Finished Su 2/4/18 I was sick with a bad cold, never left the house, didn't even open the door, and read about half in one sitting. Unfortunately, the book is so corny that a shaker of salt and a pat of butter should be included with the purchase price.
This is a trade paperback that I got at last year's library book sale, Sa 6/10/17
Basically, the book concerns two disgraced secret service agents. The man is guarding a presidential candidate who looks away, and the candidate is gunned down. The woman agent is guarding a presidential candidate, he stops at a funeral home to pay his respects, and is kidnapped.
These two crimes that happened over a period of eight years are connected. The bad guy is not one of the 'players', but his brother.
The plot is so convoluted that on page 243 there is a major 're-cap' of events. And then on page 365 there is a lengthy explanation because almost nothing that occurs could have happened. It is so over the top that one of the characters actually says, "WE JUST SOLVED A HUGE, COMPLICATED MYSTERY".
Baldacci is certainly no craftsman, but I guess is plot-lines are worth a look- slightly.
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