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"Connections and Why They Matter"
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A short story and a little unusal from Baldacci. This short story is about an assassin who at first seems kind of interesting. Usually you expect a short story by a big author will have a deep message or a real twist of irony.
This killer is somewhat stoic about his job. That leads us to thinking again that the story will be a real surprise. I have seen other reviews where the reviewer in the name of bordom reveal the plot. Pretty easy to do that because it has a short plot. I won’t be doing that. I won’t tell you that it is a little surprise who is kill target winds up being and where the target is.
The story could have been a useful part of a bigger novel and Baldacci is very capable of having done that. So why didn’t he? Maybe he just wanted to sell a cheap ebook? Even if he does he won’t make much at the cheap price and he will not gain new readers just make some of his old ones made.
I probably need to apoligize if you already know. Too bad. The story isn’t bad, after all Baldacci is a good writer. Even so I am giving it 3 stars. I am a generous reviewer. .
