In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister’s abduction, only to encounter a serial killer. FBI Agent Atlee Pine’s life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped — and likely killed — thirty years ago. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee’s unresolved anger finally gets the … of torturous uncertainty, Atlee’s unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI.
Atlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee’s rural hometown in Georgia to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered, her face covered with a wedding veil — and the first killing is quickly followed by a second bizarre murder.
Atlee is determined to continue her search for answers, but now she must also set her sights on finding a potential serial killer before another victim is claimed. But in a small town full of secrets — some of which could answer the questions that have plagued Atlee her entire life — and digging deeper into the past could be more dangerous than she realizes . . .
I enjoyed this book. Easy to read and hard to put down.
I guess we will be reading more with Pine and Laredo in the next book. I can’t
figure out why that title?
As always with this author, this is a solid story with interesting characters and suspense. Loved the ending!
Love Atlee Pine. Can’t wait for the next book.
I really like David Baldacci’s books but the series with the Atlee Pine character are my favorite.
Great new female character
I’m a Huge David Baldacci fan, and this book did not disappoint.
Excellent as all of his are!!!!
I was hooked on the series with the first book titled, A Long Road to Mercy. It is in these pages where readers meet an FBI Special Agent named Atlee Pine, and she sure is a spitfire! Atlee’s hard work, drive, and past all come together, which make her one of the best of the best! Atlee is known to be an agent who can take care of herself and is a very intelligent woman. Atlee is the lone agent posted in the Grand Canyon. Her assistant, Carol Blum, is more than what she appears to be.
In the sequel to Long Road to Mercy, Atlee must face her past as it affects her ability to do her job. Atlee travels back to Georgia along with her assistant to begin looking into her missing sister’s case, and why Atlee was left injured but alive. What Atlee doesn’t count on is becoming entangled in more unsolved cases in her small town, her past in the FBI, and a surprising ending that will leaving you wanting more!
I enjoyed A Long Rode to Mercy, but this novel was even better! The mystery that is woven is really engaging and the ending was surprising! I hope the author has plans to write more Atlee Pine Thrillers. The book doesn’t have sex in it, just a great and involved tale that will keep readers entertained for hours. When the author tells of Atlee’s growing up years and starts casting doubt about who her parents really were, and what they might have been involved in, I could read fast enough.
The other character I enjoyed was Carol Blum, Atlee’s assistant. There is more to her than I originally understood from the first book. This woman has a past that makes her a wonderful woman who helps Atlee through some very hard times when she relieves her childhood nightmare. I wonder if the author has plans to reveal more of Carol and how she developed into a woman who can find out anything in the FBI with just a phone call or two!
Read and enjoy A Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight while we wait and see if there is yet a third book that might be released in the fall of 2020 or sooner!
Great second book in the Atlee Pine series! I could not put the book down. In this one, you find out a little more about Atlee’s past and her family that leaves you definitely wanting to know more. I can’t wait for the 3rd book!!!
This work is more puzzle solving than action. I really enjoyed it but was disappointed that much of the puzzle remains ti be solved in another book.
Atlee Pine has becoming one of my favorite FBI agents fast. In “A minute to Midnight” Atlee keeps investigating the disappearance of her sister Mercy. To get a better understanding of the crime she goes back to her hometown, the town Mercy and Atlee grew up in. To help her with the investigation Blume follows Pine. The town holds more questions than answers and when part of the truth comes out, everything Atlee thought she knew about her life, her family proves to be lies, or half trues at best. Can’t wait to find out what really happened that night when Mercy got missing, presumed dead. The next book can’t come fast enough.