The Whole Truth
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4.3 • 699 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Usually a sophisticated plotter, bestseller Baldacci (Absolute Power) offers a story line and villain on a par with an average James Bond film in what's billed as his first "international thriller." Nicholas Creel, the head of the Ares Corporation, a huge defense contractor, hires a "perception management" firm to start a second cold war by planting fake news stories on the Internet about Russian atrocities. The propaganda campaign soon turns violent with the massacre of the members of a London think tank, the Phoenix Group, apparently by a Russian hit team. Creel hopes that the Phoenix Group's links with the Chinese government will lead to war between Russia and China as well as feed a worldwide arms race that will profit his company. A shadowy operative, A Shaw, whose fianc e perished in the London attack, allies himself with a disgraced female journalist in an effort to thwart Creel's evil plot. While some readers may find it a stretch that a resurgent Russia should so easily overshadow all other world crises, Baldacci in an author's note makes an eloquent case for the very real threat of perception management.
Customer Reviews
Great book- but stated slow
Great book but started slow. Finally got to a point where I couldn’t put it down.
Lack of knowledge in certain areas
David has good story lines. However should do more research on fire arms. It’s obvious there is a lack of knowledge on how things work. For example. Hollow point bullets are not supposed to tumble. They open up like a parachute to minimize over penetration. This is common knowledge.
Twists and Turns
Unlikely deceptions. Unlikely close calls. One of his better stories and scary scenario that I couldn’t help but wonder if it couldn’t really happen. Enjoy a really good read!