Simply Lies
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4.1 • 45 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Following a disastrous divorce, former New Jersey detective Mickey Gibson is now employed by a global investigation company, ProEye, to track down some of the extremely wealthy who seem bent on not paying their debts. Mickey misses police work but it has no place for her new role as the sole carer of two small children.
When Mickey is asked by Arlene Robinson, a colleague from ProEye, to inventory an old mansion owned by a notorious former arms dealer, Rutger Novak, she discovers a long-decomposed body in a secret room. Apparently, Novak has cheated ProEye clients out of millions in the past and now they want to nail him.
As the police investigation begins, they discover that there is no Arlene Robinson working for ProEye. Nor is there a mansion allegedly belonging to Novak. And the dead man is named as local wealthy recluse Daniel Pottinger.
Now begins an unusual and compelling cat-and-mouse contest between the two women - revealing more about Gibson, but much more about the woman with no name, no morals and no empathy, who seems to be able to convince anyone of anything.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
David Baldacci crafts a sharp, modern thriller blending digital finance and detective work in Simply Lies . Protagonist Mickey Gibson is a former New Jersey detective turned financial fraud investigator whose routine life is upended when she's mistakenly implicated in a murder. Although she's been missing the thrills of her detective days, this turn of events is more than she bargained for. Facing risks to her employer's reputation, as well as her job, Mickey must clear her name. The story delves into the psyche behind corruption and blackmail against a backdrop of the dark web, cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Baldacci’s clear, direct writing style creates an atmosphere charged with tension and ensures the complexities of financial crime are always engaging. It's a timely, provocative read with a compelling and memorable heroine.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Baldacci (The 6:20 Man) is at his best in this standalone thriller about an ex-cop and single mother who's drawn into a murder investigation. Mickey Gibson has found some stability after her husband divorced her while she was pregnant with their second child, having moved to Williamsburg, Va., to be near family and joined investigative firm ProEye. Her new normal is rocked, though, when she's called by a woman named Arlene Robinson, who says she's working with Mickey's boss and assigns her to inventory the contents of a recently foreclosed mansion. When Mickey arrives at the house, she discovers the decomposing corpse of an elderly man and immediately becomes a person of interest in his death—especially after police learn that ProEye has never heard of anyone named Arlene Robinson. As Mickey tries desperately to clear her name, she's drawn further into a shadowy plot orchestrated by the woman calling herself Arlene. Baldacci keeps the twists coming fast and furious in this tense page-turner, never losing credibility even as it takes bigger and bigger swings. Readers will fall in love with Mickey and hold their breath for her through to the very end.
Customer Reviews
Good yarn
Slow start, rushed ending.