Book info

• Title Hell's Corner
• Author David Baldacci
• Year 2010
• Genre Thriller

On the night of the State Dinner honouring the British Prime Minister, Oliver Stone witnesses an explosion as the motorcade leaves the White House. A bomb has been detonated in what looks like a terrorist plot directed at the President and the Prime Minister. In the aftermath, British MI5 agent Mary Chapman, an experienced, lethal operative with an agenda of her own, is sent to assist and coordinate the investigation alongside American authorities. Stone, together with Harry Finn, Alex Ford and the rest of the Camel Club, is drawn into the inquiry. But everything is not what it seems, and what happened in the park may not have been the actual plan. It seems the mysterious attackers had another target in their sights, and it's up to the Camel Club to stop them, or face the catastrophic results.

Thoughts

I’ve raced through these Camel Club books, especially the last few. This one is the final of a five part story, and I liked it better than the previous one, but not quite as much as the first few. This time it felt like a rebirth for our hero but at the same time it was really frustrating how much he was still keeping everyone at arm’s length, despite how many times they’ve come through for him in the past. There was a mystery upon mystery in this one and it all came to an explosive ending that was very satisfying.

Rating: 3 / 5