True Blue Author:David Baldacci Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime. She lost everything -- her badge, her career, her freedom -- and spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solv... more »e a major case on her own, and prove she has the right to wear the uniform. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she has to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney is looking for any reason to send Mace back behind bars. Then Roy Kingman enters her life.
Roy is a young lawyer who aided the poor until he took a high-paying job at a law firm in Washington. Mace and Roy meet after he discovers the dead body of a female partner at the firm. As they investigate the death, they start uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public world of the nation's capital.
Soon, what began as a fairly routine homicide takes a terrifying and unexpected turn -- into something complex, diabolical, and possibly lethal.« less
This is a wonderfully suspenseful book with a superb beginning that grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. I don't usually go in for the DC political scene but was told of this book (and how wonderful it was) from a non-reader friend. With his glowing review, I couldn't help but pick up the book that was so highly praised. I must agree, it is spectacular. You instantly identify with Mace Perry and love Roy Kingman. These two bond immediately and are inseparable through thick and thin. The adventures through the worst parts of DC are scary as hell and so real you actually feel the threat. There is no one single part to this book It is a whole cornicopia of players: cops, secret service (think FBI, CIA, NSA), lawyers and even one mega-rich dude with a robin hood complex, and don't forget Psycho, the crazed drug lord.
All in all, if you haven't read David Baldacci yet, this one is a terrific first book. He draws out the tension and dribbles out the clues to a mastermind plan of deceit and betrayal.
WOW! I really loved this book. It was a police procedural, legal thriller and murder mystery all in one. Lots of action and twists and turns. Great character development made me keep turning the pages. I hope the author turns this into a series. Library copy, so I can't post. If you wish list this book it is well worth the wait.
This book is tied with The Winner as my all time favorite! Baldacci is on top of his game with this one. The strength of the women characters is admirable. I cannot wait for the sequence to this series.
True Blue is a fast paced murder mystery novel.
Mason "Mace" Perry was a cop who was set up and spent two years in prison. Upon release she wants to earn her way back on the force. With the help of her sister the police chief and young lawyer help she sets out to earn her reputation back.
Filled with twists and turns and colorful characters, I enjoyed this read.
All of David Baldacci's books are excellent. This one explores the struggle of a young cop in D.C. trying to regain her former position. The author keeps you wanting more from the first page.