The Edge
Overview: 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 Sikwell 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 Potter, 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.
Pages: 417 Pages
Writers: David Baldacci
Recommendations: #1 Lawyer, The By James Patterson & Nancy Allen
The first book in the series was great. I could not wait to get started on the second book. This time Devine is trying to solve the death of a government member who is also a former senator’s daughter. Her death is fairly suspicious, and my not send that guy that can get results. What he finds is a small town with big secrets. He ends up finding multiple deaths, evades multiple attempts on his life, and meets a cast of characters that don’t always give the full truth. As the body count continues to add up, Devine must power through to find the truth.
Overall, I really enjoyed this read. It tries hard to through a few twists at you but those are clearly distractions. I would have given it a 5 star rating but it seemed to need another chapter, maybe two. One to setup the ending and then to carry the events forward a bit after the ending.