THE SIXTH MAN by David Baldacci

Finished Th 7/18/19

This is a hardback novel that Janny loaned to me.

Although Baldacci is not an elegant writer, he can sure lay down a riveting story line. I would read anything by Baldacci.

PREMISE:

US intelligence service uses people with paranormal powers. "The Wall" is when all of America's intelligence is funneled into one channel and one individual is able to analyse this flood of information.
"E 5 Program"- was the name of the current program, but a man was found who could operate at the "E 6 Program" level.

The 'E' does not stand for 'edetic' , but it stands for the book of the bible, Ecclesiastes. This is a book in the old testament that tells that nothing can overcome the will of god. Wisdom and logic are good and just, but nothing can out think the will of god. 'Eat drink and be merry, for we all must die in the end'. 

Edgar Roy is the 'E 6', and he has been framed for serial murder. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's attorney, Ted Bergin, a friend of Sean's, to work the case against Roy.

Bergin is murdered, and the novel examines who is behind the frame and the murders that surround Edgar Roy.

Kelly Paul is Edgar Roy's half sister and aids Sean and Michelle. She also is extremely smart and did work for the "E 5" Program.

Megan Riley is a young lawyer who is helping Sean's team. She is the murderer and is working for Ellen Foster, the head of Homeland Security.

From the book's page at wikipedia:

"The Sixth Man is a crime fiction novel by American writer David Baldacci. The book was initially published on April 19, 2011 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the fifth installment in the King and Maxwell book series".

Link to the book's page at wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Man_(novel)