The Whole Truth
by David Baldacci
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Author: David BaldacciEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-22
ISBN: 0446195979
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Book Review: A Partially Good Book
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed "The Whole Truth" despite its many shortcomings. The villain is your typical flat James Bond movie bad guy who has unlimited resources and wants to shape the world into something he believes will be more stable and lucrative.
To make this world a reality he creates an internet hoax dubbed The Red Menace that brings the activities of Russia and China into question and he watches the media hoard whip everyone into a frenzy.
The best element of "The Whole Truth" is the protagonist, Shaw, who is essentially a human weapon being used by a covert U.S. agency to do the dirty work that needs to be done internationally. Shaw has fallen in love and wants to get out of the special ops business. Of course Shaw ends up battling the people behind The Red Menace.
Though this novel was good enough that it reminded me a little of "The Bourne Identity" I can't wholeheartedly recommend "The Whole Truth" because of the giant leaps of intuition, the fortunate coincidences, and so many situations that strain credibility. If the reader has problems with that kind of schlock then "The Whole Truth" should probably be skipped.
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"Dick, I need a war."Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.
Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace.
Willing to do anything to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James is a journalist who has just gotten the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned.
In this terrifying, global thriller, these characters' lives will collide head-on as a series of events is set in motion that could change the world as we know it. An utterly spellbinding story that feels all too real, THE WHOLE TRUTH delivers all the twists and turns, emotional drama, unforgettable characters, and can't-put-it-down pacing that readers expect from David Baldacci-and still goes beyond anything he's written before.
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