To Die For is the third David Baldacci novel featuring Travis Devine, “the 6:20 Man,” set to hit the shelves on November 12. A former Army Ranger, Devine is currently dodging an enemy known to him as Girl on the Train who has been after him ever since he escaped her knife on a train in Switzerland.
He will stay off the GOTT’s radar as he is being sent to the Pacific Northwest to assist the FBI’s Special Agent Ellen Saxby with a12-year-old girl being held in protective custody by the government. He suspects he was chosen for this job because the girl’s uncle, who is under investigation for racketeering, was known to him from their military time in Iraq.
Devine’s first task is to escort orphaned Betsy Odom to a meeting with the uncle she has never met, Danny Glass. At the same time, Devine is investigating the apparent drug deaths of Betsy’s parents—people who Betsy has never known to go near drugs. When Devine interviews the coroner, he finds the doctor’s report has been altered by the police.
As Devine digs in, he learns that what he is up against is a conspiracy that could threaten the whole country. How an orphaned girl and an uncle she has never met figure into this means Devine is going to have to enlarge his team, with two unusual allies as well as his handler in Homeland Security.
David Baldacci has published nearly 50 novels for grownups since his first book Absolute Power in 1996. A Virginia native, Baldacci and his wife Michelle co-founded the Wish You Well Foundation that works to increase literacy in the United States.
My review will be posted on Goodreads starting August 15, 2024.
I would like to thank Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hatchette Book Group, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.
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