Title: The 6:20 Man
Series: The 6:20 Man #1
Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: July 12, 2022
Every day without fail, Travis Devine puts on a cheap suit, grabs his faux-leather briefcase, and boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan, where he works as an entry-level analyst at the city’s most prestigious investment firm. In the mornings, he gazes out the train window at the lavish homes of the uberwealthy, dreaming about joining their ranks. In the evenings, he listens to the fiscal news on his phone, already preparing for the next grueling day in the cutthroat realm of finance.
Then one morning Devine’s tedious routine is shattered by an anonymous email: She is dead.
Sara Ewes, Devine’s coworker and former girlfriend, has been found hanging in a storage room of his office building—presumably a suicide, prompting the NYPD to come calling on him. If that wasn’t enough, Devine receives another ominous visit, a confrontation that threatens to dredge up grim secrets from his past in the Army unless he participates in a clandestine investigation into his firm.
This treacherous role will take Travis from the impossibly glittering lives he once saw only through a train window, to the darkest corners of the country’s economic halls of power…where something rotten lurks. And apart from this high-stakes conspiracy, there’s a killer out there with their own agenda, and Devine is the bullseye.
A good character for a new series!
Travis Devine works at a job he hates, but that his father strongly approves of. He’s an entry-level analyst at a well-known investment firm, Cowl and Comely, making money for the owner, Brad Cowl, and is likely to continue doing so.
Travis works long hours, six days a week, and takes the 6:20 train to Manhattan every morning on time. During his commute, he can see Brad Cowl’s house and a young woman who’s always in a bikini as the train passes by.
One day, upon arriving at work, Travis receives a message: Sara Ewes, a colleague, has been found dead in a storage closet. Stranger still, he gets a text from an unknown number informing him of her death before anyone else knows.
At first, it appears to be suicide, but soon it’s clear someone murdered Sara. Travis launches his own investigation for two reasons: he liked Sara and had feelings for her, and his Army past is catching up, threatening his freedom unless he uncovers the truth.
Travis is a highly likable character. It’s easy to root for him. Baldacci throws in plenty of red herrings to distract from the real culprit and the reasons behind Sara’s murder. Following Travis was definitely entertaining.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
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