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The Collectors (novel)
''The Collectors'' is a thriller novel written by American author David Baldacci. The book was published by Warner Books on October 17, 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=amazon.com )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=goodreads.com )〕 This is the second installment to feature the Camel Club, a small group of Washington, D.C. civilian misfits led by "Oliver Stone", a former CIA trained assassin. On November 5, 2006, the novel debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list〔(BEST SELLERS: November 5, 2006 ), ''The New York Times'' (debuting at no. 2, with Mitch Albom's ''For One More Day'' sitting at no. 1)〕 and remained on the list for seven weeks.〔(BEST SELLERS: December 17, 2006 ), ''The New York Times'' (appearing at No. 12)〕
==Plot summary==
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and the curator of the rare books collection of the Library of Congress both are found dead. The Speaker has been killed by a sniper at a party while the head of the rare books collection dies from "unknown circumstances." Oliver Stone and the Camel Club become suspicious, although initially they indulge what they believe is his overactive imagination. Stone and his cohorts discover that Seagraves had been selling American intelligence secrets to terrorists in the Middle East, compromising intelligence efforts in the region. However, when they are followed and ask the Secret Service for help, the followers disappear, and the Camel Club becomes interested in their activities. Seagraves kidnaps and subsequently tortures Stone for information. Annabelle Conroy is introduced as a con artist, who after pulling off a 40 million heist against an Atlantic City Casino owner (Jerry Bagger) is on the run for her life. Bagger wants to find and kill Annabelle and her con team. Alex Ford from the previous novel reappears, and in the climax Seagraves is killed by a knife thrown at his carotid artery by Stone who turns out to be an ex-CIA killer. Alex Ford and his agents take Seagrave's remaining collaborators into custody. One of Annabelle Conroy's collaborators in the heist is tortured for information by the angry casino owner, who finds out the general area in which she is living (Washington, D.C.). The novel ends with a set-up for ''Stone Cold'', the third novel of the Camel Club series.
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