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The Forgotten (Puller #2)
In Paradise, nothing is what it seems...
THE FORGOTTEN
Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coas...more
THE FORGOTTEN
Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coas...more
Hardcover, 422 pages
Published
November 20th 2012
by Grand Central Publishing
(first published January 1st 2012)
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I can't believe GoodReads doesn't have this in its data base.
Human trafficking, that's what is at the center of this book. Although it won't be obvious at the beginning. The book starts with a boat in the sea and the initial scene extends to about fifty pages, several people are dead by the time it reaches there. Baldacci is the best at prologue writing. His other books stand tall in that regard.
I really enjoyed the first fifty pages of all of Baldacci books that I have read. He is the master of beginning and Gillian Flynn is the master of end, if I may s...more
I really enjoyed the first fifty pages of all of Baldacci books that I have read. He is the master of beginning and Gillian Flynn is the master of end, if I may s...more
Perfect book for jack Reacher fans. Trust me, John Puller will NOT be portrayed by Tom Cruise... Well paced, thrilling action adventure from Baldacci. A very good read.
PROS: The book gets interesting once we realize "The Forgotten" is about human trafficking.
CONS: If I wanted to read a Jack Reacher novel, I'd have reached for Lee Child. This is not the typical political-thriller Baldacci plot I'm used to. Usually I can "dive headfirst" into a Baldacci book, but I found I wasn't interested in the book till about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way through. There were also some typos, for example:
page 100--change '" to "
page 224--Change "Ofcourse" (no spaces) to "Of course"...more
CONS: If I wanted to read a Jack Reacher novel, I'd have reached for Lee Child. This is not the typical political-thriller Baldacci plot I'm used to. Usually I can "dive headfirst" into a Baldacci book, but I found I wasn't interested in the book till about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way through. There were also some typos, for example:
page 100--change '" to "
page 224--Change "Ofcourse" (no spaces) to "Of course"...more
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I just met Special Agent John Puller Jr, Army CID, for the first time. He is the lead character in David Baldacci’s new novel, THE FORGOTTEN (ISBN 978-0446573054, $27.95, hardcover) due for national release on November 20. 2012. Don’t expect to find this book in libraries or bookstores until that date. Mark your calendars.
I have read a few of the author’s previous books and it appears this book may be part of a series unrelated to Baldacci’s Camel Club books. Further investigation on my part is...more
I have read a few of the author’s previous books and it appears this book may be part of a series unrelated to Baldacci’s Camel Club books. Further investigation on my part is...more
Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident
From the book description: “Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an un...more
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an un...more
The forgotten by David Baldacci
The Forgotten is the second book in Baldacci’s John Puller series (the first book was 2011's Zero Day). A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. This time, though, the crime is personal, as his aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. Just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him tha...more
The Forgotten is the second book in Baldacci’s John Puller series (the first book was 2011's Zero Day). A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. This time, though, the crime is personal, as his aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. Just before she died, she mailed a letter to Puller's father, telling him tha...more
David Baldacci is one of my favourite authors to listen to. I find that his suspense novels translate well into audio format. His book, The Forgotten, is the second to feature John Puller, and was no exception.
John Puller is a Special Agent with the US Army - he's the guy they sent out to investigate crimes against the nation. But this time it's personal. A cryptic letter from his aunt sends Puller to Paradise, Florida to check on her welfare. But when he arrives, she's dead. The death is ruled...more
John Puller is a Special Agent with the US Army - he's the guy they sent out to investigate crimes against the nation. But this time it's personal. A cryptic letter from his aunt sends Puller to Paradise, Florida to check on her welfare. But when he arrives, she's dead. The death is ruled...more
I am reviewing the novel The Forgotten by David Baldacci which is a very good thriller which I bought from kindle. This is part of the John Puller series which is about a character who is exmilitary and now works in the FBI. This series started with the novel Zero Day which I haven't yet read. Anyway this installment is about the slave trade with people being brought from Bulgaria via Mexico to the United States. These people are mostly used as sex slaves and drug mules. At the beginning of the...more
While I'm waiting for the next Jack Reacher, David Baldacci's John Puller series works just fine. Not as polished but a similar loner hero operating under a strict moral code, military training, violence, bad guys defeated and good survive. We're also privy to their thoughts as they plan out the operations step by step. I like this as a series, though, because there's also Puller's father, a general now hospitalized with dementia. And what did his brother do that got him jailed at Leavenworth fo...more
David Baldacci takes his premier character, Army Special Agent John Puller, on another crime-steeped adventure. //The Forgotten// follows Agent Puller from the Alzheimer facility where his father, Ret. General Puller, has received a letter about mysterious events occurring to a Florida town ironically named Paradise. The letter, written by the general’s elderly sister, asks for help in investigating what she vaguely describes as possible criminal activity. By the time Agent Puller arrives, his a...more
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"People are not what they seem, strange happenings at night.” If you are in the mood for “strange happenings” and a thrilling page-turner that leaves you feeling like you just completed a marathon in record time, I encourage you to embark on the adventure that is The Forgotten by David Baldacci. The author masterfully creates a whirlwind of swirling plot and suspense, upheld until the last word releases a pungent taste in your mind. In modern day...more
"People are not what they seem, strange happenings at night.” If you are in the mood for “strange happenings” and a thrilling page-turner that leaves you feeling like you just completed a marathon in record time, I encourage you to embark on the adventure that is The Forgotten by David Baldacci. The author masterfully creates a whirlwind of swirling plot and suspense, upheld until the last word releases a pungent taste in your mind. In modern day...more
This book was a gift. I’ve never read a Baldacci book. A friend thought I would like it because it deals with the issue of human trafficking. She was right!
While the characters and subject matter may seem, at first glance, larger than life – I find that this story could absolutely happen. It is set on the Emerald Coast – the Gulf beaches of Florida and Alabama. We know that there is a huge problem with labor trafficking in that area now. There is no reason to think that this plot is far-fetched....more
While the characters and subject matter may seem, at first glance, larger than life – I find that this story could absolutely happen. It is set on the Emerald Coast – the Gulf beaches of Florida and Alabama. We know that there is a huge problem with labor trafficking in that area now. There is no reason to think that this plot is far-fetched....more
David Baldacci is one of my very favorite male authors. He never disappoints the reader! His character John Puller very much reminds me of Lee Child's character Jack Reacher, since both have been in the military, are large men, are single, and always fighting for justice.
In this story, Puller is supposedly on R&R from his investigative position with the military, goes to visit his father at the VA hospital, and learns a letter has been received from Puller's aunt (his father's sister) in Par...more
In this story, Puller is supposedly on R&R from his investigative position with the military, goes to visit his father at the VA hospital, and learns a letter has been received from Puller's aunt (his father's sister) in Par...more
While this was not quite what I expected, it was still a good book.
The Forgotten tells the tales of those who were kidnapped from countries around the world and brought the the U.S. and sold into slavery; some as drug mules, some as prostitutes, some as general laborers for the wealthy and some, the children, to travel with terrorists so that they would not be scrutinized when entering the U.S.
Four people from situations and counties scattered across the planet come together to fight this sla...more
The Forgotten tells the tales of those who were kidnapped from countries around the world and brought the the U.S. and sold into slavery; some as drug mules, some as prostitutes, some as general laborers for the wealthy and some, the children, to travel with terrorists so that they would not be scrutinized when entering the U.S.
Four people from situations and counties scattered across the planet come together to fight this sla...more
Army special agent and all-around tough guy, John Puller, has a well-earned reputation as one of the military's best agents. In "The Forgotten," he puts his skills to the test in a more personal matter: investigating the death of his elderly aunt who was found drowned. Police in Paradise, Florida believe the death was an accident. Puller is not convinced, however, not least because shortly before her death, his aunt sent a cryptic letter to Puller's father, hinting at mysterious and possibly sin...more
Baldacci's new hero, John Puller (first appearance in "Zero Hour") is commissioned by his father, suffering from dementia in a VA hospital, to check on his aunt, who has sent a cryptic message about strange things happening in her little town of Paradise, Florida. But when Puller arrives in Paradise, he discovers his aunt is dead.
The police have ruled it accidental death (she was found drowned in her back yard fountain), but Puller has his suspicions, especially when two friends of hers also t...more
The police have ruled it accidental death (she was found drowned in her back yard fountain), but Puller has his suspicions, especially when two friends of hers also t...more
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John Puller, Army Special Agent, is asked by his father to follow-up on a letter his father received from his sister Betsy n Paradise, Florida. The letter warned of people not being what they appeared to be and of suspicious things happening in Paradise. When he arrives, he learns that his aunt has drowned, an unfortunate accident according to the local police. While he has no evidence to disprove that, he decides he owes it to his aunt to investigate and if her death were a homicide, to find o...more
By David Baldacci. #2 in John Puller Series. Grade A
“Military criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to him when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may have well been murdered.
On the surface, the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realizes that this town and its inhabitants are more akin to Hell that Paradise. His belief is confirmed as eviden...more
“Military criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to him when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may have well been murdered.
On the surface, the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realizes that this town and its inhabitants are more akin to Hell that Paradise. His belief is confirmed as eviden...more
The Forgotten: David Baldacci
Humans for profit some think this is a lucrative business and great way to make money. Bondage, slavery and child prostitution all ways that some make a lot of money so what if it is at the cost of human lives and dignity while selling those enslaved to the highest bidder. Twenty-five people of mixed ages and races took a journey or voyage that would not lead them to a tropical island but would end in destruction, death and fear. As the ship is moored or docked these...more
Humans for profit some think this is a lucrative business and great way to make money. Bondage, slavery and child prostitution all ways that some make a lot of money so what if it is at the cost of human lives and dignity while selling those enslaved to the highest bidder. Twenty-five people of mixed ages and races took a journey or voyage that would not lead them to a tropical island but would end in destruction, death and fear. As the ship is moored or docked these...more
Looks like this is the 2nd in a series, thriller by David Baldacci. Looked it up and I see where "ZERO DAY" is the first that introduces John Puller. Have made a note to go back and read this next!
It Definitely made me think of Jack Reacher in the Lee Child's thrillers.
Meet Army Special Agent, John Puller. Working for the US Army in CID, Criminal Investigation Division. Having some time off, after his last "adventure", John Puller finds himself checking on his aging father's sister, who lives i...more
It Definitely made me think of Jack Reacher in the Lee Child's thrillers.
Meet Army Special Agent, John Puller. Working for the US Army in CID, Criminal Investigation Division. Having some time off, after his last "adventure", John Puller finds himself checking on his aging father's sister, who lives i...more
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Puller is Reacher's clone gone awry. I had read the introductory installment of the Puller series 'Zero Day', and now I have finished this second and latest installment as well, and both seem average compared to Lee Child's Reacher. And more than anything else, it is the characterisation of the protagonist that is the differentiator. Reacher comes across as someone special, and there is something inherently romantic about his being "off the grid", not having weapons, not having even an ATM card,...more
This is the second book in Baldacci's Reacher-like series featuring John Puller, a military cop. The Forgotten picks up from where Zero Day left off, but it's not necessary to have read that book previously Whilst the events from that book are referred to occasionally, there are no spoilers.
When the book opens, Puller is contemplating returning to work after a brief vacation when his father receives a puzzling letter from Puller's aunt, living in Florida. She alludes to something dodgy going on...more
When the book opens, Puller is contemplating returning to work after a brief vacation when his father receives a puzzling letter from Puller's aunt, living in Florida. She alludes to something dodgy going on...more
So this is how a bestseller novel from 2012 feels like. I've been reluctant to dip in contemporary waters. Maybe I shouldn't have. I welcome the easy plot and prose. In fact, I prefer wasting my time on this kind of book rather than a murky and confusing masterpiece that is out of my grip. That doesn't mean I should cut The Forgotten any slack. "Okay you have my vote for 4 stars," said the hero. Not on my watch buddy.
Any attempt at serious and world wise ideas are undermined by childish ones....more
Any attempt at serious and world wise ideas are undermined by childish ones....more
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Loved the book. Exciting. Fast-reading; kept your interest throughout! Quite the thriller!
Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather a...more
Army Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.
A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather a...more
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John Puller is a CWO in the Army, he is a combat veteran
and the Army seems to always send him out to investigate
their toughest crimes. He is on a new case once again but
this time its personal. His aunt has been found dead in
Paradise Fla. This is a small town on Fla's Gulf Coast
that thrives on wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to it's
gorgeous weather. The local police have ruled this a tragic
accident but just before she died she mailed a letter to
Puller's father that beneath its beautiful v...more
and the Army seems to always send him out to investigate
their toughest crimes. He is on a new case once again but
this time its personal. His aunt has been found dead in
Paradise Fla. This is a small town on Fla's Gulf Coast
that thrives on wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to it's
gorgeous weather. The local police have ruled this a tragic
accident but just before she died she mailed a letter to
Puller's father that beneath its beautiful v...more
I've never read any book from David Baldacci before. I'm not sure how was the style of writing in his previous books but I like the simplicity in Baldacci's writing, at least in this one. The writing was simple enough, not much of bombastic words, or details that were too intricate it became so tiresome and boring, it was the layered plot that makes this book simply entertaining. What started as an investigation of the death of Puller's aunt, stretched into an exposure of international human tra...more
Special Agent John Puller is sent to Paradise FLA by his father who is suffering from a form of dementia in a VA hospital. His father's sister, Betsy, has sent him a cryptic letter indicating that there are mysterious goings-on in her small town. When Puller arrives in the small tourist town, he finds his Aunt is dead, drowned in her backyard fountain. The police decide the death an accident, but Puller is sure she was murdered to keep her quiet. When a couple are found shot to death on the beac...more
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David Baldacci was born in Virginia, in 1960, where he currently resides. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Baldacci practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C., as both a trial and corporate attorney.
David Baldacci has published sixteen novels: Absolute Power, Total Control, The Win...more
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