Grand Central Publishing The Whole Truth

世論を操り、新しい冷戦構造を生み出そうとする悪の権化のような大富豪に、特殊情報員トピューリッツアー章を2度も取りながら現在はアル中の女流記者が立ち向かう。 最初は、ありきたりな話だと思っていたのですが、読み進めるうちにどんどん引き込まれていき、ぞっとしました。アメリカならこのようなことを絶対やっているような気がして、余計に恐ろしくなりました。

The main character in the series is a man whose life depends on his abilities to adapt to every changing situation; his name is A. Shaw. Shaw works for an agency that isn’t revealed in the novel, and he is sent on many missions. As I read the story, slowly the author revealed the character’s family history as well as his hopes for a less lonely future. Throughout the book, Shaw is battling against those who desire to bring mayhem at any expense to all. As the tale progresses, Shaw wants to live his life with a woman who is intelligent, strong, and loving. Shaw hasn’t revealed much of his past or present to her, then slowly he begins to unravel for her his complicated existence. Katie James is a journalist who has known success and now knows what rock bottom looks like due to alcohol. When she inadvertently runs into Shaw, she thinks she has hit on a much brighter future. What she does not see is the danger that will become part of her life. The author slowly reveals Katie’s background, including what happened that led to her downfall. The Whole Truth is a spell-binding novel of danger and intrigue, with many twists in the plot. While I figured out what was going to happen in the book, I can say that I didn’t see it happening the way it did. The author is a master at surprising his readers. I look forward to reading the second book in the series, Deliver Us From Evil. I hope the author plans on resurrecting this series soon as it is very entertaining!

Highly recommend this book

A good read. Took time to get into to it as new characters but worth it. Looking forward to reading next book in series. Recommended.

Ron McLarty delivers the narration while David Baldacci delivers The Whole Truth about a crooked defense executive with one thing on his mind, war. From the opening moments when Nicholas Creel utters the line "Dick, I need a war" to the explosive conclusion, McLarty and Baldacci deliver one of the most exciting thrillers since Baldacci's own The Camel Club. Dick Pender is a Perception Manager, able to fabricate stories and scenarios for any situation or scheme that he is hired for. When the head of a major defense company (Creel) hires him to create a war, Pender goes to work planting false stories about Russia, deemed "The Red Menace". Through the creative use of e-mail scamming, and some planned murders along the way, he creates a world-wide paranoia that has everyone on the brink of war. Creel's defense company, Ares who does business with the US, Russia, and China stands to benefit the most as a result. Unfortunately for purists, this scenario is unbelievable as the United States government has ITAR (International Trade & Arms Regulations) which closely controls the sales of Defense weapons internationally. But it is a novel after all, and that's part of the fun. The other fun is how Baldacci and McLarty unveil two of the most unconventional hero's and heroines in years. Shaw, a reluctant hero thrust into the scene by government types to keep himself out of prison, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist by the name of Katie James who is an alcoholic and seems to show up at all the wrong times. These are not characters with the same interest-level as an Oliver Stone from the Camel Club series, yet over time they could grow on you if Baldacci chose to create a series. In summary - The Whole Truth is not on par with the Camel Club series, but it's enjoyable and fun to listen to none the less.