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The 6:20 Man By David Baldacci

The 6:20 Man

By David Baldacci

  • Release Date: 2022-07-12
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
  • $9.99
Score: 4
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From 5,620 Ratings

Description

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci.

Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city’s most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling day in the cutthroat realm of finance. Then one morning Devine’s tedious routine is shattered by an anonymous email: She is dead. 

Sara Ewes, Devine’s coworker and former girlfriend, has been found hanging in a storage room of his office building—presumably a suicide, at least for now—prompting the NYPD to come calling on him. If that wasn’t enough, before the day is out, Devine receives another ominous visit, a confrontation that threatens to dredge up grim secrets from his past in the army unless he participates in a clandestine investigation into his firm. This treacherous role will take him from the impossibly glittering lives he once saw only through a train window, to the darkest corners of the country’s economic halls of power . . . where something rotten lurks. And apart from this high-stakes conspiracy, there’s a killer out there with their own agenda, and Devine is the bull’s-eye.

Reviews

  • Superficial

    3
    By Savannah Gabbert
    Not the best by this writer. Characters lack depth and dialogue is boring. I felt like I was reading a story proposal for a movie, not a fresh work of fiction. A real waste of time.
  • Disappointing

    1
    By CJ_31_31
    Book plot is lame
  • The 6:20 Man

    5
    By PeaceIsMyMantra
    Great read! Kept me guessing, wrong I might add, till the very end.
  • Average at best…

    2
    By Findaddy16
    Might be a good read for a teenage boy…
  • Perfect

    5
    By STompkins66
    Great suspense! Hard to put down!
  • Tired twists and turns…..

    3
    By boaris57
    I think Baldacci has twist and turn fatigue. The back story is what the book is about. The main story is wrapped up too quickly. It is also a convenient twist or turn. Too many good guys gone and for an innocuous reason. Typically good character development from the author. His always stay with me a while. In the end I just wanted it to end. Still I will read the second installment!!
  • Good read

    3
    By Newx2024
    Good fast paced thriller but ending could have been better. Few gaps in the storyline different from today’s reality makes story hard to believe for eg no cameras in the floor of Area 51 is un fathomable in this day and age.
  • Great book, totally not the ending expected!

    5
    By G'Momma DFly!
    Great book! Totally not the ending I expected!
  • Good fun read

    5
    By MDToonfan
    Another well written David Baldacci novel
  • Solid read

    4
    By OTTADABLU
    Worth reading even if a bit uninspired and predictable at times. I am considering continuing the series but next one is a little pricey for this level of talent.