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David Baldacci

  • FICTION

    ZERO DAY

    NOV. 1, 2011

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

    JUNE 14, 2011

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

    NOV. 9, 2010

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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  • FICTION

    THE SIXTH MAN

    APRIL 19, 2011

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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  • FICTION

    DELIVER US FROM EVIL

    APRIL 20, 2010

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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  • FICTION

    TRUE BLUE

    OCT. 27, 2009

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

    NOV. 4, 2008

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

    NOV. 6, 2007

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

    APRIL 24, 2007

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

    THE COLLECTORS

    OCT. 17, 2006

THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE COLLECTORS

by David Baldacci

A tepid follow-up to The Camel Club (2005), with few surprises. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    THE CAMEL CLUB

    OCT. 25, 2005

FICTION

THE CAMEL CLUB

by David Baldacci

Sure to be a bestseller, but the guy’s phoning it in. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    SPLIT SECOND

    SEPT. 30, 2003

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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