The Last Mile. Convicted murderer Melvin Mars is counting down the last hours before his execution–for the violent killing of his parents twenty years earlier–when he’s granted an unexpected reprieve. Another man has confessed to the crime. This was typical Baldacci entertainment, non stop action, an amazing body count and so much going on it was hard to keep up with it all. In fact if you asked me to explain exactly what happened I would probably get it wrong. I do know I enjoyed it though. Stuart McClellan (Shane McClellan’s dad) is killed by who? Owned “pretty much all of the oil and gas London operations”. Shane McClellan went off to the Army & would return to inherit some of the business…

They are being sent to Florida to investigate the murder of a judge and her bodyguard. When they arrive, they find that the local agents were not briefed about their coming – which isn’t helpful. David Baldacci was born and raised in Virginia, where he still lives with his family. Before he became a bestselling author, Baldacci also practiced law in Washington, D.C. He attended the Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia. Someone who is willing to kill to keep the truth buried, and hide a decades-old secret that may have devastating repercussions.Baldacci is an auto read author for me, and this book just shows you why. His plots are complicated but never confusing. His characters are realistic and get into your heart. The authorities use them in the dark, without explaining why the identity of the victim is so important, but they provide additional help and support for the heavy artillery of other through-the-line heroes of Boldacci - agent Will Robey and his partner.

While he published his debut novel in 1996, Baldacci had been writing for a long time before that. He began writing down his stories when he was a young boy. His mother gave him a small notebook to write in and, Baldacci retrospectively learned, to keep him quiet.The books are written by David Baldacci, a former attorney. David was born in Richmond, Virginia and then went to Virginia Commonwealth University where he earned his B.A. in Political Science. He then went to the University of Virginia School of Law where he got his Juris Doctor. David then went to Washington, DC where he would practice law for nine years.