True Blue (novel)

True Blue

Hardcover edition
Author	David Baldacci
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Crime novel
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date	October 27, 2009
Media type	Print, e-book, audiobook
Pages	464 pp. (hardback)
ISBN	0446195510
Website	davidbaldacci.com/book/true-blue

True Blue is a crime novel written by David Baldacci. The book was initially published on October 27, 2009 by Grand Central Publishing.^[1][2] The novel focuses on Mason "Mace" Perry who once was a cop with the D.C. police, but was kidnapped and framed for a crime she did not commit. Now she is released from prison and tries to be a cop once again.

Plot

This promising first in a new series from bestseller Baldacci (First Family ) introduces Beth Perry, chief of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police, and Beth's younger sister, Mace Perry, a former police officer dubbed “the Patty Hearst of the twenty-first century” after she was seized by bandits, drugged and taken along on a series of armed robberies around Washington. Mace, who's just getting out of prison after serving a two-year sentence, is willing to risk everything to clear her name and reclaim her life as a cop by cracking a big case on her own. The rape-murder of a powerful lawyer as well as the killing of a prominent U.S. attorney provide Mace an opportunity to vindicate herself. While Baldacci draws his characters in bright primary colors, and some of the action reaches comic book proportions, he delivers his usual intricate plotting and sets the stage nicely for highly competent Beth and impulsive, streetwise Mace to take on more bad guys. (Oct. 27)

—Review by Publishers Weekly^[3]

Reception

This was another reliably entertaining read by Baldacci. Some of his characters seem a little formulaic, for example, the tough-as-nails woman, the down-on-his luck man, the man who thinks he's not tough but discovers throughout the circumstances presented in the book that he is, and the typical rule-the-world, the end justifies the means type government types. There were some surprises in this book, but also some predictability too. I wasn't staying up late wanting to read this one, it was definitely a fast-paced book but I wasn't dying to finish it. This wasn't Baldacci's best read, but it is definitely worth your time, if you are a fan of Baldacci or mystery/thriller books in general. I personally think David Baldacci is always better than John Grisham, but that's just me.

Score: Characters: 3/5
Plot: 4/5
Setting/Imagery: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Ending: 3/5
Total Score: 17/25

—Review by Idsoratherbereading.com^[4]

References

1. "True Blue by David Baldacci". amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
2. "True Blue by David Baldacci". goodreads.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
3. "True Blue by David Baldacci, Author". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
4. "True Blue by David Baldacci, Author". idsoratherbereading.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

External links

• Official website