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Any David Baldacci fans here?

#1 Post by lilyvonschtupp26 » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:34 am

Just finished the latest in the Camel Club series,Divine Justice. I loved it. Couldn't put it down.
For those of you who love suspense/action books, this will be right up your alley.
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#2 Post by peacock2121 » Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:36 am

My dad is a huge fan. I read one or two of his books everytime I visit my folks.
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#3 Post by clem21 » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:15 am

My favorite is one of his King/Maxwell books - Hour Game
It's just really piqued my interest which is impressive b/c I read mostly non-fiction nowadays.

And if you really like Baldacci, you should definitely look into Vince Flynn's books which are similar and some would say better...
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#4 Post by Weyoun » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:29 am

He went to my law school, he'd show up around Charlottesville on occasion, usually for a book signing.
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#5 Post by earendel » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:48 am

lilyvonschtupp26 wrote:Just finished the latest in the Camel Club series,Divine Justice. I loved it. Couldn't put it down.
For those of you who love suspense/action books, this will be right up your alley.
Is he the one who wrote the book (the name of which I can't recall) that was made into a movie with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and E.G. Marshall?
the plot
Eastwood was a thief that broke into Marshall's house and was trapped in a vault when Hackman, as the POTUS, showed up with Marshall's wife and ended up killilng her?
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#6 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:55 am

earendel wrote:
lilyvonschtupp26 wrote:Just finished the latest in the Camel Club series,Divine Justice. I loved it. Couldn't put it down.
For those of you who love suspense/action books, this will be right up your alley.
Is he the one who wrote the book (the name of which I can't recall) that was made into a movie with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and E.G. Marshall?
the plot
Eastwood was a thief that broke into Marshall's house and was trapped in a vault when Hackman, as the POTUS, showed up with Marshall's wife and ended up killilng her?
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#7 Post by earendel » Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:57 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:
earendel wrote:
lilyvonschtupp26 wrote:Just finished the latest in the Camel Club series,Divine Justice. I loved it. Couldn't put it down.
For those of you who love suspense/action books, this will be right up your alley.
Is he the one who wrote the book (the name of which I can't recall) that was made into a movie with Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and E.G. Marshall?
the plot
Eastwood was a thief that broke into Marshall's house and was trapped in a vault when Hackman, as the POTUS, showed up with Marshall's wife and ended up killilng her?
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Yeah, that's the one. I read the book, which I enjoyed, then saw the movie.
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They were sure different - I suppose because since Eastwood was the star they couldn't kill of fhis character midway through the movie; in the book the protagonist was the thief's niece.
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