Divine Justice By David Baldacci

I have been reading David Baldacci for many years; this is one of his finest novels. Vietnam veteran hero, Oliver Stone, special operations assassin and a man cheated and lied to by his government and members of “The Camel Club” a group dedicated to searching out the truth are back together in a gripping story of danger, betrayal and conspiracy.

Oliver has killed a corrupt U.S Senator and the head of U.S Intelligence, two powerful men who were responsible for ruining Oliver’s life. He becomes a fugitive; all U.S and local agencies are looking for him. The searchers instructions are to locate him but only one agency will take him. Oliver has information and secrets and will be killed if he is captured. His friends from the Camel Club risk their careers to aid him in his flight.
On the run, he befriends a troubled young man from a tiny town and accompanies the man to his home town and finds himself involved in murder, drugs and a horrifying Federal prison.
This was a great read.

The Dark Tide By Andrew Gross

A great story with compelling characters and a wonderful plot that carries you into the world of high finance, multibillion dollar speculation in hedge funds and money laundering. The players are ruthless and they play for keeps; if money is lost or not transferred in timely fashion or if the large"investors" feel threatened, people disappear or have "accidents".
Karen Friedman’s husband of eighteen years is on a commuter train that is destroyed by a mysterious explosion. A detective Lieutenant is investigating two seemingly unrelated deaths. Further investigation begins to connect these deaths to the death of Karen’s husband. like Karen and the detective are pulled into a deadly and complex conspiracy. This is a very well done thriller’ I enjoyed the subject matter and really liked the characters.

Bretrayal By John Lescroart

Attorney Dismas Hardy takes over the case load of a lawyer that recently disappeared and finds himself involved in murder, conspiracy, assassination and treason. The setting is contemporary in Iraq and in California; the plot involves the hundreds of millions of dollars that passes between the United States government and private contractors for construction and protection that is never spent for it’s stated purpose but rather finds it’s way into the pockets of the big contractors. When a major player for a large contractor is responsible for a fire fight that kills innocents and almost wipes out the team of US soldiers that were with him, his superiors think it necessary to kill the remaining witnesses because an investigation might disclose their money skimming operations.

The Finder By Colin Harrison

A little confusing but exciting and very fast moving novel by an author that reveals New York city so clearly that one feels that he is actually "on the scene". The story deals with corporate espionage and the intricate methods of learning secrets and using them to gain big profits in the stock market. A corrupt Chinese speculator and his evil henchmen act with brutality and considerable violence to protect his interests. Well done thriller.