End Game: David Baldacci (Will Robie series, 5)

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It's hard to believe that the same person who brilliantly wrote The Innocent actually wrote End Game. Will's unaided and quick 'disposal' of 17 bad guys in just a few minutes at the beginning of the book (not a spoiler) was so unbelievable that it was surely facetious.

The relationship between Robie and Reel was weird and the criminal characters were just plain stupid, I felt like I could feel my IQ dropping while reading this book, definitely not one I would recommend. It’s wildly melodramatic, the romantic interests act like, and have similar dialogue to, high schoolers. After a harrowing mission in London, Will Robie is summoned to see the new Director of Central Intelligence. I have read other reviews that seem to indicate this is the weakest book in the series which I am glad to hear. There are more questions than answers, leaving Robie and Reel to wonder if this mission might be beyond their capabilities.Even for commercial fiction and measuring it against the other instalments of the series, it is always incredible just how not well handled every aspect of this book is. Also, if you like political mysteries and thrillers in general, the series is a good one (just probably not the best ever).

Interestingly he worries briefly about his lack of humanity – having had a glimpse at the alternative the last time we met him… on a more personal mission. Each character introduced is unique and their own, and the conversations between them and the investigators flow with a rhythm almost lyrical in nature.While I actually sort of enjoyed the personal angle, I did find it odd – it simply seemed to be an ‘extra’ to keep readers vested in the characters… something that was just not the norm with Baldacci.