Customer Reviews
Gripping story but out of character? - By: Mr. J. Roper, 14 Dec 2008 
I have read a number of David Baldacci's books & really enjoyed the Camel Club, so I was looking forward to re-acquainting myself with the Camel Club characters.
I enjoyed the pace of the story (it made a couple of plane journeys literally fly by) but I found some of the main characters acting oddly, or at least no mention was made of their foibles. Take Milton for example. Much was made of his OCD naturein the first book, but little or no OCD traits were evidentin this book, which jarred. It was almost as if he were cured. There were other characters I found acting strangely. I don't want to go into details to avoid spoiling it for anyone else.
Nevertheless I enjoyed the book & would certainly recommend it to others, especially if traveling.
The Camel Club is back again! - By: Andy, 13 Jul 2008 I love Baldacci's Camel Club & its characters, especially Oliver Stone. This book is fantastic, never boring & full of surprises... a must havein your books collection!
Routine with some good twists - By: pointone, 11 Jul 2008 
There are no good guysin this novel, they are either killers, con artists or thugs.
Annabelle Conroy is on the run from vicious casino owner Jerry Blagger after taking him for forty million dollars. Ex SEAL & security expert Harry Finn is on a mission to kill all the CIA agents involvedin assassinating his father. The Camel club lead by world class ex CIA assassin Oliver Stone joinin the fun.
Thoroughly workmanlike the writing does not grip you as it should, the plot is fairly predictable but there are some good twists.
Baldacci fans will not be disappointed, otherwise enjoyable but not outstanding.
Stone Cold
Most enjoyable of the Camel Club books so far - By: C. S. Winter, 09 Jul 2008 
This is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Its not as light hearted as the previous Camel Club books, nor does it hit the heights of Baldacci's very early work (e.g. Absolute Power), but it is fast paced & keeps you guessing until the end. My only, slight, criticism is that one or two of the devices used to tie up the loose ends at the finale are a little clumsy.
No longer at his earlier heights? - By: johnverp, 22 Jan 2008 I have read of lot of Baldacci, including one prior Camel Club effort. I have rated most of them highly, but I can't help feel that there's been a slidein quality. (I did not read the prequel to this one, however, so it may have lost some of its intended impact on me). Judging by other positive reviews, however, I am not going to bring the average rating down too much here with this somewhat negative review.
There are two sub-plots, one a conspiracy involving the past of one of the Camel Club members, & another involving the aftermath of a con-job executed by a Camel Club friend. They are unrelated, so I suspect both were there to make sure Baldacci could produce 400 pages - neither would have satisfied that test on its own.
It is an easy read without a great deal of real depth - but it has short, punchy chapters, some twists, & a lot of action to produce a good ride. But there are holesin the sub-plots, inaccuracies (which Baldacci admits to, to be fair) & a lot of coincidences to keep the plots moving. And there are bad guys at the highest levels of government, as usual,in an attempt to sustain interest. The writing is nothing special & there is little characterisation, although readers will have established favourites from the prequels.
In view of a couple of things that happen, the Camel Club will be different if Baldacci keeps it live. To me, however, the theme is wearing thin & Baldacci is struggling to come up with new ideas to keep the members actively engaged.
Here, I would say, he has just used too much licence to create his story & I suspect he will do more of the same next time. I would feel a lot better if Baldacci started with a new sheet to allow him to get back where he once was (then again, just prior to reading this book, I had finished a far-fetched Andrew Gross novel, & perhaps two of similar ilk,in a row, is one too many!). 7/10
