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The Whole Truth

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Alex Jennings
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The Whole Truth by David Baldacci is a terrifying global thriller that delivers all the twists and turns, emotional drama, unforgettable characters and can't-stop-listening pacing that Baldacci fans expect – and still goes beyond anything he’s written before.

I NEED A WAR . . .
A powerful arms dealer
Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. As the head of a major arms vendor, he is plotting a ruthless plan to supercharge his company’s profits by triggering a new cold war – and he won’t let anyone stand in his way.

An intelligence agent
Meet Shaw, a man with no first name: a shadow operative working for a multinational organization that seeks to keep the world safe from men like Creel.

An ambitious journalist
Desperate to rebuild her disgraced reputation and rise to the top of her profession, Katie James gets the break of a lifetime when she finds herself on the same path as the mysterious Shaw.
Drawn into stopping Creel’s terrifying plans, Shaw and James face a catastrophic threat that could change the world as we know it . . .

 Espionage International Mystery & Crime Mystery Political Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting War Cold War

Critic reviews

When Baldacci is on fire, nobody can touch him.
High-stakes action, shadowy government agencies, and [a] neo-Cold War backdrop . . . Baldacci pushes his plot ahead at such a blistering pace.
Delicious . . . [a] roller-coaster adventure . . . an utterly enjoyable escapist page-turner.
All stars
Most relevant
This is a very good story, typical of DB. Well researched and put together. Characters as always very strong. But the abridgement made it disjointed, with massive obvious gaps.

The Abridgement spoiled it

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The story of a hit an that finds love and wants to retire for his love is a good one and overall the story is well written and enjoyable. Sadly, the audio version is horrible. It is as if they recorded a complete unabridged version and then just chopped out huge sections to make an arbitrary time limit. The jumps in continuity are jarring and upsetting. The recording artist does a good job and the overall audiobook is fine but with the poor editing it is hard to recommend this release.

Butchered abridged version

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This review is clouded by the fact that the download skipped lots of sections. This is the third and possibly last book by David Baldacci that I will buy. I realise finding new story plots and twists must be hard, but I am surprised some of this did not get picked up by the editor.

Yet another implausible storyline

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I usually read this genre, am an avid fan of Lee Child, but as I have read/Listened to all, I thought I would give "The Whole Truth" a go.
Well read by Alex Jennings and a well crafted tale from the off.
Very modern in its inferences and very fast paced.
I think the abridged version gave enough of the back ground to embellish the story, which was believable most of the time!
Well worth a read: 5/5

Excellent!

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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Poor editing makes this abridged version "jump" enough to make me keep checking my device! great gaps in the dialogue spoils the story completely.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

as long as they didn't cut important scenes

Poor editing

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