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Total Control

A Pulse-Pounding Thriller from the Number One Bestseller

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Total Control

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
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Set in the cold-blooded world of high-tech espionage, Total Control was David Baldacci's enthralling second novel. It became a New York Times bestseller, cementing Baldacci as a worldwide bestselling author of non-stop action fiction.

With an exclusive new introduction from the author.

'Baldacci is the master of American detective stories' – Jeffrey Archer


*****

Total control. You’ll kill to keep it . . .

A RISING STAR.

Jason Archer is a young executive at a world-leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his wife and daughter the best of everything, he enters into a deadly game of cat and mouse.

A GRIEVING WIDOW.

When a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, Sidney Archer is devastated by the loss of her husband. But then she learns the job interview Jason was flying to never existed, and everything changes. Suddenly there is no one she can trust.

A RACE FOR THE TRUTH.

A suspicious air crash investigation team, a tenacious veteran FBI agent and the threads of a sinister plot all beg the question: what really happened to Jason Archer?

Perfect for fans of the Travis Devine and Atlee Pine series, Total Control is a breathtaking thrill ride of non-stop action and suspense from international bestselling author David Baldacci.

*****

KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail

'Baldacci is still peerless' – The Sunday Times

'One of the all-time best thriller authors' – Lisa Gardner, author of One Step Too Far

'Baldacci delivers, every time!' – Lisa Scottoline, author of What Happened to the Bennetts

'A master storyteller' – Associated Press

'Baldacci cuts everyone's grass – Grisham's, Ludlum's, even Patricia Cornwell's – and more than gets away with it' – People

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Critic reviews

Baldacci is the master of American detective stories (Jeffrey Archer, author of the William Warwick novels)
The talented Baldacci proves to be as adept in this new venture as he is in his contemporary-set novels (Financial Times on One Good Deed)
David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more (Jane Harper, author of The Dry)
Baldacci keeps things moving at express-train speed
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Generally, yes. Baldacci is a good story-teller.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jonathan Marosz’s performances?

No. He read it like a newsreader and made it very difficult to get into the pace of the narrative, as it just plodded on and on. Surely his producer/director should have corrected this.

Shame About The Newsreader

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Narrator's voice was harsh to my ears. Storyline dragged on a bit - not my most favourite of DB's novels. Overall, would rate it OK but I did not engage fully with the storyline as I have with his other books, and it therefore felt a bit like hard work at times.

OK but not one of Baldacci's better books ...

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I don’t know why but this narrator is really irritating. He seems to have a drone to his voice. It ruins a good story. Shame

Narration

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After the end of each chapter you can’t wait to hear the next one,
Excellent

Brilliant

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Another brilliant piece of work from the master of suspense. An old piece but nevertheless a fantastic story

David Baldacci

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