Book info

• Title Mercy
• Author David Baldacci
• Year 2021
• Genre Thriller

The hunt is finally over. FBI agent Atlee Pine is at the end of her long journey to discover what happened to her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted when the girls were just six years old – an incident which destroyed her family and left Atlee physically and mentally scarred. She knew her sister and parents were out there somewhere. And she had to find them. Dead or alive. Atlee and her assistant, Carol Blum, discover the truth. But the truth hurts. And hurt makes you tough. So how tough do you have to be to forgive? As they uncover a shocking trail of lies, greed, fear and revenge, they must face one final challenge. A challenge more deadly and dangerous than they could ever have imagined...

Thoughts

Ah, finally, the mystery is revealed! This was a good thriller, sort of back to form after the dip of the last book, and really good to finally be getting some answers and making some progress. It was agony to be following both sisters as they kept near missing each other, which of course made the moment of confrontation that much greater. And nice that they didn’t just fall into a hug and happy families - there’s still a lot to work through, even as we reach the conclusion. I’m glad to have finished this series but would be interested in seeing the characters popping up in other books occasionally.

Rating: 3 / 5