"True Blue" is a classic David Baldacci story filled with government conspiracies, corrupt politicians, and Russian assassins. This time, the dangerous antagonists collide with the Perry sisters. One sister, Mace Perry, is an ex-cop just released from prison, while her older sister, Beth, serves as the Chief of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police.

As Mace confronts her troubled past and tries to clear her name, she meets Roy Kingman, a lawyer who discovers a co-worker's body in his office refrigerator. Together, they decide to investigate, relying on Mace's old contacts for assistance. Throughout their journey, they endure being chased, beaten up, and nearly killed multiple times. Eventually, sister Beth comes to the rescue, which raises the question: why didn't they seek Beth's help right from the start?

While the book is entertaining and features some unexpected twists, it also contains improbable and predictable elements. The characters, though engaging, come across as somewhat unrealistic. ( )

This was a very entertaining story, however the plot was pretty straightforward and the main character, Mace, took a little getting used to; she is not your typical heroine. ( )

Unappealing characters and slow, slow, slow....I tried to stick with it but gave up at chapter 21. Life is too short to read dull books.
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After serving a two-year sentence for crimes committed after being drugged by persons unknown, Mason Perry is out to solve a high profile murder so she will be reinstated as a detective. Teaming up with a former civil defense, now corporate lawyer (and her sister, DC's chief of police), they take on a shady group of spies battling terrorism using unlawful means. ( )

David Baldacci has long been a very competent writer of political thriller fiction, but the recent few books I have read have really rubbed me the wrong way and now I start to wonder if all his books are this stupid.

True Blue is about Mace Perry, an ex-cop in prison for bank robbery, though she does not stay in prison for long and she is determined to clear her name. Being in Washington D.C., every crime has a political angle and it is clear that someone powerful is pulling on strings to make her life harder.

From the start, the book is an implausible story of heroism, utter stupidity and good writing. Because Baldacci is good at writing a story flow that makes you read just one more page, despite everything being, well, stupid (I have a way with words too, right).
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