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The Guilty Will Robie Book 4 edition by David Baldacci Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

I've read most of Baldacci's books and have found them to be uneven. Some are great and some take work to finish. But I though the first three Will Robie books were very good. The fourth installment not so much. So many of the plot elements made no sense. And while I like a book that give you a chance to figure out whodunit, this one was so obvious that it was unbelievable that the major characters didn't figure it out. Worst of all, though, was the ridiculous ending. You'll have to read it to believe it. But after you do, you'll just just shake you head.

The next point might be a petty criticism, but if you're going to write dialogue in dialect, at least take the time to get it right. Mr. Baldacci obviously hasn't spent much time in the rural South and probably got his ideas about the dialect from watching bad actors on television. I grew up not far from the setting of the novel, and he missed the mark. The one that's most maddening to me are the words "anythin'" and "everythin'". Nobody in the South pronounces those words that way. They may say "anythang" and "everythang" but they don't drop the "g" on those words. And it is confusing, because those of us from that area do drop the "g" on nothing (nothin') and something (somethin'). I can now add Mr. Baldacci to the list that gets this wrong along with every British actor trying to do a southern American accent.


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The Guilty Will Robie Book 4 edition by David Baldacci Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

The story started off very well and hooked me in immediately. Unfortunately, David inserted several highly implausible plots into the story near the end. It required me to suspend all reason and buy into his bizarre plots and subplots. He took a great character and embroiled him and Reel in a strange unbelievable story. Baldacci is capable of better writing and better stories. Sorry I wasted my time reading it.
The 4th installment in the Will Robie series by David Baldacci is a bit of a disappointment. From a botched mission to learning of his estranged father up on a murder charge, the story while engaging is a bit far fetched and uneven. The story is an attempt to provide the origin tale for Robie and from that standpoint succeeds. Robie was a standout athlete in a small Southern town still in denial over civil rights. With an overbearing father who had already driven away Robie's mother, combined with teenage unrequited love, Robie ran away and began a journey that molded him into the professional he is today. With a bit too much in common with an earlier Camel Club offering (Divine Justice), Baldacci returns to the sleepy, pastoral, idyllic southern town seething with anger and violence below the surface. Robie steps into the middle, peels away the thin veneer of feigned gentility and manages to make a substantial contribution to local population control.

Tradecraft is present but quite uneven with Robie forced to be more of a detective while the locals and FBI stand around doing next to nothing, but tagging and bagging. Robie rescues by both his partner and father seem forced. Along with the seemingly unending inventory of disposable henchmen and an ultimate villain that became obvious made the plot seem like a vehicle for the Robie origin, rather than the main course with his early days as dessert. The convenience of finding a capable hacker is one example of the almost formulaic approach to the whole story.

Hopefully, Robie has benefited from his therapeutic leave of absence and is ready for something more suitable for his unique talents and skillset.
David Baldacci writes very good escapist novels. Unfortunately this one is an exception. It is difficult to believe Baldacci let such a piece of junk go into print. The plot, dialogues, every aspect of the book can be described in two words awful and ridiculous. As with many of us once I begin a book I often to complete it even it is not up standard. The closer I came to he end the more painful it was to read. When I finished the last paragraph and closed the book, what a sense of relief I felt.

This is really a one star book, I add the second out of deference for the authors past efforts
Before I finished reading this book, I pre-ordered the next Will Robie book, "End Game". It comes out 11/14/17.
I find that I cannot offer a critique of this Baldacci book. It would be disingenuous. David Baldacci holds me tight to the read, which won't let me go until the very end.
In fairness, I was in the dark until the end as to "who dunnit?" I give the author credit for his mastery in keeping me the reader in that state of wonderment. He is that good. The rising action just doesn't quit. And, the falling action, climax and resolution are also so good that I come away with a huge sigh of relief. The only "down side" is that the book is now over and I must wait until later to read again.
Luckiliy, I still have some of his others to fill in the time. Because like his work with Will Robie, I can read about his other characters, e.g., John Puller and Amos Decker.
I've read most of Baldacci's books and have found them to be uneven. Some are great and some take work to finish. But I though the first three Will Robie books were very good. The fourth installment not so much. So many of the plot elements made no sense. And while I like a book that give you a chance to figure out whodunit, this one was so obvious that it was unbelievable that the major characters didn't figure it out. Worst of all, though, was the ridiculous ending. You'll have to read it to believe it. But after you do, you'll just just shake you head.

The next point might be a petty criticism, but if you're going to write dialogue in dialect, at least take the time to get it right. Mr. Baldacci obviously hasn't spent much time in the rural South and probably got his ideas about the dialect from watching bad actors on television. I grew up not far from the setting of the novel, and he missed the mark. The one that's most maddening to me are the words "anythin'" and "everythin'". Nobody in the South pronounces those words that way. They may say "anythang" and "everythang" but they don't drop the "g" on those words. And it is confusing, because those of us from that area do drop the "g" on nothing (nothin') and something (somethin'). I can now add Mr. Baldacci to the list that gets this wrong along with every British actor trying to do a southern American accent.