Deliver Us from Evil David Baldacci

Deliver Us from Evil

Author: David Baldacci

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Publication Date: 29 July, 2010

ISBN: 9780892962617

Pages:

Subjects: Mystery, Thrillers, Espionage

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-0-446-56683-4 Trade Cloth, 978-0-446-56408-3 E-Book - Open Ebook; EPUB, 978-0-89296-261-7 E-Book - EPUB; Open Ebook, 978-0-446-57625-3 E-Book - Open Ebook; EPUB, 978-0-446-57191-3

Description:

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 is one of the most gripping thrillers of the year.

This Enriched Edition includes multimedia within the body of the eBook:

- Video & Audio clips

- Video commentary from David Baldacci,TV spot produced for the book, Character Travel Maps

- Extra Photos

- Research notes

- Hand edited manuscript pages

- Original Ending

- Links to Goya websites for paintings referenced in the text

- Written commentary by David Baldacci

PW Publishers Weekly

Review Source: Publishers Weekly

Review Date: 2010-03-15

Bestseller Baldacci's sequel to The Whole Truth (2008) lacks the creative plotting and masterful handling of suspense that marked his earlier thrillers. Evan Waller, outwardly a respectable Canadian businessman but secretly a human trafficker who sells children into prostitution, has expanded into arranging nuclear weapons deals with Islamic fundamentalists. Shaw, the lead of The Whole Truth, sets out to stop Evan, as does Regina "Reggie" Campion, a British femme fatale, who works for a clandestine group that tracks down and executes war criminals. Reggie and Shaw, both of whom intend to make their move while Evan is on vacation in Provence, cross paths while maintaining their cover stories. Shaw becomes attracted to Reggie, even as he fears that Evan, who's in fact a sadistic Ukrainian who served the Soviets, will abduct her. Crucial developments come across as contrived rather than clever. The ultimate resolution will surprise few. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved