The-camel-club

it Exists At The Fringes Of Washington, D.c., Has No Power, And Consists Solely Of Four Eccentric And Downtrodden Members Whom Society Has Forgotten. Their Simple Goal Is To Find The Truth Behind Their Country's Actions.one Man Leads This Aging, Ragtag Crew. He Has No Known Past And Has Taken The Name Oliver Stone. Day And Night, Stone And His Friends Study Wild Conspiracy Theories, Current Events, And The Machinations Of Government, Hoping To Discover Some Truth That Will Hold America's Leaders Accountable To Its Citizens. Yet Never In Stone's Wildest Nightmares Could He Imagine The Conspiracy The Camel Club Is About To Uncover…after Witnessing A Shocking Murder, The Club Is Slammed Headfirst Into A Plot That Threatens The Very Security Of The Nation, Full Of Stunning Twists, High-stakes Intrigue, And Global Gamesmanship Rocketing To The Oval Office And Beyond. publishers Weekly if Anyone Can Make Terrorism Entertaining And Ironically Exciting, It's Thriller Vet Baldacci. New York Stage Actor Davis Helps To Brighten Up A Bleak Subject With Almost Perfect Pitch (his Female Characters' Voices Are Often Disconcertingly Lodged In The Baritone Range), As He Brings To Audio Life The Adventures Of A Gang Of Four Muslim Men Who Live In The Washington, D.c., Area And Meet Regularly In Isolated Places To Discuss And Argue About International Politics. Led By A Likable Chap Who Calls Himself Oliver Stone Because He And The Film Director Share A Supersized Fascination With Conspiracies, The Camel Club Is Basically An Excuse For Its Members To Feel Involved And Important. But When They Accidentally Witness A Real High-level Conspiracy In Action, The Four Are Suddenly At The Center Of A World Class Disaster Which Could Lead To An American Nuclear Attack On Damascus. Baldacci Works Hard To Balance All His Many Characters And Their Connecting Stories, And Davis Holds Up His End With Clever, Sharp-edged Subtlety That Helps Listeners Stay In The Picture. Simultaneous Release With The Warner Hardcover (reviews, Aug. 22). (nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.