Simple Genius | David Baldacci | Baldacci can do better.

Simple Genius | David Baldacci | My First (and Last) Baldacci book.

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Simple Genius

	Simple Genius David Baldacci Vision, 2008 - 576 pages average customer review:based on 137 reviews view larger image
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In a world of secrets, human genius is power.

And sometimes it is simply deadly...

A three-hour drive from Washington, D.C., two clandestine institutions face each other across a heavily guarded river. One is the world's most unusual laboratory, whose goals and funding are a mystery. The other is an elite CIA training camp shrouded in secrecy. Now a man and a woman are about to run a gauntlet between these two puzzle factories, straight into a furious struggle to exploit a potentially world-shattering discovery--and keep some other secrets underwraps forever...

Former secret service agents turned private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have seen their lives splinter around them. Michelle lies unconscious ina hospital bed after a night of suicidal violence. And Sean is forced to take on a thankless investigation into the mutder of a scientist just inside the CIA's razor-wire fence near Williamsburg, Virginia.

Soon he is uncovering layer after layer of disinformation that shields a stunning world filled with elite mathematics, physicists, war heroes, spies, and deadly field agents. Amid more murder, a seemingly autistic girl's extraordinary genius, and a powerful breakthrough in the realm of classified codes, Sean soon learns enough to put his life at risk. Now more than ever, he needs Michelle--at her best--to help stop a conspiracy of traitors operating in the shadow of the White House itself.

From Michelle's courageous struggle to defeat her long-buried personal demons to a
centuries-old secret that surfaces in the heat of action, SIMPLE GENIUS pulses with stunning, high-intensity suspense. The heroes of Split Second and Hour Game, David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestsellers, are back--as you've never seen them before.

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Baldacci can do better.

I loved the "King and Maxwell" series Baldacci has been writing, but I think this book is probably the weakest in the trilogy. The story developed for this book had great potential, but the characters in it were underdeveloped and uninspiring, and the details of the story were often unclear. Overall, the book seemed somewhat rushed. It's a good read if you like Baldacci, but it's definitely not his best.

My First (and Last) Baldacci book.

The story line and plot of this book had potential from the start. However, I found the writing to be trite, and the linking logic often simple and flawed. I read it through to the end because Baldacci was new to me, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Also I had spent some time at the Naval Weapons station and was curious what he had to say about the area.

How many times did my eyes fall upon the phrase.. "so and so quickly brought so and so upto speed on what happened".. yawn..

Other trite items.. The author would go into lengthy explanations of how the main characters prepared for the unexpected.. then.. the one thing they didn't think of happens.. "What now batman?".. well.. gee.. look a ladder!.. gimme a break! Once, twice.. but all of the time.. .. YAWN..

This book is not a page turner.. save your effort.. read something else you have been curious about!

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