Daylight

Year 2022
Pages 464

Worth buying if: You’ve been following Atlee Pine’s search for Mercy.

Skip it if: You need a complete standalone with tidy closure.

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Summary

Pine follows fresh leads that could finally expose what happened to Mercy, only to uncover a wider criminal web that demands federal muscle. Personal history and procedural grit converge as Army CID’s John Puller joins the chase.

Why this book now

Keep pace with Atlee Pine’s ongoing arc with this 2022 Grand Central Publishing edition before moving to later series entries.

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1-sentence hook

FBI agent Atlee Pine hunts the truth about her sister Mercy—and collides with John Puller—in David Baldacci’s high-velocity thriller Daylight.

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Best for readers who...

Good fit if you want...

  • You’ve been following Atlee Pine’s search for Mercy.
  • You enjoy Baldacci crossovers, especially with John Puller.
  • If you appreciate moral ambiguity, the wit is understated and piercing, bringing lightness without undercutting the stakes of the story.

Maybe skip if...

  • You need a complete standalone with tidy closure.
  • You prefer cozy mysteries over federal manhunts.
  • If dense prose feels tiring, this book invests more in character and mood than in fast-moving plot events.

Mood / Vibe Tags

relentless procedural high-stakes gritty investigative

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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781538761663

Worth buying if: You’ve been following Atlee Pine’s search for Mercy.

Skip it if: You need a complete standalone with tidy closure.

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Reading commitment

Steady Needs some room

At 464 pages with Baldacci’s brisk chapters, it’s a substantial yet fast-moving read suited to a few focused evenings.

What stands out here

Grand Central Publishing’s 2022 edition (464 pages) presents Daylight in the Atlee Pine sequence, featuring the notable John Puller crossover.

Best way to approach it

If possible, read earlier Atlee Pine titles first; then settle in for sustained sessions to follow the clues and character turns without losing the thread.

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