The Edge by David Baldacci PDF Summary

The Edge by David Baldacci PDF Summary

Can Travis Devine solve the murder of a CIA agent who knew America's dirtiest secrets in a small coastal Maine town before time ran out?

 

Immediately after CIA agent Jenny Silkwell is killed in rural Maine, government officials are concerned about national security. Her laptop and cell phone were full of state secrets that, in the wrong hands, would endanger the lives of countless agents. The US government needs someone who can quickly solve the case and find the missing information, and Chameleon is just the person they're looking for.

 

Former soldier Travis Devine spent his military career being prepared for any situation, followed by a brief stint in the corporate world chasing shadows in the deepest recesses of power, so his analytical mind makes him ideally suited for complex, high-stakes missions. Exposing the world's largest financial conspiracy proves his worth, and the case looks simple in comparison. But the city is secretive and Devon is once again an outsider.

 

Devon must mingle with locals who have trusted each other all their lives but are just as suspicious of outsiders. Dak, Jenny's brother, struggles to revitalize the town. Earl, the retired fisherman found Jenny's body. And Alex, Jenny's sister, who also has a dark past. As Devon gets to know the residents of the town of Putnam, Maine, answers emerge and become more questions. There have been secrets here for a long time, and some people will do anything to keep them from coming out. It leaves Devon wondering who he can trust ...... and who wants him dead.