The Whole Truth, David Baldacci
The Whole Truth, David Baldacci
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The Whole Truth

Author: David Baldacci

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Unabridged: 11 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/22/2008

Synopsis

A powerful defense contractor, a reluctant intelligence agent, and an ambitious journalist race to contain and control an international crisis that could destroy the world in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.

"Dick, I need a war."

Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads 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.

Desperate to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James gets the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned.

In David Baldacci's first international thriller, these characters face a catastrophic threat that could change the world as we know it.

About David Baldacci

Author, David Baldacci, was born in Richmond VA in 1960. He had had a different plan for his life than most authors. He received a law degree from the University of VA and practiced in law for many years in Washington, DC. He actively began writing stories as a child after his mother gave him a notebook. As he got older he wrote short stories and screenplays without reaching much success. He then turned to writing a novel where he spent three years writing Absolute Powers in 1996, which proved to be a bestseller. He has published 29 bestselling adult novels and 4 children's novels.

Baldacci and his wife live in Vienna, VA where they are the founders of "Wish You Well Foundation". (named after one of his novels, "Wish You Well" which was also a screenplay for the movie starring Ellen Burstyn.) The Foundation works to combat illiteracy in the United States. Baldacci has over 110 million copies of his book in print.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Crystal on 2010-11-16 16:54:01

Loved it - the first book in the Shaw series...can't wait for more.

AudiobooksNow review by Geno on 2011-01-25 08:22:40

A great listen from a great author. Just love his string of events from book to book.

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on August 14, 2019

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......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 27, 2025

Catching up… When this was dropped off as a donation to my Little Free Library Shed, I was reminded that I still hadn’t posted my review of it, even though I had read this a while ago. So…I am now bringing my review to Goodreads. Baldacci isn’t afraid to create characters that we either like or not.......more

Goodreads review by ☘Misericordia☘ on August 15, 2020

Ah, color me surprised!......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on June 28, 2022

Otra novela de Baldacci con superagente “duro” entrenado “pa matar”. No muy distinta del resto que he leído del autor, pero igual de efectiva. Se podría decir que estas novelas son mi vicio; admito que hay mucho cliché y el esquema es parecido…pero me entretienen un huevo. No soy capaz de ensalzarla......more

Goodreads review by kartik on May 16, 2018

The Whole Truth is the first underwhelming Baldacci that I have read. The story is disjoint and goes all over the place. The characters are stereotypical. The hero is your typical strong alpha male type and the villain a campy old school james bond type. In fact he even has a sub in his yacht like K......more

Quotes

"When Baldacci is on fire, nobody can touch him."—Booklist (starred review)

"High-stakes action, shadowy government agencies, and [a] neo-Cold War backdrop . . . Baldacci pushes his plot ahead at such a blistering pace."—Washington Post

"Delicious . . . [a] roller-coaster adventure . . . an utterly enjoyable escapist page-turner."—Tampa Tribune

"Baldacci boldly steps into the arena of international thriller and may have created his most explosive and hard-hitting story to date."—BookReporter.com

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