SAVING FAITH by David Baldacci

Finished Tu 9/25/18

This is a hardback that I bought at the library book sale on Saturdy, June 10th, 2017. I lent this one to Janny, and she read it first and said that she loved it. So did I.

The Story:

A sinister conspiracy in nearly all branches of the American government is about to be revealed. Daniel Buchanan, a senior lobbyist is trying to raise money for less fortunate countries. He is bribing government officials to kick-in tax money, but he isn't giving them anything for their influence until they retire from government service, then he is setting them up in cushy, well-paid 'non-jobs'. The scope of this operation is in the millions and millions of dollars.

Faith Lockhard is working with the FBI to uncover this operation. However, she's a close friend of Buchanan and doesn't want to implicate him, she just wants to expose this 'massive cancer' in the federal system.

Lee Adams is a PI who was hired by Buchanan. The lobbyist wanted to make sure that Faith was not going to be killed. One night at the FBI safe-house, while Adams observes, their is a hit on Faith and an FBI agent is killed. 

Robert Thornhill is the villain of the piece. He heads the CIA wants to stop Faith and Buchanan from telling the secrets. He wants to retain the information and use this as leverage to force the government officials to do his bidding.

The rest of the novel is 'Faith and Lee On The Run'.
At one point, Faith and Lee flee on a big Honda Gold Wing motorcycle.

In the end, Faith is placed in the witness protection program and might never see Lee again. A sympathetic female FBI agent, Reynolds brings Faith to Lee while he is on a stake out.
Lee and Faith just decide to 'ride off into the sunset'.....and that's what they do.


Once again, not great literature, but the story and plot just take you up and propels you along. About what you would expect from a Jack Reacher novel, or almost anything by Harlan Coben.