracking down her long-lost sister. More about DAYLIGHT: For many long years, Atlee Pine was tormented by uncertainty after her twin sister, Mercy, was abducted at the age of six and never seen again. The Atlee Pine books are no different, with the twist of Daylight, the third book in the series, being a crossover with John Puller. Daylight is the third in the series and pairs her up with another of Baldaccis regulars, Army CID officer John Puller. Their stories are separate but intertwined. Atlee is one of my favorite female characters. if(!d.getElementById(id)) Atlee has a substantial leadone that comes after discovering the truth of her parents shadowy past. You can never go wrong with David Baldacci. Atlee Pine is back and is like a dog with a bone! Her main agenda is to find out what happened to her twin sister, Mercy, who was kidnapped when they were six. Cesar Garcia. Readers can find out for themselves why this name was chosen. Just finished the latest Atlee Pine book, Daylight. I was very pleased to receive this book to review. Pine has been granted a few further days by her FBI boss, Clint Dobbs, for her and her administrative support, Carol Blum, to continue looking into what happened to Mercy. Sue Swanson Jack Lineberry's original 'cottage' had been blown up and this cottage was being built to replace it. When you read a book by author David Baldacci, you come to expect a certain level of writing that you know will keep you locked in for the entire book. Unfortunately she inadvertently walks into a take down in progress by Army Criminal Investigation Command and the man she seeks escapes. She offers to help Officer John Puller with his case and he acc. 2 of 10 stars. Yet her only companion is Carol Blum. While the construction varies little from thousands of other similar novels, it never moves outside the safe category. Atlee still is looking for her sister's murderer and gets involved in a drug-dealing case where corruption in the government (federal and local) is rampant. The third volume of the Atlee Pine trilogy is called Daylight. Enter your email address to subscribe to Debbish and receive notifications of new posts. There's a running through line in all of David Baldacci's thrillers about young FBI agent Atlee Pineshe's determined to find the assailant who snatched her twin sister when she was six years old. Well, a little more about the fact that wealth and fame can be earned by modest merits of books, if Clint Eastwood makes a film based on one of them. Puller and Pine combine forces to investigate a drug dealing operation at Fort Dix, where one of the principals is related to the man who attacked Pine's father accusing him of the heinous family crime. When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. . I thought I missed something. David Baldacci's Daylight is the 3rd Atlee Pine offering. Atlee Pine #3 [Baldacci] is incapable of producing a less than superb read."Bookreporter.com Daylight is the Baldacci formula to a T. If you like his novels, youll be at home here. The house that Pine investigates on pages 20 21 is an example that tells us about the lifestyle of the regular inhabitant and allows us to see into the complex mind of the searcher as she goes about her business. Piecing together bits of information leads Pine to believe Ito Vincenzo is the kidnapper; it seems Pines mother is responsible for Itos brother going to jail. There are two plots going on in this story and of course they end up being connected. I must admit, as US politics is drowning out all other news and media at the moment and that country heads into their Presidential election I wondered if Baldacci is able to base some of this on actual events or people. The ending was a disappointment though as Atlee gets some good news, but learns of further family secrets: again, much like the second book in this series. Daylight is the third in the series featuring Atlee Pine, the FBI Special Agent searching for her twin sister who was kidnapped thirty years ago in retaliation to her mother's role as a mole inside the mafia. There is also some farce. Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine, from one of the world's most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. David Baldacci is a prolific author whose books are reliably good. You don't need to, as Baldacci does bring the reader up to speed where needed, but seeing as how this is basically John Puller #4.5, I'd personally recommend reading them first. Another really good story by David Baldacci. In Daylight, the third Atlee Pine FBI thriller novel, Baldacci does not disappoint. The best part about her is that her gender is not tokenized or made the focus of the story. This is the third of David Baldacci's FBI agent Atlee Pine series, a woman traumatised from childhood when her twin sister, Mercy, was abducted in Andersonville, Georgia. get a followed by interruptions that be! So now, Pine tracks down Itos grandson Tony, who lives in the old family home. Daylight by David Baldacci is a 2020 Grand Central Publication. Atlee Pine is a successful agent and accrues the respect of her bosses. As there seems to be some overlap with their cases, and they know each other from previous investigations, they agree to work together. In Daylight she teams up with another much loved Baldacci character in John Pullen and they make a formidable team, Another really good story by David Baldacci. //