The Edge
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Publisher Description
The 6:20 Man is back, dropped by his handlers into a small coastal town in Maine to solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America’s dirtiest secrets—can Travis Devine uncover the truth before his time runs out?
When CIA operative Jenny Silkwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. In need of someone who can solve the murder quickly and retrieve the missing information, the U.S. government knows just the chameleon they can call on.
Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world’s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again.
Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. Dak, Jenny’s brother, who’s working to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired lobsterman who found Jenny’s body. And Alex, Jenny’s sister with a dark past of her own. As Devine gets to know the residents of Putnam, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There’s a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust... and who wants him dead.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A shocking murder calls for a special kind of investigator. When a CIA operative is found murdered in her small Maine hometown, Army Ranger turned off-the-books federal agent Travis Devine is called on to make sure the top-secret information she had access to is still safe. With its crisp action, shadowy characters, and intricately plotted mystery, this installment in David Baldacci’s popular 6:20 Man series will give you exactly what you want—even if this is your introduction to the series. Baldacci viscerally captures both sides of Travis, the methodical and the intensely violent, and the book’s realistic dialogue gives it an almost cinematic feel. You’ll be looking for any excuse to keep reading.
Customer Reviews
Anonymous
Started slow,but for some reason I could not put it down, It ended up being captivating and I could not put it down until the end!! awesome story!!
Excellent!
Read it and you will agree!
Another Baldacci page turner!
I couldn’t put this one down once I started it. This book had many twists and turns and definitely kept my attention. It was one of those books where you felt you were “in it” so to speak. I’d like for Alex and Travis to meet up again in another story and for the girl on the train to make another appearance.