Laws in the US

Deliver Us from Evil

Description

David Baldacci-the #1 bestselling author of The Whole Truth and First Family-returns with his most surprising, heart-stopping, and timely thriller to date . . .

DELIVER US FROM EVIL

Evan Waller is a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything . . . and anyone. In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe.

On Waller's trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who must prevent Waller from closing his latest deal. Shaw's one chance to bring him down will come in the most unlikely of places: a serene, bucolic village in Provence.

But Waller's depravity and ruthlessness go deeper than Shaw knows. And now, there is someone else pursuing Waller in Provence-Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate-and she has an agenda of her own.

Hunting the same man and unaware of each other's mission, Shaw and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerve and wits. Hitchcockian in its intimate buildup of suspense and filled with the remarkable characters, breathtaking plot turns, and blockbuster finale that are David Baldacci's hallmarks, DELIVER US FROM EVIL will be one of the most gripping thrillers of the year.

Reviews

Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-09-06
Summary: "Deliver us from Evil, David Baldacci"

I didn't think it was Baldacci's best book. It was an ok read, but I didn't think he developed the characters as well as he usually does. The dialog wasn't as good as it has been.
I will certainly read his next book, but was disappointed in this one.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-09-06
Summary: "A Battle of Wits"

Baldacci's Deliver Us From Evil is well written and fast paced. It was exciting from start to finish. Characters are well developed and the story is rich with suspense; although violent at times. A battle of wits. 4 stars****

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2010-09-02
Summary: "Evil"

This book is one of the worst books I have ever tried to read. I read half of it thinking it would get better but it didn't. It was a waste of money. I will never buy another book from David Baldacci.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-08-21
Summary: "Fast read but somewhat contrived"

This book has been well-reviewed, so I'll try not to be redundant. I have only a few comments on the book.

It was a fast read, moved along by plenty of "events (dialogue and action)." Baldacci knows how to tell a story and keep it moving along. But the Ukrainian bad man was simply too evil to be credible. He has religious sentiments, primarily because of his long-dead mother, and yet relishes tormenting fellow humans in a truly fiendish manner. He just didn't seem believable, as if the author went out of his way to make him the most despicable character imaginable. Literary villains don't have to be the sick spawn of the devil to get the reader's antipathy.

And Shaw, the protagonist, is hard to understand. Does things out of character because of his obvious attraction to, and feelings for, Reggie, and yet at the end of the story he just walks away from this fascinating character in a Western-style ending, like Shane, the outsider, riding off into the sunset. Was very disgruntled by the ending of the story, just left me feeling crabby for a good while. Why do so many talented authors give us "ecch!" endings to their novels? You spend several hours with the hero and heroine, sweating through each episode, and then it seems the author gets tired of the book and decides to end it in a manner guaranteed to frustrate and annoy the reader! There should have been some resolution and closure. Shaw, for such a whiz-bang veteran hero, is so afraid of losing another love that he acts like a coward and sneaks off to lick his wounds and feel sorry for himself. I'm a guy, mind you, but I thought Reggie deserved much better than she got from Shaw, and I didn't find it credible that a strong and super-competent agent could be such a cry-baby, after all.

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Rating: 1 / 5
Date: 2010-08-17
Summary: "Too expensive"

Why in the world would I spend more on a kindle version than I would pay in Costco and after I finish the costco version I can give it to a friend, sell it?

The fact that it costs more for the publisher to produce and ship the hardback AND you have less options with the Kindle version makes it incredibly stupid to price kindle so high....