David Baldacci NEVER disappoints and his latest might be my favorite. LOVED this book from the first page until the very last. Highly recommend for a book that will keep you turning page after page after page until the very end.
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

416 pages

4 stars

For many years now, FBI Agent Atlee Pine has been searching for a clue to the location of her sister who was kidnapped. When she gets a lead, it takes her into a situation that is fraught with danger. She lands in the middle of one of fellow agent John Puller's investigation and arrest.

She finds her search is tied to Puller's. She, too, is on the trail of Ito Vincenzo.

This book is filled with action, bad guys, crooked politicians, danger and a threat to the very country they serve. (Kind of like real life, eh?)

As are all of Mr. Baldacci's books, this one is very well written, plotted and is exciting. (Do I stay awake and read or not? Will I remember anything if I do?) I really like Puller and Atlee. They seem like honest, competent agents. And I applaud Puller's remark about social media. I don't have Facebook or those other instant messaging platforms for that very reason. I like the action in the book, but the conspiracy stuff frightened me a little, given the current state of US politics I am very worried.

I want to thank NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for forwarding to me a copy of this very good book for me to read, enjoy and review.

"Sometimes dredging up the past can be more devastating than people realize."

This book left me completely stunned. I stayed up late to finish it and then just sat there for a while, trying to recover from the sucker punch that is the ending. It was that good. Definitely my favorite Atlee book so far!

Atlee Pine continues to find out what happened to her twin sister, who was abducted from their bedroom when they where children. But every time she takes one step closer to solving the mystery of what happened to her, something new and even more horrifying comes to light. The man definitely knows to keep his readers hooked and anxiously awaiting the next book in the series.

This time, Atlee stumbles over an investigation of John Puller's (who also has his own thrilling series), and the two team up to uncover a conspiracy of epic proportions. And the worst thing about it (for me) was that I think with everything that is going on in the world right now, this book became a lot more depressingly realistic than others before. Exhibit A: Atlee's anger and frustration with a world that sits by quietly while a black teenager is shot by a cop because he "looked threatening":

"The world was filled with enough injustices every day to make you want to pull your hair and scream at the country's leaders to do something."

Or Puller's remark about social media, which has him questioning how his country is to survive as the free nation he believes in:

"Social media has absolutely nothing to do with the truth. It has to do with making shitloads of money off ads trying to sell people crap they don't need. But the terrible by-product of that is giving a global platform to the absolute worst elements of society. The result is that "truth" is whatever you can convince people it is. It's exactly what Orwell wrote about."

This book had me completely hooked from the first chapter, and watching Atlee and John fight for what is right was extremely satisfying. I think this might be one of my favorite Baldaccis to date!

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for the eARC.
This is the third in the FBI Agent Atlee Pine series, and my first David Baldacci book. I'm sorry I jumped in late in the story of the traumatic abduction of Atlee's twin sister, Mercy, but it seems after an interminable search into Mercy's disappearance, there are finally more answers.
There's a lot going on, although I found the personal family parts in the book the most gripping and Atlee a compelling, sympathetic character. It is a wild ride, very suspenseful read that I enjoyed a lot.

Daylight is the third Atlee Pine FBI thriller novel. Here, Agent Pine is following leads on a personal quest to find her missing sister, Mercy, in a plotline obviously developed in the first two novels in the series. In the course of investigating such leads, Agent Pine crosses paths with an Army CID officer simultaneously pursuing the same lead in an unrelated case. Indeed, after they join forces, they stumble into a gigantic coverup of epic proportions.

The storyline involving searching for Mercy may be a bit confusing at first for those who didn’t dip into the previous novels. It eventually becomes clear, but is quite a complex background story.

Mostly what makes this novel work is the nonstop action which keeps the pages turning. Pine, like all storybook heroes, is a force to be reckoned with.

While Baldacci is a popular author of long standing, I have only happened to read the Atlee Pine series, this being the third. I love the character of the intrepid FBI agent Atlee. Her cunning and strength cast her as a female Jack Reacher. Women will appreciate vicariously sharing her close calls and victories! The many-faceted plot of Daylight is thrilling and mostly believable. As escapist lit it’s excellent. I probably overanalyzed the dialogue, as in several instances I found it strained. Likewise a few plot events to me seemed chronologically unlikely. But Atlee Pine’s relentless quest to find her twin sister who was kidnapped over thirty years previously carries the book to its amazing conclusions.

This is number 3 in the series, and it's the best so far. The plot is very intricate, but there's no problem following it, and the story has a very fast pace with lots of action. Like always, the writing and the characters are excellent.

Atlee Pine’s life has revolved around the disappearance of her sister since the day Mercy was kidnapped. Now an FBI agent, Atlee is ready to succumb to pressure to put the case behind her just as a new and promising suspect emerges. She rushes to the kidnappers last known address and unknowingly stumbles into another agent’s investigation into a drug ring. It would appear that Ito Vincenzo has more than kidnapping and drug dealing on his agenda, as the agents uncover a plot to destabilize the free world. Baldacci knows what his fans like, fast, furious action, and he delivers in his latest thriller

This is the third of David Baldacci's FBI agent Atlee Pine series, a woman traumatised from childhood when her twin sister, Mercy, was abducted in Andersonville, Georgia. At long last, harrowing daylight is shed on what happened Mercy after her abduction. Pine has been granted a few further days by her FBI boss, Clint Dobbs, for her and her administrative support, Carol Blum, to continue looking into what happened to Mercy. She is further forward in what she now knows, she is certain that Ito Vincenzo, the brother of brutal mobster, Bruno, a man incarcerated and killed in prison, was responsible for her sister's abduction. Ito disappeared some time ago, so Pine tracks down his remaining family for leads, his son Teddy is in prison, so she turns up at the home of his grandson, Tommy.

Atlee finds she has inadvertently stumbled on a military operation to arrest Tommy for drug dealing, her appearance allowing Tommy an opportunity to escape. The military CID officer in charge is a man Pine is familiar with, John Puller. The Vincenzo connection leads to a guilt ridden Pine and Puller to join forces, even though Pine is only interested in specific and limited information that Tommy and Teddy may have on Ito and his current whereabouts, if he was still alive. The pair of them have no idea of the dangers they will find themselves in as they pull at the threads of the drugs inquiry. Key figures of interest keep ending up dead, and Puller faces what appear to be insurmountable obstacles in his path, obstacles that stink to high heaven of the highest levels of political interference, obstacles so powerful that they can remove a 4 star military general from his position when he starts asking questions for Puller. Pine and Puller find themselves targets of a global political conspiracy with tentacles at the heart of every institution at the heart of American justice and democracy.

Whilst the global conspiracy is an exciting, fast paced and compelling thrill ride aspect of this novel, it is perhaps Pine's personal family history and what she uncovers that really catches the reader's attention. She is relentless in turning over every stone and rock as she finds much of the certainty she had about her father and mother begins to dissipate the more she discovers. Her blood father, the wealthy Jack Lineberry, who managed her family under the witness protection process to safeguard them, is currently suffering from poor health and never managed to locate who was leaking information about their whereabouts. Pine will be put off by nothing as she traces the leak and gets a confession. This is a wonderfully enlightening addition to the Atlee Pine series that I think many crime and thriller readers will enjoy. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

Puller and Pine are back! As Atlee continues the search for her missing twin, she gets sidetracked by a complex murder/blackmail/conspiracy/drug case in NYC. The case is a complicated web that reaches to the halls of congress and beyond. The non-stop action is tense and an addictive read. But even when it’s over, Atlee still needs to find her sister, back to Andersonville she goes...

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Atlee Pine who is an fbi agent is looking for her sister Mercy who was kidnapped may years ago. She found out that the person who took her sister was named Ito Vincenzo. She went to visits Ito's brother in jail who died of suspicious circumstances the next day. This book kept me guessing until the very end. I cant wait to read David Baldacci's next book.

I’m a fan of the Atlee Pine novels. They move quickly, always have a good blend of action and plot and the central continuing mystery always gets advanced. This story is right in alignment and is a pleasant diversion.

I have not read any of the John Puller books and he’s a central supporting character here. I want to go back and read some and see if it changes anything but didn’t feel I needed his detailed backstory to go along.

The only thing that continues to bug me is the use of Blum as a “partner”. I like the character but it’s doing a lot of heavy lifting (maternal character, “good cop”, Holmes to Pine’s Sherlock) and it’s just pretty unreasonable.

Also, they made a big deal about Atlee’s car but now it seems to have disappeared.

Good entertainment for a mind needing a break!

I received an advanced copy from Netgalley and the publisher in return for an honest review.

WOW. What a book. That was so good. From start to finish, i couldn't put it down. The fact that each of the Atlee Pine stories leads her closer to the overarching storyline is very well done. While there is a lot going on, it is far from confusing. Baldacci does a great job painting an excellent picture, but also a relatively easy path to follow. I think while the main storyline was interesting, there is much more excitement and intrigue in the Mercy storyline. I think that is so fascinating. The way things are shaping up are just so interesting. Can't wait for the next chapter.

Thank you to David Baldacci, Netgalley, and Grand Central Publishing for providing me with an advanced reading copy.

I loved this book. David Baldacci delivers again. This book is full of suspense and twists and turns. I really felt for Agent Pine as she searches for her sister.
Couldn’t put the book down.

Brilliant plotting by a master storyteller.

FBI Agent Atlee Pine again manages to get herself into a major scrape whilst seeking her abducted sister.

I always look forward to the latest release by David Baldacci, as his novels have always delivered excitement and fascination in equal measure. From the moment the door banged open, and right up to the last paragraph, I was on edge wondering what was going to happen, and if she would finally have met her match.

The plot twists and turns cleverly and I was kept turning the pages. I had to keep reading and of course I finished in one sitting.

Masterful.

A must read for investigation buffs, fans of thrillers, police drama, and anyone wanting a really good absorbing book.