Stone Cold
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The #1 bestselling leader of The Collectors and Simple Genius returns with STONE COLD…an unforgetable novel of revenge, conspiracy, and murder that brings a band of unlikely heroes face-to-face with their greatest threat.
Oliver Stone, the leader of the mysterious group that calls itself the Camel Club, is both feared and respected by persons who’ve crossed his path. Keeping a vigilant watch over our leaders in Washington D.C., the Camel Club has won over some allies,
but it has also earned formidable enemies-including persons in power who will do
anything to prevent Stone and his friends from uncovering the hidden, secret
work of the government.
Annabelle Conroy, an honorary member of the Camel Club, is also the greatest con artist of her generation. She has swindled forty million dollars from casino king Jerry Bagger, the man who murdered her mother. Now he’s hot on her trail with only one goal in mind: Annabelle’s death. But as Stone and the Camel Club circle the wagons to protect Annabelle, a new opponent, who makes Bagger’s menace pale by comparison, suddenly arises.
One by one, men from Stone’s dark past are turning up dead. Behind this slaughter stands one man: Harry Finn. To nearly all who know him, Finn is a doting father and loving spouse who uses his skills behind the scenes to keep our nation safe. But the additional face of Harry Finn is that of an unstoppable killer who inevitably sets his lethal bull’s-eye on Oliver Stone. And with Finn, Stone may well have met his match.
As Annabelle and the Camel Club fight for their lives, the twists and turns whipsaw, leading to a finale that is as explosive as it is shattering. And when buried secrets
are at last violently resurrected, the members of the Camel Club left standing
will be changed forever.
With inexorable pacing, stunning reversals, and two of the most compelling characters in modern fiction, STONE COLD is David Baldacci writing at his breathtaking best.
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this book i as excellent as beverly hills cop 3
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enough said
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
in his book HOW TO WRITE A THRILLER larry beihart notes that an leader loses all credibility with a reader when he makes egregious factual errors.
aside from his hillbilly grammar [characters are permanently taking 'ahold of' things and 'trying and' as a replacement for of 'trying to'], baldacci is blithely unaware of the meanings of many words he uses.
the most harsh, and gratuitious, of such errors is his use of the term CPU. in more than one section of the book, baldacci clearly describes a CPU as the metal box housing a desktop computer. this is generally called the ‘chassis’.
google comes up with some 30-40 definitions of ‘CPU’.
in all instances they agree: it is the computer chip, the tiny square of silicon also known as the ‘central processing unit’.
how in hell could the leader not know that?
that he doesn’t, makes me marvel.
i cannot subsequently read with any conviction anything else he writes, especially about equipment or science.
but really, anyone can make a mistake. where are all the editors and proofreaders and friends of the leader. it is impossible they are all so stupid as not to know what a CPU is!
what it means is they just skimmed the book.
i reflect we are owed more than that.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Peopled with ex-CIA hit men, random assassins and corrupt highly placed government officials, Stone Cold is a tale of mayhem and murder that reaches across time to Cold War American deeds performed in service to country. From the outside, everything runs smoothly, Homeland Security at work in Washington, DC, protecting the seat of power and persons who do the people’s business. Random corruption is to be expected in an era of corporate domination and dread of the unknown, the wheels of power greased with special interests and a few men’s hubris. The Camel Club- a tightly knit group of men who know well the ways of scrutiny- meets regularly under the leadership of Oliver Stone, all monitoring the powerful as they conduct the secret work of government.
A ex- member of the Triple Sixes, a covert killing team for the CIA who carried out missions too delicate to become common knowledge, Stone is conversant with the ways of Washington politics and the behind-the-scenes machinations of Carter Gray, the ex- Chief of Intelligence who still wields considerable power and enjoys the perks of privilege. Stone is close friends with Annabelle Conroy, a young woman with considerable skills, an accomplished con artist and honorable member of the Camel Club. Currently pursued by a very mad casino owner, Jerry Bagger, who she has just swindled out of a chance, Annabelle requests Stone’s help. Oliver is pleased to oblige.
Sorry to say, things quickly get very intricate by a series of assassinations that point to missions from Stone’s past that endanger Annabelle and the rest of the Camel Club. Baldacci adds one more twist to amp up the action- a virtual killing machine, Harry Finn, who makes his living hard security for the DHS and has a private vendetta of his own. Suddenly, Annabelle is lacking the backup she counted on, meeting her own past face-to-face, Oliver more interference than help. The best interests of his friends at heart, Stone goes directly to the source, a powerful man who once signed his orders before a demoralized Oliver opted out of the system.
Layer upon layer, secret upon secret, Baldacci’s characters come together in a dramatic confrontation that leaves few standing. Wrapped in obfuscation and clever lies, history resurfaces, acts that must be kept from the public no matter how many people die in the take in-up. Conscienceless villains, assassination teams, killers, crooks and patriotic ex-soldiers are tossed about in a violent stew, Jerry Bagger convinced he has finally captured his prize and Carter Gray squeezing the trigger, annihilating reputations, his victims turning from hero to traitor with a few well-chosen words. Somehow, Baldacci makes it all work, a few asides along the way- pointed sarcasm directed toward Beltway politics and the scenery of politicians. In a town of facades and the parading of images, the few tackle the corrupt power broker and would-be-president, determined to return the government to the people. Luan Gaines/ 2007.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
First of all, I was shocked with how small introduction Baldacci gave for the members of his so-called “camel club”. Sorry to say, I did not read the previous entries to this series and was dumbfounded when I realized that I was supposed to “know” these characters. I would not recommend this book as a stand-alone novel to any reader.
Furthermore, Mr. Baldacci tries too hard to make his book read like a movie speech. Very fleeting chapters “twists and turns on every page” that would make every USA Today reviewer jump up and down with joy. It just appears he is trying too hard.
The tale itself starts out honestly appealing, but the confusing array of unnecessary characters makes it tedious to read. The novel becomes progressively less appealing and is too long for it’s own sake. The action becomes very unrealistic and Clive Cussler’esque. I would expect more realism from Baldacci.
His technical research: This is an area where Baldacci is absolutely to sloppy. Another reviewer already pointed out that Baldacci refers to the desktop computer case as a “CPU”. You do not need to be a computer wiz to know that this is incorrect. This is unacceptable in this day and age. In addition, during one of the “action scenes” he uses the age ancient trick of blinding agents, who using night vision scopes, by turning on the lights. This does NOT work – you do not loose your eyesight for days (not even minutes) when exposed to bright lights when wearing night vision goggles. I judge Mr. Baldacci has watched too many spy movies.
Last, but not least, I must say that any passage in the book that involves the Finn character having interactions with his kids is absolutely unreadable. The way these kids talk are not even Hollywood – it is so corny and unrealistically saccharine it gave me horrible toothaches.
I fervently suggest Mr. Baldacci gets a better editor before he releases his next novel. He has shown in the past that he can spin a decent yarn, but his work needs fundamental editing and proofreading.
Baldacci – if you read this give me a call – I’ll do it!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Oliver Stone isn’t who he seems to be, neither is Susan Hunter, or Harry Finn. Their lives and the lives of persons who know them are intertwined in a complex tale of treason, con games, and murder.
None stop excitement, twists, and intrigue keep this book moving at a pace that makes you want to stop so you can catch your breath, but don’t. You just might miss something, and you don’t want to do that.
At the end of this book, you’ll feel very differently about some of these characters than you did at the beginning. Not all persons who die are terrible guys. GOOD read.
Review by Wanda C. Keesey (leader of Lost In The Mist, relief date May, 2008)
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5