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The Collectors
Author: David Baldacci

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Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780446531092 - ISBN-10: 044653109X
Publication Date: 10/18/2006
Pages: 448

Book Description:
In bestseller Baldacci's entertaining if overly long sequel to The Camel Club (2005), renegade CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of freelance assassination and selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder. The Camel Club, a group of four dysfunctional crime solvers headed by ex-CIA assassin Caleb Shaw, becomes involved with Seagraves through a killing at the Library of Congress, where one of the club members works. Meanwhile, an enigmatic young woman, Annabelle Conroy, is assembling a team to engineer a "long con," a $33 million scam targeting Jerry Bagger, the sleazy owner of an Atlantic City casino. This time around, Baldacci wisely tones down the wackiness of the club members, focusing instead on bringing Seagraves to justice while Annabelle works her ingenious scam. The splicing of the two plots is problematic, but Baldacci sacrifices a bit of believability to cobble together a new cast of characters destined to continue fighting the forces of evil in the next installment. (Oct.)
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Marlene W. (KansasSunflower) wrote on 4/5/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really have enjoyed this series, The Camel Club is just a wonderful group of real characters. This is by far the best of them that I've read. If you haven't read any of them, it's well worth your time. But be sure and start with the first one so the characters will be developed. Absolutely great.

Sheila K L. wrote on 5/10/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Over the hill, out of the loop and trying to save their country, four eccentric men with mysterious pasts calling themselves The Camel Club takes on the mission of finding out whatis really going on behind the closed doors of America's leaders.
Really good read.

Heather K. (VivaLaVole) wrote on 3/15/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Wow, another great novel from Mr. Baldacci! Brings back the crew from The Camel Club, and throws in for good measure a smart and stunning con artist named Annabelle. Very suspenseful read blends murder, forgery, national security, and, yes, a good dose of humor besides ... even if you haven't read The Camel Club {Why the heck not?? It's terrific, too!!} you'll still enjoy The Collectors.

Nina W. (purplewitch) wrote on 12/4/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Three story lines that merge into one - very well done - I enjoyed it.

Marianne S. (sfc95) wrote on 9/24/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another enjoying book by Baldacci. This is the sequel to The Camel Club. It leaves you hanging somewhat at the end and I am hopeful that the next in the series answers some questions about our newest "member" of the club. Also missed Adelphia, only one quick refernce to her. Hoping she is also in the next book. Always a good read when you celect a Baldacci book.

Christa B. (romeo) wrote on 11/20/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

In Washington, D.C., where power is everything and too few have too much of it, four highly eccentric men with mysterious pasts call themselves The Camel Club. Their mission: find out what's really going on behind the closed doors of America's leaders.
The assassination of U.S. Speaker of the House has shaken the nation. And the outrageous iconoclasts of the Camel Club have found a chilling connection with another death: the demise of the director of the Library of Congress's rare books room, whose body has been found in a locked vault where seemingly nothing could have harmed him.
A man who calls himself Oliver Stone is the group's unofficial leader. Staying one step ahead of his violent past and headquartered in a caretaker's cottage in Mt. Zion Cemetary, Stone, drawing on his vast experience and accute deductive powers, discovers that someone is selling America to it's enemies one classified secret at a time. When Annabelle Conroy, the greatest con-artist of her generation, struts onto the scene in high-helled boots, the Camel Club gets a sexy new edge. And they'll need it, because the two murders are hurtling them into a world of high stakes espionage that threatenes to bring America to it's knees.

Angela L. (kp89dc2) wrote on 6/13/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another Baldacci winner!! Can't wait for the next one!

Pat W. (Scareplane) wrote on 5/13/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

great read - looking forward to the next one!

Carryl W. wrote on 3/29/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent book full of intrigue, politics and gambling. Awesome author.

Hollie B. wrote on 1/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Meet the Camel Club, a group of eccentric men with mysterious pasts who make it their mission to find out whats really going on behind the closed doors of Americas leaders. The speaker of the house is assasinated and the Camel Club finds that the director of the Library of Congress' death was not an accident and may be related. A great story of high-stakes espionage that threatens to bring America to its knees. Even if you hate politics you will love this book.


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Denise L. (MysteryBookLover) wrote on 5/12/2009...


Great story! If you are a conspiracy theory nut, you'll love Baldacci!

Al S. wrote on 2/14/2009...


Good Read

Kathy G. wrote on 11/23/2008...


Was not disappointed in the 3rd book of this series. Cannot wait to start the next one.

Katherine S. (Katz47) wrote on 1/26/2007...


Great book, great author

Alfredo F. (reader-junf) wrote on 1/25/2007...


Excellent...a wild thrill! Great reading!!

Chris D. wrote on 11/8/2006...


Another great story about the Camel Club.