Walter Nash is a sensitive, intelligent and kindhearted man. He has a wife and a daughter and a very high-level position at Sybaritic Investments, where his innate skills and dogged tenacity have carried him to the top of the pyramid in his business career. Despite never going on grand adventures, and always working too many hours, he has a happy and upscale life with his family.
However, following his estranged Vietnam-veteran father’s funeral, Nash is unexpectedly approached by the FBI in the middle of the night. They have an important request: become their inside man to expose an enterprise that is laundering large sums of money through Sybaritic. At the top of this illegal operation is Victoria Steers, an international criminal mastermind that the FBI has been trying to bring down for years.
Nash has little choice but to accept the FBI’s demands and try to bring Steers and her partners to justice. But when Steers discovers that Nash is working with the FBI, she turns the tables on him in a way he never could have contemplated. And that forces Nash to take the ultimate step both to survive and to take his revenge: He must become the exact opposite of who he has always been.
And even that may not be enough.
Nash Falls by David Baldacci marks the beginning of a brand-new series and delivers a very different feel from his previous novel, Strangers in Time, which I really enjoyed. While that book drew me in through its emotional depth and strong sense of connection, Nash Falls moves in a darker direction, one that explores how a single decision can alter everything.
At the center of the story is Walter Nash, a man whose choice sets off a chain of events with serious and far-reaching consequences. As the story unfolds through shifting points of view I was able to see into the secrets and truths that some remain unaware of. This added tension and some nail biting on my part seeing the ripple effects of Nash's actions from multiple angles.
Again this was another combo reading and listening formats for me, keeping me immersed when I didn't want to stop reading (listening). Nash Falls didn’t quite hit the same emotional mark for me as Strangers in Time, it was still an engaging and well-written read. With its mix of perspective, buried secrets and suspense/mystery setting a strong foundation for what could become a very promising series. I’m curious to see where Nash goes next.
My thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Hachette Audio for the digital arcs (via Netgalley) in exchange for a honest review.
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