David Baldacci
Hardcover | Pages: 406 pages Rating: 4.01 | 29233 Users | 1514 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Whole Truth (A. Shaw #1) |
| Author | : | David Baldacci |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 406 pages |
| Published | : | April 22nd 2008 by Grand Central Publishing |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Crime. Mystery Thriller. Action |
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"Matt, I need a war."So begins David Baldacci's new book--a thriller unlike any he's written before. "Matt" is Mathew Pender, of Pender Associates--a shadowy organization that specializes in managing seemingly impossible situations for its clients. Sometimes, those services extend to managing--and creating--armed conflict. When Matt Pender is asked by his client--the largest defense contractor in the world--to manipulate two nations against each other, a shocking and surprising series of events are set in motion that will possibly bring the world to the brink of World War III.*
In this epic thriller with a global backdrop, David Baldacci delivers all the twists and turns, compelling characters, and can't-put-it-down pacing that readers have come to expect from this master storyteller.
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| Original Title: | The Whole Truth |
| ISBN: | 0446195979 (ISBN13: 9780446195973) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | A. Shaw #1 |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 29233 Users | 1514 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books The Whole Truth (A. Shaw #1)
interesting. one of those books where you just think that could never happen, but that's why you enjoy reading it!I give this book 3.5 stars and found it an enjoyable read. I liked the Shaw (main) character, though he seemed like every other CIA/FBI/Special OPS character out there. I really liked the premise of the story and the build up to the final confrontation, but I thought the last quarter of the book tried to wrap things up a little to quickly. A few of the plot twists seemed a little too predictable and one of the "discovery" of a "Good Guy" secretly a "Bad Guy" seemed forced and unrealistic. (I
The Whole Truth carries the stamp of Baldacci all over it. He recycled some of his plot points from the Camel Club. If Oliver Stone had had a flashback sequence about his distant past, this book, partly, could be just that. This book behaved like the page turner it was. Though it didn't hit the high notes that I've come to expect from the author, it was a pleasure to read. I liked that the platonic distance between Shaw and James was enacted with natural effortlessness. There was something that
I've been meaning to try Baldacci for a while, and now I have I can cross him off my list. The Whole Truth was a heavy handed slice of boredom. Each time a main character was introduced, Baldacci felt it necessary to give the reader that character's life story, including how amazing they were at what it was they had chosen to do. There was the impoverished orphan who grew up to be an all action hero, the beauty queen who could speak 156 different languages, the arms dealer who had come from the
Learned a new term with this one, perception management . The DOD even has manuals on it.It is he process of creating facts as truth and publishing them in as many was as possible so that they are actually perceived as true. In this case a billionaire armaments supplier is falling on hard times and is upset with all the little brushfire wars, so he hires a PM company to stir up hostilities between Russia and the world as well as with China. As the misinformation spreads and tempers flare the
I really hate it when an author wants to use a novel to make a political point but doesn't have the literary ability to make that happen without the reader feeling as though the point has been pounded home with a baseball bat.That's the case here. Baldacci is a decent spy thriller writer. He is not an "artist," though, and for him to attempt to pull off scathing political commentary via his novels is like me trying to slam dunk a basketball while wearing heels on a freshly waxed court. It ain't
David Baldacci is almost always a safe bet for me and this one was no exception. Its the first of a duology featuring Shaw, a man with no first name (he uses the letter A. in place of a first name) who works for an unnamed secret international intelligence agency. He begins this novel ready to retire, wanting to get out of the dangerous business and marry his successful girlfriend. However, his boss has different ideas, informing Shaw that there is really no way to leave the business short of
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