 Publication Details
U.S. release: October 27, 2009
ISBN: 0446195510, 978-0446195515
Publisher: Grand Central, a division of Hachette Book Group USA
Format: Abridged and unabridged audiobook, e-book, large print
Publisher's Summary
A mysterious high-profile homicide in the nation's capital collides with the dark side of national security in David Baldacci's new, heart-stopping thriller, True Blue.
Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything—her badge, her career, her freedom—and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and is focused on one mission: to be a cop once more.
Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: a vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send her back behind bars.
Then Roy Kingman enters her life.
Roy Kingman is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm.
Their investigation into the lawyer's death reveals surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital, and what began as a fairly routine homicide investigation takes a terrifying and unexpected turn into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.
Additional Information
Excerpt
- Read an excerpt from True Blue
- Listen to a podcast of an excerpt from the novel read by Ron McLarty
Booksigning Tour
Print/Online Reviews
- Publishers Weekly: “This promising first in a new series... delivers his usual intricate plotting and sets the stage nicely for highly competent Beth and impulsive, streetwise Mace to take on more bad guys.”
- Kirkus Reviews: “Baldacci presents a law-enforcement sister act, curtain-raiser for a new series that has every chance of keeping the pot boiling... fast-paced and entertaining.”
- DC Books Examiner: “With never-ending action, suspenseful scenes and mostly believable characters, David Baldacci's True Blue... will hold readers' interest to the last page while they piece together the intricate puzzle of murder and conspiracies in the most powerful city in the world.” Read entire review
- Richmond Times-Dispatch: “‘True Blue’ is an absorbing thriller with a powerful message, but readers are most likely to remember it for its superbly appealing protagonist.” Read entire review
- The Daily Beast: “A heart-stopping thriller and intricate murder mystery from a master storyteller.” Read entire review
- Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star: “Baldacci has new series built around D.C. Metro Police but injects same reliable elements.” Read entire review
- Mainly Mysteries Book Reviews: “[T]his tale is extremely exciting and will glue you to your easy chair. ‘True Blue’ gets a 9 of 10 on the Weaver meter.” Read entire review
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