Haven't finished yet but can't wait to turn the next page. Holds your interest. Great read!

Like other readers, I have not enjoyed some of the recent endeavors of David Baldacci, but The Whole Truth is tightly written story with an appropriate mixture of action, human interest, political overtones, and personal anguish. A sort of global, political Othello story on steroids! The main character of the story, Shaw, has a dark past, remarkable skills, and the kind of integrity we hope exists in our law enforcement operatives everywhere. He is a man of action and handles pain and punishment without allowing difficult circumstances to interrupt his goals.

The smoke and mirrors presented by the "perception management" concept are frightening in their potential for the world, making the reader question virtually all news we see and hear about today. This political thriller has a personal quality that hits home and sounds plausible enough to be happening frequently. Unlike some thrillers that portray people that do not seem to exist, The Whole Truth uses characters with their complexities and frailties that sound realistic, particularly and unfortunately the antagonist of the story, a megalomaniac billionaire.

As Shaw and Katie James seek to uncover the real truth of Konstantin video and the massacre in London, they attempt to overcome their own demons of from the past and the emotional consequences of their unusual circumstances. Without shying away from violence, and yet not unnecessarily graphic, The Whole Truth is that entertaining, page-turning thriller guaranteed to keep the reader interested from beginning to end. A by-product of this book is to be a more than a little suspicious of information that we see and hear everyday.

On the downside, the book was a little predictable at times and the writing style geared for a wide audience, an understandable goal for sure, but a little disappointing in vocabulary and complexity of sentence structure. Still a great read with a higher purpose.

David Baldacci keeps you in suspense at all times. My husband loves his books. He never read much before trying this author. Now he cannot wait until his next book comes out. He is looking forward to reading the next book First Family

Cartoon cut-out characters, predictable plot. To quote Truman Capote, "this isn't writing, it's just typing".

This is the first Baldacci novel I have read and I have to say I did enjoy it, and will see about some of his other books.

The novel is around 300 pages with about 100 chapters, making for very fast paced and easy read. In The Whole Truth Baldacci gives a descriptive narrative that is easy to follow and very simplistic. It impressed me that the vast conspiratorial plot contained in this book was not confusing in the slightest. The characters are likable and plot twists only semi-predictable. If you're looking for an easy read and something that's not very deep you will like this book.

This is a very interesting novel, intelligently written. The best I have read from this author. I highly recommend it. The plot is over political fiction that may one day convert into real if Russia continues its present aggressive posture

The Whole Truth is a thriller about the head of a weapons manufacturing company (Nicolas Creel) who hires a perception management company to plant false information about Russian atrocities, with the aim of creating a Cold War between Russia and China that will cause all the world's superpowers to increase defense spending. At the same time, we are introduced to our hero Shaw, who works for an unnamed and mysterious international law enforcement agency. Shaw's fiancee, Anna, has suspicions about the false media reports and this will eventually lead to Shaw being pulled into a vendetta against Creel.

I read The Whole Truth while on holiday recently and after a slightly slow start, I thought it made an ideal fast-paced and mindless holiday read. Yes, the plot is fairly silly, but if you decide to just go with it, it's entertaining enough. I did get irritated by the cardboard characters throughout (one of whom never gets referred to as anything but "Miss Hottie") and the romance between Shaw and Anna never feels even remotely realistic.

My husband read this book after me, devoured it in a day and rated it more highly than I did. He also had far less problem with the characters than I did and was entirely comfortable with Shaw's mysterious occupation. While it sounds sexist, I do think this is a book than men will enjoy more than women. You can decide for yourself if that means that women are more discerning or perhaps that we are more innately critical. Having said that, the way that the book ends implies that there may be a sequel and if there is, I'd read it.

As usual David Baldacci does an excellent job of character development and making the plot understandable. Even though you know the good guys are going to come out ahead, there are enough twists and turns in the story to make some part of your brain doubt that and make you wonder what's going to happen next.

If you like Baldacci's previous books you're going to like this one.

Now that we all know how the White House "perception managed" us right into the Iraq War, Baldacci's story seems almost too plausible, too realistic, as if he's stolen his plot from newspaper clippings and recent history. Exchange "Ares" for "Haliburton," and it's not even fiction any longer.

I've never read Baldacci before, and I am pleasantly surprised by this book. His "hero" in this novel (A Shaw -- that "A" is not an initial, btw; the orphan had only his surname, so named himself "a Shaw") reminds me of one of my other favorite anti-heroes, Jack Reacher. Shaw's a bit more likable and, unlike Reacher, is actually able to make a connection with another human being; but they are both physically imposing, taciturn, intelligent men, both saving the world single-handedly, one-bad-guy-diverted, one-war-averted at a time. A note about Baldacci's characters in general: I'm listening to the audio version of this book on my commute. Perhaps the reader makes the characters come alive; unlike other reviewers, I find the main characters to be complicated and thoughtful. Even Nicholas Creel has his merits (he spends $80MM on a children's cancer hospital) and Katie, the alcoholic, intrepid, Pulitzer-prize-winning investigative reporter, is all too human as she sits facing a bottle of gin, a glass half-full of tonic and ice, and the dead Afghan child who haunts her.

I read a lot (which doesn't make me less picky) and this book had me hooked by the 2nd chapter. Hope A Shaw returns.

I have previously greatly enjoyed a few other books by Baldacci and so I picked-up this one. Very few thrills here and a very simplistic and predictable read. Ho-hum. Where are the thrills in this "thriller"? I just could not find them. There area no shades of gray here either just a simple balck and white...aka: the good guys vs the bad guys. This author has and I'm confident will do better in the future.