True Blue[真蓝]

True Blue[真蓝]

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作者: David Baldacci 著

出版社: Grand Central Publishers

出版时间: 2009-10

ISBN: 9780446195515

定价: 248.00

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 456页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

Amysterioushigh-profilehomicideinthenation'scapitalcollideswiththedarksideofnationalsecurityinDavidBaldacci'snew,heart-stoppingthriller.
TRUEBLUE

Mason"Mace"PerrywasafirebrandcopontheD.C.policeforceuntilshewaskidnappedandframedforacrime.Shelosteverything-herbadge,hercareer,herfreedom-andspenttwoyearsinprison.Nowshe'sbackontheoutsideandfocusedononemission:tobeacoponcemore.Heronlyshottobeatrueblueagainistosolveamajorcaseonherown,andproveshehastherighttoweartheuniform.Butevenwithherpolicechiefsisteronherside,shehastoworkintheshadows:AvindictiveU.S.attorneyislookingforanyreasontosendMacebackbehindbars.ThenRoyKingmanentersherlife.

Royisayounglawyerwhoaidedthepooruntilhetookahigh-payingjobatalawfirminWashington.MaceandRoymeetafterhediscoversthedeadbodyofafemalepartneratthefirm.Astheyinvestigatethedeath,theystartuncoveringsurprisingsecretsfromboththeprivateandpublicworldofthenation'scapital.

Soon,whatbeganasafairlyroutinehomicidetakesaterrifyingandunexpectedturn-intosomethingcomplex,diabolical,andpossiblylethal. DavidBaldacci
AWashington,D.C.-basedlawyer-turned-author,DavidBaldacciwriteslegalthrillersthatareastightlyconstructedastheyareauthoritative.Readersknowhisbooks,withtheircinematicplotsandcolorfuldetails,aresuretoofferthesortofbreathlessentertainmentthatthrillersalwayspromisebutcan’talwaysdeliver.

Biography
DavidBaldacci'sauthoritativelegalthrillersoperateontheirresistiblenotionthatasinisterundercurrentthreadsthroughthecountry'smostpowerfulinstitutions.Whilehisstorieshingeonthecomplexmachinationsbehindthepresidency,theFBI,theSupremeCourtandotherspheresofinfluence,Baldacci(aformerWashington,D.C.-basedattorney)findshiswayintoamysterythroughtheeyesoftheinnocents.Semi-innocents,atleast:smallplayerswhooftendon'trealizethey'replayersatallenduphuntingdownanswers,andtheirhuntbecomesthereader's.
AccordingtoBaldacci,readingJohnIrving'sTheWorldAccordingtoGarpconvincedhimthathewantedtobeanovelist.AbsolutePower--inwhichathieffindshimselfaccidentallyconnectedtoamurderinvolvingthepresidentandtheensuingcoverup--washardlyIrvingesque;butitdidbeginBaldacci'sfriendlyrelationshipwiththebestsellerlists,whichhascontinuedoverhiswritingcareer.
Baldacci'sstyleisbriefandplot-driven,buthe'snotafraidtolingeronmacabreandvividdetails,suchasarosaryclenchedinaplanecrashvictim'shand,orhard-learnedlessonsfromasniper'slife(packyourfoodsoyoucanfinditatnight,bytouch).Thesesmallbutmemorable--indeed,almostcinematic--detailsgivehisbooksanotherlayerthatdistinguishesthemfromtheaveragepotboiler.

Althoughtheauthorhasoccasionallydepartedfromhisusualfare(examplesincludethetenderheartedcoming-of-agetaleWishYouWellandtheholiday-themedadventureTheChristmasTrain),itishigh-octanethrillersthatarehistruestockintrade.Whetherit'satautstand-aloneoranewinstallmentinhisCamelClubseries,readersknowwhentheycrackthespineofanewBaldaccibook,they'reinforanaction-packedpage-turner.

GoodToKnow
BaldacciwasatriallawyerandacorporatelawyerfornineyearsinWashington,D.C.HeworkedhiswaythroughcollegeasaPinkertonsecurityguardandbywashinganddetailing18-wheeltrucks.
BaldacciwritesunderhisownnameexceptwhenpublishedinItaly,whereheusesapseudonymbecauseitisthehomelandofhisancestors.
BillClintonselectedTheSimpleTruthashisfavoritenovelof1998,accordingtoBaldacci'swebsite.
内容简介:
Amysterioushigh-profilehomicideinthenation'scapitalcollideswiththedarksideofnationalsecurityinDavidBaldacci'snew,heart-stoppingthriller.
TRUEBLUE

Mason"Mace"PerrywasafirebrandcopontheD.C.policeforceuntilshewaskidnappedandframedforacrime.Shelosteverything-herbadge,hercareer,herfreedom-andspenttwoyearsinprison.Nowshe'sbackontheoutsideandfocusedononemission:tobeacoponcemore.Heronlyshottobeatrueblueagainistosolveamajorcaseonherown,andproveshehastherighttoweartheuniform.Butevenwithherpolicechiefsisteronherside,shehastoworkintheshadows:AvindictiveU.S.attorneyislookingforanyreasontosendMacebackbehindbars.ThenRoyKingmanentersherlife.

Royisayounglawyerwhoaidedthepooruntilhetookahigh-payingjobatalawfirminWashington.MaceandRoymeetafterhediscoversthedeadbodyofafemalepartneratthefirm.Astheyinvestigatethedeath,theystartuncoveringsurprisingsecretsfromboththeprivateandpublicworldofthenation'scapital.

Soon,whatbeganasafairlyroutinehomicidetakesaterrifyingandunexpectedturn-intosomethingcomplex,diabolical,andpossiblylethal.
作者简介:
DavidBaldacci
AWashington,D.C.-basedlawyer-turned-author,DavidBaldacciwriteslegalthrillersthatareastightlyconstructedastheyareauthoritative.Readersknowhisbooks,withtheircinematicplotsandcolorfuldetails,aresuretoofferthesortofbreathlessentertainmentthatthrillersalwayspromisebutcan’talwaysdeliver.

Biography
DavidBaldacci'sauthoritativelegalthrillersoperateontheirresistiblenotionthatasinisterundercurrentthreadsthroughthecountry'smostpowerfulinstitutions.Whilehisstorieshingeonthecomplexmachinationsbehindthepresidency,theFBI,theSupremeCourtandotherspheresofinfluence,Baldacci(aformerWashington,D.C.-basedattorney)findshiswayintoamysterythroughtheeyesoftheinnocents.Semi-innocents,atleast:smallplayerswhooftendon'trealizethey'replayersatallenduphuntingdownanswers,andtheirhuntbecomesthereader's.
AccordingtoBaldacci,readingJohnIrving'sTheWorldAccordingtoGarpconvincedhimthathewantedtobeanovelist.AbsolutePower--inwhichathieffindshimselfaccidentallyconnectedtoamurderinvolvingthepresidentandtheensuingcoverup--washardlyIrvingesque;butitdidbeginBaldacci'sfriendlyrelationshipwiththebestsellerlists,whichhascontinuedoverhiswritingcareer.
Baldacci'sstyleisbriefandplot-driven,buthe'snotafraidtolingeronmacabreandvividdetails,suchasarosaryclenchedinaplanecrashvictim'shand,orhard-learnedlessonsfromasniper'slife(packyourfoodsoyoucanfinditatnight,bytouch).Thesesmallbutmemorable--indeed,almostcinematic--detailsgivehisbooksanotherlayerthatdistinguishesthemfromtheaveragepotboiler.

Althoughtheauthorhasoccasionallydepartedfromhisusualfare(examplesincludethetenderheartedcoming-of-agetaleWishYouWellandtheholiday-themedadventureTheChristmasTrain),itishigh-octanethrillersthatarehistruestockintrade.Whetherit'satautstand-aloneoranewinstallmentinhisCamelClubseries,readersknowwhentheycrackthespineofanewBaldaccibook,they'reinforanaction-packedpage-turner.

GoodToKnow
BaldacciwasatriallawyerandacorporatelawyerfornineyearsinWashington,D.C.HeworkedhiswaythroughcollegeasaPinkertonsecurityguardandbywashinganddetailing18-wheeltrucks.
BaldacciwritesunderhisownnameexceptwhenpublishedinItaly,whereheusesapseudonymbecauseitisthehomelandofhisancestors.
BillClintonselectedTheSimpleTruthashisfavoritenovelof1998,accordingtoBaldacci'swebsite.

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