Mercy left at least one dead body behind before fleeing her captors years before.Ītlee has no idea if her sister is still alive, and if so, how she has been surviving all this time. Though Atlee is tantalizingly close to her family at last, the final leg of her long road to Mercy will be the most treacherous yet. Now, after a perilous investigation that nearly proved fatal, Atlee has finally discovered not only the reason behind her parents’ abandonment and Mercy’s kidnapping, but also the most promising breakthrough yet: proof that Mercy survived her abduction and then escaped her captors many years ago. Mercy’s disappearance left behind a damaged family that later shattered beyond repair when Atlee’s parents inexplicably abandoned her. Mercyįor her entire life, FBI agent Atlee Pine has been searching for her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted at the age of six and never seen again. So Baldacci’s summary – succinct yet informative – hit the spot. And I for one appreciated it because, even though I’ve read the entire series AND re-read my review of Mercy’s predecessor, Daylight, I was a bit murky on the details. At least that’s why I’ve always assumed you don’t provide laborious detail in your prose.ĭavid Baldacci very much breaks that rule in the beginning of his latest novel, Mercy, providing backstory on FBI Agent Atlee Pine and her sister, kidnapped three decades earlier. readers) find it boring (or at least less engaging) and feel patronised. One of the first things you’ll be told as a budding writer is to ‘show’ not ‘tell’.
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