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Total Control
Total Control
Author: David Baldacci
Mystery/SuspenseLarge Print Edition* A New York Times Bestseller* A Literary Guild Main Selection* A Doubleday Book Club Main SelectionSidney Archer thought she had the perfect life: a loving husband, an adorable baby daughter, and a great career as a senior partner in a major Washington law firm. But when her husband is killed in a plane crash,...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446520959
ISBN-10: 0446520950
Publication Date: 1/1/1997
Pages: 520
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 91 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 6
Edge of your seat page turner. I couldn't put it down! Suspensefull until the end it will keep you guessing until almost the last page!
reader-junf avatar reviewed Total Control on + 7 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Non-stop riveting action with this novel. I couldn't put the book down. Totally unexpected ending.
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Helpful Score: 3
Great action packed yarn about corporate intrigue...I really enjoyed it.
mamatraub avatar reviewed Total Control on + 151 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is the first Balducci novel I have read. The story is very good, I just wish I had started a character list because I had a hard time keeping everyone straight, but, don't let that bother you.
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I liked this book. I thought it was hard to get into in the beginning. I had a difficult time keeping the characters straight to begin with. And I ended up putting the book down two or three times before I got into it. But once I got to the middle it really moved along and I thought the ending was very satisfying.
granpaps avatar reviewed Total Control on + 64 more book reviews
I could not figure this one out until right at the end. You never know with Baldacci.
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Great book with many twists and turns!
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Typically Baldacci! Grabs you on the first page and holds you captive til you finish it.
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A little slow moving compared to other Baldacci books I've read.
allegra avatar reviewed Total Control on + 9 more book reviews
When Baldacci "gets it right", he really does (and he does in this one!). The characters are full of life, literally jumping off the page; don't lose track though, because there are lots of them. The story is riveting and fast paced; the ending sneaks up on you. All in all, a very good, page turning read!
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Great book with a surprise ending!
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Suspence at it's best. You just can't beat a Baldacci novel!
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A GOOD THRILLER. LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE RUN OF THE MILL. BALDACCI IS ALWAYS GOOD.
boomerbooklover avatar reviewed Total Control on + 441 more book reviews
A reprint of one of Baldacci's earlier novels. I liked it, but I think I like his more recent works better. This one involves 2 major technology companies bidding to purchase another tech company that has developed something that will make the Internet obsolete. Man at one bidding company is married to a lawyer at a firm with other lawyers representing bidding company 2. Story also involves Federal Reserve Bank officers, FBI agents, hired killers, kidnappers, evil geniuses, etc., etc. I had to make up a list of characters and their relationships, which helped, and I enjoyed the story, but it seemed more complicated than it needed to be. Oh, and did I mention the plane crash?


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