I especially like listening to thrillers on audio. Nothing like a good thriller to liven up a long, boring drive, just watch the speed and make sure you don't get so caught up in the story that you forget you're driving. So, I'll regularly talk about some of the thrillers I've read, and about thriller authors, starting today with David Baldacci.
David Baldacci has become a regular read of mine. He has three ongoing series, The Camel Club, King and Maxwell, and A. Shaw, plus several standalones. I'm up-to-date on all the series except for The Camel Club, because a new book in the series, Hell's Corner was just published Nov.9.
Oliver Stone is asked by the President to serve his country again, but before he can start his new assignment, there is a terrorist attack. Oliver calls upon the members of the Camel Club to help him discover who is behind the terrorist plot.
Just a few warnings when read Baldacci: 1)you should read the series in order, as there are definite
changes in the members of the Camel Club throughout the series. 2) Just as with any thriller, you need to suspend your disbelief when reading these books. They are fiction, Thank God. 3) Don't read these books one right after the other. You've got to leave some time in between titles, and read a couple of other books to cleanse your palate so you don't lose your enjoyment of the books. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.
The Camel Club titles, in order, are:
The Camel Club
The Collectors
Stone Cold
Divine Justice
Hell's Corner
I do have one worry about Baldacci and that is that he is writing a lot of books. Since October/09, he has published three books, and when an author starts to do that I become a little concerned about the quality of their product. Either it may start to go down, or the author may go the route of James Patterson and have a bunch of people write for him...I hope not. So as much as fans keep bugging authors to write faster, please don't give up quality for quantity.
Bye for now.
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