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David Baldacci

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

ZERO DAY

by David Baldacci

Relentlessly formulaic, but Puller is a strong enough protagonist to keep the pages turning. Full review >

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FICTION

ONE SUMMER

by David Baldacci

Baldacci’s muscle-bound style doesn’t do subtle: He is best at choreographing fight scenes, rescues and dire brushes with... Full review >

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FICTION

HELL'S CORNER

by David Baldacci

Strap on your Glock. Grab an extra magazine of shells. There's danger and excitement lurking around this Corner. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE SIXTH MAN

by David Baldacci

Authentic scenario, mystery piled on misdirection and more double-crosses than a tic-tac-toe tournament. Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

DELIVER US FROM EVIL

by David Baldacci

The characters are paper thin, the plot twists mostly telegraphed, but the betting here is that the Baldacci army will once... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

TRUE BLUE

by David Baldacci

Gracelessly written, often implausible and inescapably pulpy, but also fast-paced and entertaining. Full review >

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FICTION

DIVINE JUSTICE

by David Baldacci

Tighter than the writer’s most recent efforts, but far from spellbinding. Full review >

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FICTION

STONE COLD

by David Baldacci

Baldacci (Simple Genius, 2007, etc.) can do this stuff in his sleep now, but it’s still entertaining enough. Full review >

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FICTION

SIMPLE GENIUS

by David Baldacci

Lamer than usual. Has the formula at last run thin enough to keep Baldacci off the bestseller list? Full review >

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FICTION

SPLIT SECOND

by David Baldacci

Assembly-line legal thriller: flat characters, lame scene-setting, and short but somehow interminable action: a lifeless... Full review >

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