Simply Lies is a mystery novel by the prolific writer, David Baldacci. His first novel was published in 1995, and Simply Lies is his 51st book. So, he’s nearly produced two books a year over the course of his career. He’s had multiple series, and my favorite series was the Camel Club which consisted of six books written between 2005 and 2014. At Men Reading Books, a number of his novels have been reviewed.
This novel was not my favorite. It was a story of multiple people who led very twisted lives, often as the result of horrendous abuse that was done to them. The protagonist was Mickey Gibson, a single mom of two and former cop who had begun working as an investigator for a private investigation company, ProI, so nearly all of her work was done on her computer from home. That worked allowed for her to be with her kids as much as possible, although her parents were there and ready to step in whenever they were needed. For a while, life seemed simple if not boring, until she was pulled into an investigation which led her to go back into the field. Although Mickey was an interesting lead character, the cast of people around her were not people I could identify with. They never seemed real enough to me. Given my failure to buy into the characters, the plot held little interest. I’d rate this book no higher than a 3/5. Enough said. I listened to this one on audiotape, and the actors were good enough. I probably finished the book only because I had so many audiobooks on hold that I did not have anything else immediately available to entertain myself on my long dog walks.
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