I knew this book was going to be a heavy hitter when, 3 discs into the audiobook, the body count was up to seven, including a U.S. Army officer and his entire family, two of their neighbors, and a police officer in a small West Virginia town. What follows is an investigation by a lone CID investigator, John Puller, with the assistance of a small town police officer, Stephanie Cole. Add to the mix a corrupt coal company, a mysterious government bunker from the 1960s, a motorcycle gang, a possible terrorist threat and you have the makings of a very involved plot. There's an awful lot going on in this book and much of it was a bit far fetched in my opinion, especially the refusal of Army CID to send anyone to assist agent Puller in the investigation while the body count keeps rising. Side plots involving Puller's brother who is serving a life sentence in solitary at Leavenworth after being framed for treason and Puller's famous Army General father's dementia are not fully resolved. However, the ending leaves open the possibility of a sequel. I still prefer Baldacci's Sean King and Michelle Maxwell novels.
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