{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"David Baldacci - A LONG ROAD TO MERCY","description":"According to internationally bestselling author David Baldacci, when you\u2019ve written as many books as he has\u2014ten series, or a total of thirty books, and counting; and another twelve stand-alone novels\u2014there is one way to keep his writing razor-sharp: \u201cStart from Square One: create a new character, a new series\u2014a new world.\u201d With his latest novel, LONG ROAD TO MERCY, Baldacci has done just that. His new protagonist, female FBI agent Atlee Pine, must cover a desolate Far West outpost on her own. And although its size is intimidating\u2014it includes Grand Canyon National Park\u2014Atlee is strongly motivated to succeed. She sees it as a way to avenge the tragic death of her twin sister, Mercy, who was abducted by a serial killer when the girls were only six years old. David and I talked about his process in creating new, complex characters and weaving real-time geopolitical incidents into a heart-pounding plot. Click&amp;nbsp;here to read the accompanying feature interview with David in TheBigThrill.org &amp;nbsp; (c) 2018, 2025 Josie Brown. All Rights Reserved ","author_name":"Author Provocateur with Josie Brown","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/515033","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36352765\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/36352765"}