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    The Collectors

    Written by David Baldacci

    Narrated by Richard Mover, Aimee Jolson and L. J. Ganser

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    People are dropping dead in Washington, D.C., and the Camel Club must unravel a secret that threatens to bring America to its knees. In "The Collectors," #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Baldacci once again demonstrates why he is one of the world's favorite writers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateOct 17, 2006
    ISBN9781594835834
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    The Collectors
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    David Baldacci

    David Baldacci is one of the world’s bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services, and his first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than forty bestsellers featuring Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, Atlee Pine and John Puller. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US. Trust him to take you to the action.

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    • 3/5
      The Camel Club is not my favorite series from David Baldacci, but I will admit that I haven't necessarily read them in order. There are more main characters to keep track of than in some of his other series, and not having the background of previous books can make it hard to remember who is who, for me at least.This book introduces Annabelle Conroy to the Camel Club team, but first, Annabelle creates her own team to pull a long con on Jerry Bagger, with whom she has a beef dating back to her father Paddy. Annabelle's plan is for each member of her team to split up and get out of the country, lay low, and not flash the cash around. But she breaks this plan when she sees the notice of her former husband (DeHaven)'s death, even though she knows she's courting danger after Bagger realizes he's been had. Caleb Shaw is named DeHaven's literary executor. Through an intricately woven plot, this leads to the uncovering of a spy ring operating out of Washington, D.C. that uses the Library of Congress reading room as one of its relay points.
    • 3/5
      it's a light read to pass the time when nothing better is available. Can't help but wonder at the marketing influence & power of Time Warner when I read the "rave" reviews.
    • 5/5
      This series, thus far, reminds me of a roller coaster. At times you feel like you will never get to the top to finally rush down the drop. This story was his best (ok so it's only the second of his novels I've read, but wow!). I cannot wait to read the next one!!
    • 4/5
      A good thriller.There are two story lines:Oliver Stone's investigation of a librarians death leads to evidence of a spy ring.Annabelle plots a con.The two stories join together. And part is left to continue in the next book.Listening to it with different voices and readers for each character made it odd when the narrator would say things like - he said, after a line of dialogue
    • 5/5
      After the assassination of the Speaker of the House and the death of the director of the Library of Congress's Rare Books division the Camel Club discovers that someone is selling America's secrets to the enemy.
    • 4/5
      The Collectors is a book that has several different stories in it. The stories collide in the end and even let the reader hanging to wait for the publication of the next book. Solving one of the stories was a person who the reader would not have guessed did it. The title of the book definitely describes some of the characters in the story and the lengths that they will go to add to their collections. Three stars were awarded to this book.
    • 4/5
      Another fun and easy read in the Camel Club series.
    • 1/5
      I actually did not read this book. I started it, got bored and put it down. I had enough of the Camel Club with the original Camel Club book. Don't need more. I'm adding it into the database so when I check to see if I've read it, I'll know what happened.
    • 5/5
      Annabelle is a beautiful stranger with a mysterious past, planning the heist of the century - two short cons to fund a long con, then a life of unashamed luxury, incognito in a foreign land. Unfortunately, however, things don't go according to plan. I liked the characters, the short chapters and the plot. A quick and easy read with some humor. The cons were enjoyable & Annabelle a favorite character. This 2nd book in series is highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      Who would ever guess that there would be any danger of malicious and suspicious death at work for the Director of the Rare Books and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress?

      Ingenious weaving of what appears to be 2 plots running simultaneously…The Camel Club based in Washington, D.C. of 4 men (sometimes 5 dependent on what book you are reading in the series) uniquely qualified to keep tabs on America as “they study conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government to discover the 'truth' behind the country's actions” and a daughter's revenge using tricks of a con man taught by her father that ultimately killed her mother.

      I think I might be absolutely captivated by any novel that involved the Library of Congress but this one definitely found me turning pages sometimes as quickly as I could read and sometimes slowly as I didn't want to miss any of the details that David Baldacci's novels are known to add to heighten suspense and intrigue.

      A wonderful addition to the Camel Club series that can be read as a stand-alone but will be intensified by knowing more of the history of The Camel Club from the first novel.
    • 5/5
      I was wondering how these two story lines...Annabelle and the big Atlantic City heist...and a dead librarian in the Library of Congress rare books section...was ever going to connect. I should never have questioned the "master storyteller"...David Baldacci. Come together they did...with a BANG!)...or was that a shot fired by Seagraves, the government assassin adding to his "collection"? Annabelle with her perfect...though maybe questionable, skills...was a fantastic asset to the Camel Club boys. It isn't a perfect book by any stretch...and some readers won't like the two different story lines or that the story of Annabelle will continue into the next book... but it is Baldacci...it's entertaining and ensures that we, the fans of this author will be picking up the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      There are two thrilling and intricate plot lines in the book. I would have given a 5-star, but was let down when one plot line did not conclude. Fortunately the next book is available and I can find out what happens. I hate it when I have to wait for the author to write the next book to tell the rest of the story. I'll not give up on Baldacci for not concluding the one plot line, because he once again did such a great job of telling the story and he did conclude the main story. I'm anticipating that he will make up for this let-down in the next book.
    • 4/5
      Synopsis: Annabelle and her crew are pulling a $4 million con. Caleb's boss gets murdered. And a 'triple six' is planning to kill Oliver. These stories weave together into a plot to sell secrets to foreign countries.Review: An interesting story about how Library of Congress reading room could be used as a drop for spies. The addition of Annabelle to the 'club' is an interesting one.
    • 3/5
      The Camel Club rides again. I like the collection of characters and their interaction ... Two diverse stories that converge to make it an interesting read
    • 5/5
      Everything changes hands very quickly in this thriller: from rare books to national secrets, and money.... especially the money! Who can be trusted when any identity can be manufactured and falsified? Once again, Baldacci hits this one right out of the park in this second book of the 'Camel Club' series. 5 stars!
    • 5/5
      Great continuation of the Camel Club series.
    • 4/5
      David Baldacci is one of my favourite authors. This series was great. I ended up reading this book (the second in the series) first, then read the first one (The Camel Club). In that order, the Camel Club had slower pace than the others in the series (Stone Cold and Divine Justice).
    • 5/5
      Ahoy, ahoy, it seems we've found an improbably better book than the previous installment, which is rare. Rarity is the theme of The Collectors, what with people being rare individuals or collectors that range from the harmless to the pretentious to the macabre. I liked the Con group eventually, which means I didn't at first. Annabelle is a fantastic character, and I'm sad that she's going to die horribly soon, although the cliffhanger ending made sure that didn't get confirmed. Alex's cameo was well inspired, and I missed Kate and Adelphia. Based on this series and the Christmas Train, I must concede that Baldacci is a criminally underrated writer.
    • 3/5
      Baldacci is a good writer. He's invented the niche American conspiracy/espionage/action thriller, featuring a modern Robin Hood gang of variously effective (and ineffective) members who fight for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way." All of Baldacci's Camel Club books offer plenty of dark tension, black and white heroes and villains, red herrings, gray areas of morality, and sometimes purple prose. In short, they're colorful from characters, to plots, to writing and utterly perfect escapist fiction.So, do yourself a favor and DON'T take up the AudioBooks CD version of multiple-narrated "The Collectors." The insertion of separate actors to read the dialogue and a narrator to read the rest results in a choppy, annoying, unsuccessful imitation of a radio-play. This is a book; it's constructed nothing like a play. It is jarring to the reader to hear stuff like this:SHE: I can't reach my Smith and Wesson. . .HE: . . .she said desperately.SHE: Somebody hel--HE: -- but her words were cut off as his fingers closed around her throat.No. That doesn't work. Avoid this recorded book and get a tree or e-book instead. The story deserves better treatment than it gets here.
    • 2/5
      David Baldacci's The Collectors (currently a bestseller from Warner Books) is eminently skippable. It is little but a hackneyed potboiler, with half-developed stereotypical characters, a predictable and contrived plot, and a very poor conclusion which can only be termed "sequel-bait." The fact that one element involves the very rare Bay Psalm Book (the earliest surviving example of American printing) is not enough to save this book from a negative recommendation. Neither are the very nice endpapers. There are far too many good books out there to waste even an afternoon on this one.[Originally posted 26 November 2006
    • 4/5
      People are dropping dead in Washington, D.C. First the Speaker of the House falls victim to a hitman in a carefully orchestrated murder in front of dozens of the city's power elite. Next, the director of the Library of Congress's Rare Books Room dies in a book vault, but no one knows how. Caleb Shaw, Camel Club member, nearly falls victim, too. Across the country, a gifted con woman assembles an A-list team to pull off one of the most audacious scams ever, against one of the most dangerous men in the world. When the worlds of Washington and the elite con collide head-on, the Camel Club finds itself teamed with a person they don't really trust but whose skill helps them unravel a secret that threatens to bring America to its knees.The Collectors is the second installment of the Camel Club series of stories by bestselling author David Baldacci. The first - The Camel Club - was previously reviewed. This installment picks up shortly after the conclusion of the first. As with the first, this story really revolves around the core group of four characters that make up the Camel Club, and Baldacci has once again done a wonderful job of drawing the reader into the lives of idiosyncrasies of each of the characters. However, unlike the first book, I don't have a complaint about The Collectors becoming outlandish or unbelievable. Quite the contrary, the story is very timely and a bit frightening in how easy it is for a small number of individuals with the right contacts can put a lot of people's lives in jeopardy. I think it also rings quite authentic when the driving force for it inevitably about money. The Collectors has a few good plot twists along the way. Of course - as a book collector - I was fascinated by the intricacies of the Rare Book Room of the Library of Congress and the detailed research of the book trade as a whole. While I would not put this book on a par with Baldacci's masterpiece, Absolute Power, I think it is an improvement upon The Camel Club storyline and continues to develop the characters in an interesting way. It is a fast-paced read with very little unnecessary fluff to slow you down. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys a good thriller and especially for anyone who has enjoyed previous books by David Baldacci.
    • 3/5
      I was torn between three and four stars, but the abrubt ending made this book a three for me. I enjoyed the Library of Congress/rare book connection in this story a lot. Some of the actions in the story seemed a little over the top, though, even for a thriller. Still, it was a good audiobook for my car, and I found myself looking forward to getting into my car so I could hear what happened next in the story. (It was a pretty lengthy audiobook, though, 10 discs long.)
    • 4/5
      The Collectors is a fast paced thriller filled with espionage and intrigue. It follows two separate story lines that eventually come together. The more enjoyable story line was when Annabelle Conroy tries to run a long con on a casino executive who is more mobster than corporate CEO. This man killed Annabelle's mother when she was just a young girl. Meanwhile the eclectic Camel Club, led by their leader Oliver Stone (not the famous director) is investigating a murder of one of their member's friends. This crime is related to the murder of the Speaker of the House.The Camel Club link up with Annabelle to uncover an espionage ring involving rare and priceless books. The villain that they have to go up against is quite formidable and they have their hands full, pulling together their collective resources. All of this leads them to a CIA killer.This was an enjoyable novel that moved quickly and was well written. The members of the Camel Club were interesting characters and Annabelle brought an extra element to the group. What many of these types of novels suffer from is a lack of believability, but that was not the case here. All in all, a thriller worth picking up.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street
    • 4/5
      I listened to the audio version of this book. The narration was well done. The story was interesting and I enjoyed it. Not as thrilling as I would have liked, but still kept my attention.
    • 1/5
      I'm going to finish it but I'd really rather have seen the movie.

      Update: Is it possible to give this a negative rating? Perhaps that's unfair.

      Update 2: Characterisation: poor. Plot: silly! Sudden, pointless violence: pointless. This really would make a good movie, a movie version would up the action, elide the characterisation, add charisma by casting charismatic actors and indulge in some panoramic establishing shots of Washington DC and Las Vegas. Trust me: wait for the movie.
    • 3/5
      This was an OK Baldacci D.C.-based thriller. A good paperback to read quickly. It creates a new relationship for Oliver Stone that will no doubt be featured in a later novel.
    • 5/5
      This isn't my usual read but I found the CDs on the shelf as I headed out for a road trip. I was sucked in by both the story but also by the complex characters.
    • 4/5
      Suspense novel that starts of with a whisper and a bang. Two seemingly unrelated deaths draw the attention of the Camel Club, a group of old friends, when one of the deaths draw too close to home. In another part of the country, a street smart con artist starts the hustle of her life on the one man that nearly destroyed it to begin with.Every character has essential skills needed for the twists and turns of the plot. And each and every one of them is tested inside and out. Good suspense story.
    • 4/5
      A Congressman is assassinated, then shortly thereafter an employee at the Library of Congress dies under mysterious circumstances. His friends start looking into the case and soon find themselves running for their own lives. At the same time, a woman is running a high-stakes con at a well-fortified casino. This is technically the second Camel Club book, but I didn’t once feel lost or confused having not read the first installment. My favorite parts all took place within the Library of Congress, as I’ve never visited any of its reading rooms or rare book collections (you don’t see many books on the regular tour). The suspense was pleasantly constant, the characters likable and distinct, and the ending satisfying while making way for the next book in the series. A nice piece of entertainment.
    • 2/5
      Kooky plot about spies and encryption / coding on books in the Library of Congress. very shallow.