The 6:20 Man

A Thriller

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Zachary Webber, Christine Lakin, Mela Lee

A cryptic murder pulls a former soldier turned financial analyst deep into the corruption and menace that prowl beneath the opulent world of finance, in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s new thriller.

Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city’s most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling day in the cutthroat realm of finance. Then one morning Devine’s tedious routine is shattered by an anonymous email: She is dead.

Sara Ewes, Devine’s coworker and former girlfriend, has been found hanging in a storage room of his office building—presumably a suicide, at least for now—prompting the NYPD to come calling on him. If that wasn’t enough, before the day is out, Devine receives another ominous visit, a confrontation that threatens to dredge up grim secrets from his past in the army unless he participates in a clandestine investigation into his firm. This treacherous role will take him from the impossibly glittering lives he once saw only through a train window, to the darkest corners of the country’s economic halls of power . . . where something rotten lurks. And apart from this high-stakes conspiracy, there’s a killer out there with their own agenda, and Devine is the bull’s-eye.

Wow... simply, fantastic!!

I am a sculptor/writer and have read-listened to in excess of a thousand of hours of audiobooks (not just on Audible) over the last 6-years while working on various projects. David, is one of my top three writers of all time. The 6:20 Man is perfection in mystery and fiction. The characters come to life and I actually care about them -- loving, hating, admiring. Fantastic plot, kept me guessing all the way until the end, and that's saying something. I literally stopped everything today and listened to the entire 11-hrs and 48-mins straight through - it was that good.

Painful End

Not being particularly religious, I fear the only book left that doesn't check every intersectional box is the Bible. It's getting very predictable.... and boring.

Wall Street and the World of war

An army ranger is forced to quit military service because of entanglements with the Murders of a friend. He then gets an MBA and joins a billionaires Wall Street firm. He is recruited by a retired general to spy on the firm. Soon a young woman he has dated is murdered. He is a suspect so he investigated her Murders as part of his spying. Then other young women are Murders and he discovers a web of international intrigue. He is soon fighting for his life.

Excellent

Excellent story and very well performed by the narrators. I enjoyed the story and performance very much. Hope that more books are written extending Devine’s storyline.

Great read/listen

I never leave reviews but read them always. I enjoyed this book and hope there’s a sequel with Travis