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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.
Baldacci does it again! Excellent - 
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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!
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Movie Minded? - 
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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.
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Wondering if I'll finish the book - 
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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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James Bond meets Jason Bourne - 
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In, The Whole Truth, Nicolas Creel, an international arms dealer slash world philanthropist, creates conflicts to fuel the demand for his products: weapons of mass destruction. When Creel targets Russia with a smear campaign, things start to get ugly.
On the flip side of the coin, to keep out of prison, Baldacci's hero, Shaw, a man with a shady past and a reluctant future, does the bidding of a multinational intelligence agency. When Shaw's fiancé is murdered by Creel's henchmen Shaw vows to get even.
Likeable yet recycled characters that lacked consistency and a familiar plot - megalomaniac wanting to control the world - almost ruined this story for me. In addition, portions of the book are stricken with the Talking Head Syndrome with information filtering through the point of view of no perceivable character, coming only from the author.
In spite of all of this, I found myself wanting to continue reading the book to see how it all turned out. And in the end that's what it's all about... I think.
-- Bob Avey, author of Twisted PerceptionThe Whole Truth
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The Whole Truth is a scary reminder of what could be... - 
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With the Whole Truth, David Baldacci paints a picture of what can happen in a world driven but technology to get new story's out the fastest. This book is a scary portrait of what could happen if the wrong people decided to "create" reality for their own gain.
The book centers around the Character of Shaw, just Shaw no first or last name, and his quest for truth and revenge over a terrible crime. The action as always with Baldacci is fast and furious and the climax of the story is one that will have you on the edge of your seat.
But the power of the book is what Baldacci it telling us about our society, and what is happening with the Internet and the SPEED of news to spread around the world. Could a rouge company or person really create a worldwide conflict where one does not exist? This is the truly scary part of this story, and one this seems to be more fact than fiction.
I HIGHLY recommend The Whole Truth, and will add this to the long list of Baldacci books that are must reads.
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