Deliver Us from Evil
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4.3 • 448 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Locked in a battle of nerve and wits, a mysterious intelligence operative and a vigilante agent race against time to take down a greedy businessman bent on destroying millions of lives in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.
Evan Waller is a monster .... He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything ... and anyone.
In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe. On his trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who has tracked Waller to Provence and must prevent him from closing his latest deal. But someone else is pursuing Waller: Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate—and she has an agenda of her own. Hunting the same man and unaware of each other's mission, Shaw and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerves and wits.
Hitchcockian in its intimate buildup of suspense and filled with the remarkable characters, breathtaking plot turns, and blockbuster finale that are David Baldacci's hallmarks, Deliver Us From Evil is a gripping thriller.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Baldacci's sequel to The Whole Truth (2008) lacks the creative plotting and masterful handling of suspense that marked his earlier thrillers. Evan Waller, outwardly a respectable Canadian businessman but secretly a human trafficker who sells children into prostitution, has expanded into arranging nuclear weapons deals with Islamic fundamentalists. Shaw, the lead of The Whole Truth, sets out to stop Evan, as does Regina Reggie Campion, a British femme fatale, who works for a clandestine group that tracks down and executes war criminals. Reggie and Shaw, both of whom intend to make their move while Evan is on vacation in Provence, cross paths while maintaining their cover stories. Shaw becomes attracted to Reggie, even as he fears that Evan, who's in fact a sadistic Ukrainian who served the Soviets, will abduct her. Crucial developments come across as contrived rather than clever. The ultimate resolution will surprise few.
Customer Reviews
Diabolical villain
This book was very good. Hated the villain. It kept me interested, a page turner. I enjoyed it very much.
Deliver Us From Evil
This reminded me of the body styling on a 1980 Cadillac DeVille ... great beginning but the end of the car looks like they got to quitting time and said "Wrap it up. Let's go home.". For all the detail that went into building the plot, characters, etc., the ending was as disappointing as I have seen. Pffftttt! And it was over.
Save your money
Not interesting. The story was twice as long as it should have been. Author stories lack character development.