"The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci

Baldacci excels in creating thrillers, and not just well-conceived ones but also those which have a terrifying power to become a reality or in this case, may already have. Image is everything and everything is image - that's the mantra of the perception management firms who not just fabricate the truth but sell the fabrication as the truth. Using this simple yet powerful concept, David Baldacci sets loose a series of events that could bring the world to an end in this book. I liked the story and the concept behind it. The characters are a little shallow, but I still liked the book. The chapters are short and it makes for a very fast read. I give it [3 Stars]


SYNOPSIS: “Dick, I need a war.” Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to “perception manage” his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace. Willing to do anything to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James is a journalist who has just gotten the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned. In this terrifying global thriller, these characters’ lives will collide head-on as a series of events is set in motion that could change the world as we know it.