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1. REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY SERIAL
2. REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY SERIES
3. REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY WINDOWS

The cells were seven-by-twelve and virtually everything in them, other than each inmate, was made from poured concrete. Florence had been designed so that no prisoner could even tell where in the structure he was located.

REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY WINDOWS

Inside, the cell windows were four inches wide and four feet long, cut in thick concrete, through which only the sky and roof of the facility could be seen.

REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY SERIAL

And few would care about a serial murderer, terrorist, or spy face-planting in the Colorado soil for the final time. Any prisoner reaching this spot would almost certainly be killed by either fangs or bullets. These spaces were patrolled 24/7 by armed guards and attack dogs. The prison was encircled by twelve-foot-high perimeter walls topped with razor wire and interlaced with pressure pads. Not a blade of grass, or a single tree or bush, grew around the complex. The topography around the prison was flat and open. No one had ever escaped, but if anyone did, there would be no place to hide. Many of the inmates here would die in federal prison under the official weight of multiple life sentences. The supermax currently held, among others, the Unabomber, the Boston Marathon bomber, 9/11 terrorists, serial killers, an Oklahoma City bombing conspirator, spies, white supremacist leaders, and assorted cartel and mafia bosses. It was not a place for the faint-hearted, or the easily intimidated, though the deeply demented were obviously welcome. The men here, guards and inmates, were as hardened as precious stone. In total, more than nine hundred inmates were incarcerated on this parcel of dirt.įrom the sky, with the prison lights on, Florence might resemble a set of diamonds on black felt. The supermax component was one of four separate encampments that made up the Federal Correctional Complex located here. Read moreįBI Special Agent Atlee Pine stared up at the grim facade of the prison complex that housed some of the most dangerous human predators on earth.ĪDX Florence, about a hundred miles south of Denver, was the only supermax prison in the federal system.

REVIEW BOO LONG ROAD TO MERCY SERIES

And ends with a discovery much more sinister and far-reaching.Ĭontinue the gripping series with A Minute to Midnight. Now, Atlee Pine is tasked with an investigation which begins with a missing person in the Grand Canyon.

Assigned to the remote wilds of the Western United States, she has spent years honing her skills and building her endurance, always with one eye on the ultimate goal. Wracked by survivor’s guilt, Atlee joined the FBI to hunt down killers like Tor. The prime suspect, notorious serial killer Daniel James Tor, is in a high-security prison, but with no confession, Atlee continues to search for her sister, even as Tor taunts her from jail. "Baldacci is at the top of his game.Number one bestseller Long Road to Mercy is the heart-pounding first novel in the FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine series by bestselling author David Baldacci.įBI Special Agent Atlee Pine has learnt three lessons in life:Ītlee’s twin sister, Mercy, was abducted from their bedroom over thirty years ago, and Atlee has spent every day since wondering what happened to her.

"Baldacci is at the top of his game." -Kathy Reichs "A perfect blend of action, secrets, and conspiracies." -Steve Berry "Heart-poundingly suspenseful." -Scott Turow "David Baldacci's best yet." -Lisa Scottoline "Love it!" -Lisa Gardner "Atlee Pine is unforgettable." -James Patterson But unless Pine keeps working the case and discovers the truth, it could spell the very end of democracy in America as we know it. If she disobeys direct orders by continuing to search for the missing man, it will mean the end of her career. But just as Pine begins to put together clues pointing to a terrifying plot, she's abruptly called off the case. It soon seems clear the lost tourist had something more clandestine than sightseeing in mind.

So when one of the Grand Canyon's mules is found stabbed to death at the bottom of the canyon-and its rider missing-Pine is called in to investigate. She's the lone agent assigned to the Shattered Rock, Arizona resident agency, which is responsible for protecting the Grand Canyon. Three decades after that terrifying night, Atlee Pine works for the FBI. It's seared into Atlee Pine's memory: the kidnapper's chilling rhyme as he chose between six-year-old Atlee and her twin sister, Mercy. and an old nightmare.Įeny, meeny, miny, moe. Introducing a remarkable new character from #1 New York Times bestselling writer David Baldacci: Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern United States who must confront a new threat.