A review by mojoshivers
Daylight by David Baldacci
4.0
This series has been something of anomaly. Ostensibly it’s about an FBI agent who mans the field office in the Grand Canyon as the only agent there. It made for a unique set-up and location, which was a huge selling point for the first book. As plots go you can’t get more out of the box than someone threatening to detonate a nuclear device in a National Park.
But then the second book saw Atlee travel to Atlanta to solve a murder and this book took her to New York to uncover a blackmail operation perpetrated by and targeting the highest echelons of power. I get that it was all in service of finding out who kidnapped Atlee’s twin sister and why. To me, however, it’s weird that she’s been away from her post for almost half-a-year now. And it’s frustrating they abandoned such a promising and original location for other more familiar pastures like Atlanta and New York.
It’s such a waste of potential.
Granted, the mystery and thriller elements are still fantastic. This is Baldacci, after all. I would have just much rather have seen Atlee return to the Grand Canyon. There are so many unexplored story threads waiting to be pulled that I hope she finds closure over her sister soon. And I hope that prepares for more thrillers set in one of America’s most majestic and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
But then the second book saw Atlee travel to Atlanta to solve a murder and this book took her to New York to uncover a blackmail operation perpetrated by and targeting the highest echelons of power. I get that it was all in service of finding out who kidnapped Atlee’s twin sister and why. To me, however, it’s weird that she’s been away from her post for almost half-a-year now. And it’s frustrating they abandoned such a promising and original location for other more familiar pastures like Atlanta and New York.
It’s such a waste of potential.
Granted, the mystery and thriller elements are still fantastic. This is Baldacci, after all. I would have just much rather have seen Atlee return to the Grand Canyon. There are so many unexplored story threads waiting to be pulled that I hope she finds closure over her sister soon. And I hope that prepares for more thrillers set in one of America’s most majestic and awe-inspiring natural wonders.