Simply Lies
by
David Baldacci
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Publication date: 28th march 2023
Series: Mickey Gibson #1
Genre: Crime / Mystery
Pages: 400
RRP: $34.99 (trade paperback)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Review: Simply Lies
I'm sorry to say that Simply Lies was not my favourite David Baldacci novel!
I absolutely loved the Atlee Pine series and couldn't get enough of her. I was sorry to see the series end.
Simply Lies is the first book in a new series featuring protagonist Mickey Gibson. Gibson is a former detective now working for private investigation company ProEye, tracking down the hidden assets of the extremely wealthy who have mounting debts.
Gibson is conned into investigating the death of a known criminal and once she is in, there is no backing out.
Simply Lies has a very complicated plot and I couldn't understand Mickey's motivation to become so involved in this case.
There weren't a lot of characters in the novel but everyone had two, sometimes three, different names. Baldacci includes lots of dialogue and internal monologue - two of my pet hates.
I did enjoy the unexpected twists in the story and I have to admit the plot wasn't at all predictable.
I definitely plan on giving the next Mickey Gibson novel a try as I know Baldacci can write a compelling five star worthy novel.
My rating 2 / 5 ⭐⭐
About the author
David Baldacci is one of the world’s bestselling and favourite thriller
writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics,
he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence
services, and his first book, Absolute Power, became an instant
international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a
major box office hit. He has since written more than forty bestsellers
featuring, most recently, Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, Atlee Pine and
John Puller. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the
Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to
supporting literacy efforts across the US.
Other books I've read by David Baldacci:
My husband has discovered audiobooks to listen along with the ebooks he is reading and is having fun with those. Baldacci and Patterson are two authors he likes.
ReplyDeleteI think dedicated Baldacci fans will still like this one.
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