Some places it became little taxing though. However, I am guessing he did so, since this is the first book in the series and he is setting a stage for the readers to land on for the next book. Good thing he did not do it, since the straight plot itself was very convoluted.īaldacci also gives a lot of history and background in several scenes elongating the chapters. Unlike his other books, Baldacci keeps the plot strictly to the core of the plot, rather than weaving a lot of conspiracies. And the little coal mining town has more secrets hidden than the coal they are trying to mine, making Puller's job more complicated than ever.Ī complex murder turns more twisted for Puller and Cole as they try to solve taking them to mining counties, environmental hazards, secret government facilities.

He teams up with Sergeant Samantha 'Sam' Cole from Drake's Law Enforcement, and a very headstrong one at that. Someone had murdered an entire family brutally in Drake, West Virginia, a coal county. His drive to find the truth sometimes lands him closer to losing his life, yet he continues and prevails. As part of his job as the Warrant Officer at the CID, Puller is tasked with various cases that surround with mystery, murder and conspiracies, involving the members of the military. While his brother, Robert Puller, is serving life sentence for treason. His father, Lieutenant General 'Fighting John' Puller Sr., was an Army fighting legend. Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID). is a combat veteran and investigator with the U.S.

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