Simply Lies: A Psychological Thriller

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While the case has interest all the way up to the feds, Mickey receives threats from locals as well. S. Marshal, a dead accountant for the mob, and a high-end prostitute who runs six other ladies operating a not-very credible extortion (sex-for-blackmail) business. In total, David has published 46 novels for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers, and several have been adapted for film and television. Not exactly the same, but the head-to-head battle of strength, intelligence, and one-upsmanship was similar.

Some rich people obviously did not like to pay their debts, as though they were somehow exempt from the obligation. Gibson made her way up to the front doors, which were each twelve feet tall and constructed of solid oak. I haven’t read too many books in David Baldacci’s impressive backlist but I have enjoyed the ones that I have picked up, so I was thrilled to get the chance to dive into his newest book that kicks off the new Mickey Gibson series.I don’t believe we’ve spoken before,” said Gibson as she bit into her cookie and took another sip of her tea. Gibson was five seven if she stood absolutely erect, which she had never once managed to do since having kids. Gibson listened for a few moments as she deftly dodged Tommy’s attempts to grab her hair and knock off her headset. And she was the central character in If It Bleeds, a novella in the 2020 collection of the same name. However, it is still the same Baldacci style thriller with a strong lead character being thrown into impossibly tough situations, and having to use her physical and intellectual prowess to investigate a murder, overcome strong adversaries along the way, and in this one, find a cool treasure.

Former Jersey City detective and single mother of two, Mickey Gibson, now works for global investigation company, ProEye, to track down assets of the wealthy who have tried to avoid their creditors. This is Baldacci at his formidable best, teasing the reader with hints and suggestions while pushing the story forward at breakneck pace.

But Gibson was pissed because while the blouse was hers, she’d had to borrow the pantsuit from Dorothy Rogers, her mother. Mickey Gibson, a former detective and single mom of two, had worked her way up to be a criminal investigator, and then Peter came along.

Mick was set up for murder when she did a favor for "a colleague" that put her in a vacant home with a dead body! But he apparently made some bad decisions that sucked him dry and then he started to borrow heavily, and it turned out the assets pledged as collateral were mostly phony. ProEye chased him years ago on behalf of a whole coterie of clients, and they ended up with egg on their faces and not a dollar to show for their efforts. A twisting new psychological thriller in which two women–one a former detective, the other a dangerous con artist–go head-to-head in an electrifying game of cat and mouse. Her nav system showed it was another seven miles to the remnants of Rutger Novak’s shattered empire.Baldacci expertly keeps the tension high and weaves a twisty suspenseful tale starring two intriguing women leads. Gibson had also been a theater major, and had been cast as the lead in a number of student productions at Temple. This was one heck of a book, I’ve not read a Baldacci book before so I wasn’t too familiar with the writing style.

The one thing I enjoyed the most was the dynamic between the two leads Mickey and Clarisse, where there relationship develops. There was a nineteenth-century-era bar set up in a massive, hinged globe on rollers, and some nice Oriental rugs. He had some setbacks over the years, and it looked like he would go quietly into the night with the bucks he had left. Mickey Gibson is a single mom who works from home conducting investigative surveillance on alleged criminals.She had lucked out by joining ProEye, a global private investigation agency that did most of its sleuthing online. A single mom of two, she’s a former detective who now serves as an investigator for a global firm looking for those who try to hide their wealth. There are several characters and multiple threads crucial to the plot but the author masterfully weaves a twisty and thrilling story without it becoming convoluted or confusing for the reader.