No Time Left (Short Reads)
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3.2 • 58 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this exciting short story, Frank Becker is a man with a mission that doesn't turn out quite as planned. His life is far from ordinary, and he knows how deadly routine can be if someone wants to do you harm . . .
No Time Left is a gripping quick read from David Baldacci, the internationally bestselling author of The Camel Club series.
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
Not great
Interesting at first, but then predictable in the last ten or so pages, nowhere near as good as his usual work.