A serial killer is introduced and I think you are perhaps expecting the two stories to collide at some stage. So this book does a bit of a 360, where the reason I started reading this book, was not the core focus of the storyline. As I said in my introduction, this synopsis just reminds me so much of a real life child abduction, so I needed to read it. Even if not sent to me, if I had read this synopsis, I would have bought A Minute to Midnight. I found the storyline to be a real hook for me. We are also introduced to an agent from Atlee’s past, who reminds me very much of Eddie Cahill’s character in CSI: NY for some reason. We also spend a lot of time with Atlee’s assistant, Carol Blum, who is a rock to Atlee in this book. Being indestructible is the least the universe can offer her after the life she’s led, right?

Atlee has lived through a really tough life. I’m not usually a fan of those sorts of protagonists….but she isn’t without flaws. Atlee is however one of those indestructible good gals. The main character in the book is the protagonist, Atlee Pine. But in a small town full of secrets–some of which could answer the questions that have plagued Atlee her entire life–digging deeper into the past could be more dangerous than she realizes. But soon after Atlee begins her investigation, a local woman is found ritualistically murdered, her face covered with a wedding veil–and the first killing is quickly followed by a second bizarre murder.Ītlee is determined to continue her search for answers, but now she must also set her sights on finding a potential serial killer before another victim is claimed. After a lifetime of torturous uncertainty, Atlee’s unresolved anger finally gets the better of her on the job, and she finds she has to deal with the demons of her past if she wants to remain with the FBI.Ītlee and her assistant Carol Blum head back to Atlee’s rural hometown in Georgia to see what they can uncover about the traumatic night Mercy was taken and Pine was almost killed. Once I realised that this is a series though, I understood the questions and I wait in anticipation for the next book! What is A Minute to Midnight about?įBI Agent Atlee Pine’s life was never the same after her twin sister Mercy was kidnapped–and likely killed–thirty years ago. So in the end I felt so confused…because I had so many questions. While I read the book, I was unaware of the intention of a series. What I didn’t realise though, is that this is the 2nd Atlee Pine book from David, and glaringly obvious, not the last….

So I went into this book ready for all sorts of truth bombs and revelations. A kid taken from her bed, reminds one of a very real life unsolved mystery. Would you believe that this is my first David Baldacci book? The synopsis of A Minute to Midnight had me super intrigued….

A minute to midnight