political thriller

David Eyam, former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, has apparently been killed by a bomb in Colombia. The Bell Ringers unfolds against a backdrop of the emerging security state intended to prevent terrorism against the rights of the citizen to have a private life. Slowly, this tale gains steam in present day Britain when Kate Lockhart returns to London for Eyam's funeral only to find out she is his sole heir! She meets people (the Bell Ringers- ordinary folk who are the true patriots going about their business) at the funeral who tell her alarming things.  She senses that she is being

Baldacci once again came through with a political thriller that had me guessing to the very end.  Amazon reviews have not been very good on this title but I tend to ignore most reviews. Sean King and Michele Maxwell team up again to help King's lawyer friend, Ted Bergin, defend an alleged serial killer.  And the alleged serial killer is an ex-IRS guy who has an extraordinary gift that the government wants to exploit.  When Sean’s lawyer friend is found murdered, Sean and Michelle feel the need to solve the crime.  In so doing, however, they find themselves contending with a plethora of federal