Book info

• Title A Minute to Midnight
• Author David Baldacci
• Year 2019
• Genre Thriller

Without Mercy. At six years old, Atlee’s twin sister, Mercy, was taken from the family home while Atlee was left for dead. Since that fateful night, Atlee has dedicated her life and career to catching those who hurt others. Word of a killer. Atlee has never stopped searching for answers about her sister. A notorious serial killer, locked in a maximum-security prison, continues to haunt her. Does he really know what happened to Mercy? Quest for justice. When Atlee oversteps the mark on the arrest of a dangerous criminal, the FBI gives her a leave of absence – the perfect opportunity to return to where it all began. Determined to finally uncover the truth, Atlee Pine’s journey home turns into a rollercoaster ride of murder, long-buried secrets and lies... and a revelation so personal that everything she once believed is fast turning to dust.

Thoughts

The second of four books in the Atlee Pine series, and this one gets a lot closer to home as Atlee is given free rein to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her sister. There’s another set of murders to investigate at the same time, but it’s really the developments in the personal case that we care about, and already I can’t wait to read the third book to see what happens next.

Rating: 4 / 5