Divine Justice (Camel Club)
by David Baldacci
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Book Reviews of Divine Justice (Camel Club)
Book Review: Another good Camel Club read.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the fourth in the Camel Club series. While any in the series stands on its own, it is a lot more fun if you start with the Camel Club and read them in order. Besides, the others are all in paperback. Maybe by the time you get to this, it will be as well. I normally don't buy fiction in hard cover, I did have a gift certificate, so I could indulge myself. This probably wasn't the best in the series, it was a great read. This ends in a way that it seems like the last in the series - but I've thought that before with other authors. Like Patterson's detective Cross or Cussler's Dirk Pitt, this is a fun read. When I had to travel around the country a lot, these are the kind of books that shortened a lot of long boring trips. With Divine Justice in hand, it shortened the wait at several doctors visits where the wait is always well past the appointment time. And if by chance there is another Camel Club formulating in Mr. Baldacci's mind, I'll be back at Amazon to order it.Book Review: Things are winding down (I hope)
Summary: 4 Stars
With the Camel Club, Dvid Baldacci hit on the gizmo that would set his novels apart. As events developed, he found it necessary to kill off one of the original members and add two-more or less, and now he has mated up Oliver with the owner of a mansion in the Virginia hill country. As events worked out in this nove , we can envision one more episode squeezing out, but Baldacci seems to be falling back into his earlier weakness of telegraphing actions and conclusions. Now this is a pretty good piece of thriller - could use about forty pages of editing - but has an appealing set of events and an interesting plot. (A nice twist is the idea of disappearing people inside maximum security prisons under assumed names.) Nonetheless, the club is winding down. If for no other reason, Vietnam era special forces operatives are getting a bit paunchy. Also, the back story is getting more deeply entangled in the present and so does not seem sustainable for long.Book Review: Another Solid Camel Club Read
Summary: 4 Stars
David Baldacci once again does not disappoint with his book Divine Justice. An excellent continuation of the Camel Club series picks up right where the last book, Stone Cold, left off. The constant action and enjoyment of his books make them great reads every time.
Though many of his books can be read as a stand alone I suggest you refresh yourself with Stone Cold before reading Divine Justice. This book would be tough to follow if you did not know the development of Oliver Stone and his Came Club buddies. The entire series is great but you might be confused during much of this book if you don't have the background Baldacci's previous books provide.
The action never stalled from the first chapter while the end is as surprising as any of Baldacci's previous books. Be prepared for a thrill ride. I only wish this book would come out as a movie series, it would be excellent!
Book Review: Camel Club Personified
Summary: 4 Stars
David Baldacci has written a sequel to the Camel Club series in his usual remarkable form. The parallel action story-line was riveting. No author in my experience can successfully tell two completely separate stories at the same time, interspersing characters and activity at a micro level, as does Baldacci.
Explaining the biography of Oliver Stone/John Carr in this book concerns me as an avid fan as to Baldacci's plans to continue the Camel Club series. However, if he does not, the true enjoyment of having read all four books most assuredly allows me to give props the author deserves.
Having introduced Annabelle as an addition to the group awhile back added a new dimension and certainly tickles the imagination of what might be, should future books be written. My recommendation is absolute, but it also includes reading the entire Camel Club series from the beginning.
Book Review: Methadone Addicted Minors, Suspicious Deaths, and a Stint in Maximum Security Prison
Summary: 2 Stars
A not stellar addition to Baldacci's Camel Club series, Divine Justice falls into a trap of forced events and clichéd story lines. Former CIA assassin Oliver Stone, boards a New Orleans bound train, after avenging the murder of his wife by killing a Senator and the National Intelligence Chief. Now on the run from the FBI, Stone starts to put some distance between himself and Washington DC. However, he doesn't get far, before interfering in a fight on the train, and has to exit it quickly, before his fake ID is seen through. Stone finds himself in the small mining town of Divine, VA, and quickly becomes embroiled in local affairs, including methadone addicted minors, suspicious deaths, and a stint in a maximum security prison. Baldacci keeps plenty of action going, but could easily have come up with a better premise for this story, instead of mining story lines from many other thrillers.