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The Whole Truth | 
 enlarge | Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $26.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 52
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0446195979
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446195973
ASIN: 0446195979
Publication Date: April 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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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Four and a half stars... May 16, 2008
I was reluctant to purchase David Baldacci's The Whole Truth as some of his most recent books have been lacking in quality. Fortunately, this latest book reminds me of his earlier and better works.
Nicholas Creel owns a defense contracting business called Ares. In an effort to bolster sales, he hires Dick Pender whose specialty is perception management. Perception managers fabricate facts and then pass them off to the public as truth. "Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?" Pender hatches a scheme to create an international incident that will result in a number of superpowers on the verge of war. These countries will then increase their defense spending and order weapons and equipment from Ares.
Part of the scheme is called "The Red Menace." Pender and staff are planting false stories about the Russians in the news and over the internet. Several people suspect that these stories are false, including journalist Kate James, consultant Anna Fischer and operative A. Shaw. In usual thriller fashion, the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their lives become. How The Whole Truth unfolds will have you turning pages at breakneck speed.
Baldacci is good in that he incorporates many present day current events to make The Whole Truth very realistic. While almost all thrillers have an element of disbelief, you can actually imagine many of these situations taking place.
I am happy that Baldacci took a break from his Camel Club series and has given us something totally new. The Whole Truth is the kind of book that I have come to expect from Baldacci. Overall, I'd rate it four and a half stars.
 very disappointing May 16, 2008
Having read all of this author's earlier books, I was very disappointed with this novel. Although the premise of the story has great merit, the shallow characters with predictable action and cliche dialogue, make this a very weary read. As suggested by several other reviewers, one definitely gets the impression that there was a deadline and the adaptation of a standard character and plot development that seems to be increasingly common amongst what initially was a good pool of writers, i.e. Jack Higgins, James Patterson, Daniel Silva - just to name a few. I will probably hold off on reading future books by this author.
 Baldacci does it again! Excellent May 15, 2008
Baldacci is an excellent writer, is hard to put the book down, once you begin reading it you want to continue until the end. I'm already looking forward for his next book. This thriller is one of the best I had read in the last ten years, I'll recommend it to readers that like action thrillers!
Movie Minded? May 14, 2008
I have enjoyed many of Baldacci's books, but was disappointed in The Whole Truth. This book, even though it was quick moving and easy to read, felt more like a screen play to me. Shaw is an unbelievable character because he's too James Bond-ish and too high-tech even in this day and age. Cylinder implants - REALLY! It was interesting to learn about Perception Management but the concept can easily be twisted to fit anyone's ideology. I wasn't disgusted about the book but I felt let down.
 Wondering if I'll finish the book May 14, 2008
I love David Balducci's books, but this one seems like he wrote it just to make money, not to tell a story. I have a few chapters to go til the end and I am just forcing myself to finish it. That doesn't happen very often. It's a quick read. Kind of interesting to learn about perception management, but not really worth the time and money.
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