The edge / David Baldacci.
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TextSeries: Baldacci, David. Travis Devine ; 2.Publisher: London : Macmillan, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 417 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781529062083; 152906208X; 9781529062076Subject(s): Devine Travis, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Devine, Travis, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Fiction | United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Fiction | Devine Travis (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Suspense fiction | Spy stories | National security -- United States -- Fiction | Small cities -- Maine -- Fiction | Undercover operations -- Fiction | Women -- Crimes against -- Fiction | Small cities -- Fiction | Veterans -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Secrecy -- Fiction | Maine -- FictionGenre/Form: Thrillers (Fiction). | Undercover operations -- Fiction | Detective and mystery fiction | Thrillers (Fiction) | Spy fiction | Suspense fiction -- Adult fiction -- Print | Adult fiction | Suspense fiction | Spy fiction. | Thrillers (Fiction). DDC classification: 813.6 Summary: When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again. Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. As Devine gets to know the residents of Potter, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There's a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust... and who wants him dead.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F BAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 13/05/2024 | AL42000249866B |
Includes extract from the first of the Travis Devine series: The 6:20 Man.
First published in the USA by Grand Central Publisheing, 2023.
When CIA operative Jenny Sikwell is murdered in rural Maine, government officials have immediate concerns over national security. Her laptop and phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, endanger the lives of countless operatives. Ex-Army Ranger Travis Devine spent his time in the military preparing to take on any scenario, followed by his short-lived business career chasing shadows in the deepest halls of power, so his analytical mind makes him particularly well-suited for complex, high-stakes tasks. Taking down the world s largest financial conspiracy proved his value, and in comparison, this case looks straightforward. Except small towns hold secrets and Devine finds himself an outsider again. Devine must ingratiate himself with locals who have trusted each other their whole lives, and who distrust outsiders just as much. As Devine gets to know the residents of Potter, Maine, answers seem to appear and then transform into more questions. There's a long history of secrets and those who will stop at nothing to keep them from being exposed. Leaving Devine with no idea who he can trust... and who wants him dead.
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