Nash Falls (Walter Nash #1) by David Baldacci (2025), 438 pages
I am hit and miss with Baldacci
books. I sporadically read them, so I don't consider myself to be a die-hard
fan, but I do enjoy them on occasion. I am going to point out some big plot
issues (to me), but weirdly, I still liked the book and will definitely read
the next one in this two-part series.
First issue is the age of Nash
and that of his father. He continually notes that his father served in Vietnam,
but Nash is only 40-41. Was his dad a super old dad? It felt like the timeline
wasn't quite jiving with their ages. Maybe if Baldacci used the first Gulf War
as the reference, it wouldn't have felt off.
Second issue is Nash's wife. It
feels like Baldacci isn't 100% sure what to do with her. She needs to be in the
story, but feels secondary. Also - I don't know of any mother who is cool with
her child disappearing and just accepting it.
Third issue is that Nash spends
a YEAR bulking up and preparing for his revenge. What dad waits a year before
he looks for his kidnapped daughter?! This is crazy and such a distraction that
it is hard to continue.
I did continue, though, and am
reluctantly invested into seeing how this all plays out.
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