Review "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci

"Simple Genius" is the latest Baldacii book involving the characters from "Split Second" and "Hour Game."

This book is the story of the two ex-Secret Service agents who investigate the death of a genius researcher who was found dead at Camp Peary (better known as the CIA's Training Farm.) Like the other books in this series it is entertaining with lots of action but the plot and characters are thin. Baldacci attempts to pull a Michael Crichton in this book and talk about cutting edge new technology and how it will change the world but he lacks Chrichton's ability to clearly explain how these items will impact the common person. The main characters lack any depth and didn't gain any in this book. And the plot had few gaping holes in it.

So read it at the beach if you need something to mildly entertain you. But if you like books with more intellectual rigor then don't bother.