Book info

• Title The Camel Club
• Author David Baldacci
• Year 2005
• Genre Thriller

The Camel Club: a group of conspiracy theorists led by the mysterious Oliver Stone, who camp outside the White House. Their goal – to expose corruption at the upper echelons of US government. The stakes are raised when the group witness the murder of an intelligence analyst. A murder the authorities seem intent on writing off as suicide. Looking at the case more closely provokes more questions than answers. Joining forces with Secret Service Agent Alex Ford, the Camel Club prepare to shine a spotlight on a conspiracy that reaches into the heart of Washington’s corridors of power. In doing so, Ford finds out that his worst nightmare is about to happen...

Thoughts

Members of the Camel Club have actually made a cameo appearance in a previous Baldacci book I’ve read, but this is their introduction and first outing. I found it to be a surprisingly slow book, it took such a long time to get to where it was going, laying lots of foundations and really repeating a lot of things over and again. When it did get going, the more familiar page-turning action was great, and I’m glad to have read this to be able to continue with another series, but I don’t think this will be a favourite.

Rating: 3 / 5