True Blue (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Mason Perry (aka Mace): MPD cop who was framed and sentenced to 2 yr imprisonment. A fiesty, straight cop who never gives up on what she believes. She is also the younger sister of Elizabeth Perry, Chief of MPD
• Jamie Meldon: 50 yrs old, had a private practice, former criminal defense lawyer turned defense attorney for the government
• Karl Reiger: agent working out of DHS, former FBI agent
• Sam Donnelly: Director of National Intelligence, American's top spy
• Juanita: 6ft., 250lb dangerous inmate, in prison with Mace
• Lily White Rose: inmate;part of Juanita's crew, decapitated her husband's plaything
• Roy Kingman: dreamed of playing in the NBA, worked as Criminal Justice Attorney for DC now a corporate lawyer for Shilling & Murdoch Firm making deals for wealthly clients
• Elizabeth Perrry: Chief of MPD, the sister of Mason Perry.
• Mona Danforth: US Attorney
• Diane Louise Tolliver: attorney at Shilling and Murdoch Firm
• Alisha Rogers: unwed teenage mother
• Joe Cushman: ex-husband of Diane Tolliver
• Darren Rogers: brother of Alisha, also known as "Razor"
• Dr. Abraham Altman: former professor of Mace and her benefactor
• Tyler Rogers: son of Alisha Rogers
• Louis Dockery: homeless Vietnam War veteran
• Don Hope: agent working out of DHS, former FBI agent
• Andre Watkins: excort of Diane Tolliver
• Chester Ackerman: lead attorney at Shilling & Murdoch Firm in Washington, DC
• Herbert: servant of Abe Altman
• Lowell Cassell: medical examiner
• Steve Lanier: Assisitant Director of the Washington D.C. field office and a man that Beth had worked closely with.
• Mary Bard: Russian assassin
• Rick Cassidy: Navy SEAL, bodyguard of Altman
• Julie Hamilton: divorce lawyer
• Dana Perry: Divorce lawyer
• Ned Armstrong: old security guard at building where Shilling and Murdoch Firm is located
• Psycho: drug dealer, father of Tyson
• Bill Altman: Rich college professor
• Mandy Petrocelli: divorce lawyer
• Kelly Sprissler: One of a trio of lady lawyers
• Binder: street weapons dealer
• Mahmud: A taxi driver with contacts
• Benjamin Perry: father of Beth and Mace
• Blind Man: Beth and Mace's dog
• Carmela: Large African American woman who does a lot of laundry
• Eddie Minor: small time street thug in Mace's old patrol district
• Donna Pierce: a Lieutenant and Beth's assistant
• Jarvis Burns: works with Sam Donnelly
• Frank Kelly: An FBI agent that had been wrongly accused and had managed to clear his record and was one of the few times the FBI went against their policy and reinstated him. Mace had read about the case while in prison and had written him. Kelly visited her and talked to her about how she might get back on the polive force.
• Gary: Add a description of this character.
• DCI
• Cassie Benoit
• Dave
• Warren Buffett
• Roman Naylor
• Elizabeth Perry
• Lou Dockery
• Ted Blankenship
• Jerome
• Francie
• Tony Drake
• Timothy

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• ““You know, the only reason I believe in reincarnation is because of Mona Danforth.”“What do you mean?” she said curiously.“How else can you explain Joseph Stalin coming back as a girl?”Mace grinned. “You had run-ins with her as a CJA?”“I wasn’t important enough to actually warrant the lady confronting me head-on. But her lieutenants ground my face into the legal dirt on more than one occasion. And the stories about her around PD are legendary.””

  Between Roy and Mace.

• ““My God,” said Mona. “You look like shit. I figured you weren’t nearly as tough as people made you out to be, and I guess I was right. And, hell, you were only in a kindergarten lockup for two years. Just think what a hag you’d be if you’d done the proper time in a max. A deuce for that was a joke. Thank goodness for you that big sister was around to hold your sweaty little hand.” Mace slipped on her helmet and fired up her bike. Then she lifted up the visor so she could eyeball the woman. “Hey, Mona, I’ve been gone for twenty-four months and the best you can do is interim U.S. attorney? You need to ratchet up the political humping, babycakes, before your looks really slide into your ass.””

  Between Mona and Mace

• “That's all I want, a shot to be true blue again.”

  Mace Perry

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Washington D.C.: Where the story takes place.
• West Virginia: Where MAce served her two years in prison.

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• Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department: Where Beth is police chief and where Mace worked before going to prison.

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Glossary edit see section history

• jump outs: term use by the cops meaning they drive by and when they find drug activity they jump out and arrest as many as possible.
• huckabuck: A street thug
• egg: a rookie cop
• slow walker: A vetern officer that just wants to pull an easy shift and go home in one piece.
• the hoodle: A gathering place, usually a parking lot.
• 10-99: Officer in serive alone

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. David Baldacci (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Yvonne Taylor (Photographer) - Authors photograph

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• Library of Congress: PS3552 .A446 T78 2009
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Baldacci, David
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Legal
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• David Baldacci: Author's official website.
• Authors Foundation: promaotes literacy throughout the U.S.
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• Publishers website: Find more by thia author as well as like type.

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