They belong to the privileged of this society. They have a beautiful daughter and a solid marriage. Her husband is a computer whizz working for a prominent company. Vachon WICKENBURG, AZ - Sidney Archer is a lawyer in good standing for an important law firm. I'll be checking much more closely in future.īOOK REVIEW: Total Control by David Baldacci The Up’s and Down of Marriage Jean A. I might have saved my credit for Baldacci's latest. I just wish that Audible had made it clear when I 'pre-ordered' this audiobook that I was getting an 11 year old novel. Also on the plus side, the reader did a fine job. Well, in spite of the historical nature of this novel, it is a pretty good thriller, one that I recommend. What? No texting? Oh, yeah, right.that's how things were in the deep dark distant past, back when FBI agents were luddites who used Smith-Coronas. And why would anybody have a cell phone that can't do a google search or take a picture or tell you exactly where you are. Most of the youngsters using computers these days probably have no idea what a floppy disk is or why anybody would use a telephone modem to connect to the internet. We've had several generations of computer and communications technology since 2002. The tech in this novel is severely dated. I would not be surprised to hear that Mr Baldacci wrote this in the mid '90s. By the time I was halfway through it, I had to check the copyright date, which turned out to be 2002 (Audible release date 4/2/13). When I downloaded it, I thought I was getting the latest new Baldacci novel. This book is vintage Baldacci, literally. Good thriller but technology from the last century I would have liked a little more character development and bit more editing.

I consider it a solid wall-ball double, to make a baseball analogy. It is a must if you have been a long term fan. If you are new to Baldacci it will motivate you to read some of his others. This book will appeal to someone who is very much a mystery thriller reader. The narration is good, I am not crazy about the way Jonathan Maroz performed it but he did not detract from the suspense. You are left with nothing at the beginning and the twists and turns are slowly revealed with excellent descriptive detail. I really liked the way he setup the story. The book starts off with a plane crash and then a one month rewind - not a spoiler because it happens so quickly. It only takes a couple of chapters before you are really feeling the impending weight of the unfolding mystery. One of the best things about this novel is how quickly Baldacci gets you to bond with the Archer family. Story doesn't disappoint - well spent 10 hours

Baldacci total control review