Let me be honest I am hooked on Baldacci maybe not his greatest but who cares , buy this read it enjoy it . Now ! buy it NOW !

Good Read, though not his best undertaking over the numerous novels David Baldacci has written. Having said that I will continue to purchase and read his books.

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.

Nicholas Creel, the owner of a huge weapons manafacturing company, is trying to create a second arms race, to boost his company's ailing finances. To do this he hires a Perception Management firm to create false, but convincing stories of alleged Russian atrocities, over the iternet. This he hopes will enflame public opinion, against that country, and ratchet up tensions between the world's greatest powers.

I found this book an enjoyable, easy read. The storyline reminded me a bit of novels by Clive Cussler, as their is a lot of action going on, within the pages. However, the main characters in the novel, while interesting, do come across as a bit one dimensional at times, and the character development is not nearly as good as in other books that I have read by this author.

However, I feel this book is worth four stars, as it is something of a page-turner. I thought the whole perception management angle was interesting, also, and would wonder how often it is used in the real world.

Welcome to the world of Perception Management an art that takes spin to a whole 'nother level. Spinning is spinning the truth. Perception Management is spinning lies and turning them into the truth or rather, what people believe is the truth. It took a guy like Hitler awhile to spread the Big Lie, in the online world, if done right, the lie moves like wildfire.

Nicholas Creel wants a war, or at least, the threat of one, because he wants to sell arms. He'd love for Russia and China to be at each other's throats, for America to be afraid of the Red Menace once again, love for them all to be lining up and lining his pockets. World War III, is that a problem? Well, maybe not for Creel.

There's a clip going around on the internet of a Russian telling of how he had been tortured, about how his family had been killed. He says it's time the world knew, "The Whole Truth." Soon the mainstream media picks up the story, the whole world believes it, only problem is, it's not the whole truth and the super secret government agency Shaw (a super spy of the first order who only has the one name) works for wants him to investigate and Shaw, tough as he is, does what he's told, because his super secret government agency bosses have him on a short leash as Shaw has a bomb embedded in his arm.

Anna Fischer, the girl Shaw wants to chuck it all for and go off and live happily ever after with, works for a London think tank and when she's killed, because she doesn't believe the lie, Shaw wants to get even. Now throw in a disgraced female reporter named Katie James, who'd love to make her bones all over again and team her up with super tough guy Shaw and give them larger than life enemies and you have a David Baldacci story that would make Robert Ludlum proud.

Reviewed by Vesta Irene

Not quite up to par with his first book, but David Baldacci has mastered the art form known as political intrigue. Nicholas Creel is the protagonist of Baldacci's latest suspense novel and with the war in Iraq coming to an end, this Defensive system mogul seeks to create a new cold war. Ah, reminisce in the good old days of Ronnie Reagan. So Nicholas out sources the job to management guru Mr. Pender who begins to flood the Internet, newspapers, and television with bogus stories and misinformation to create a media frenzy. But when the Phoenix Group is slaughtered by Russians, Pender tries to connect it to China. Just think of the money to be made by a defense specialist if China and Russia went to war. Ah, Nicholas can dream. Like I said earlier, this isn't Baldacci's best work, but I guess when Baldacci set the standard so high with his earlier works, what is?

Editor of the highly recommended novel: Fates by Georgiou, Tino Fates (2nd Edition)

The Whole Truth is my second Baldacci book, the first being The Collectors. Although the two are stylistically similar, if I did not know beforehand, I would have never suspected they were written by the same author -- The Whole Truth is much, MUCH better.

The Collectors was good "fluff." Well this is EXCELLENT fluff! Where The Collectors was corny, tongue-in-cheek, and unbelievable, this book was much more realistic (though still enjoyably cinematic). The protagonist, Shaw, is so hard-boiled, he reminds me of Micky Rourke's character in the Sin City movie, but he's an entirely likable figure, and you can't help but root for him.

This book is also quite timely. Although the device used to stir up anti-Russian sentiment in the book was not at all believable, in real life, the neocons have put into action a much better plan. My only beef with the novel's version of of events is that the U.S. government was blissfully ignorant, and it was all defense-contractor doing. Like The Collectors, and, I presume, Baldacci's other books, The Whole Truth is very skeptical of Big Government and the military-industrial complex. Baldacci is not a hardcore libertarian, but he's a thriller author that hardcore libertarians can more than stomach -- they can enjoy.

This is not great literature, of course, but it was a thoroughly entertaining read. I literally could not put the book down, and for that, it more than merits five stars. Hooray for Baldacci! I hope he keeps this up and lets the corny Camel Club recede into oblivion.

David Baldacci truly understands the dark side of human nature and the Eastern establishment press. In Chapter 19 he cynically refers to Dick Pender as a master of perception management. In one sentence Baldacci states with resounding clarity what the motto of the New York Times should really be.

That is "Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?" The Gray Lady should discard its current motto "All the News that is fit to print" and replace it with the Baldacci aphorism that so accurately depicts the New York Times.

This is a very thought=provoking book, given the current events in Asia and the latest Russian agression. Also makes one think about the awesome power of the Internet. I love Baldacci's books. A great read. Highly recommended!

While I generally enjoy this author, this book was his worst offering to date. I found the story itself to be fairly boring, while the main characters made predictable decisions and the ending was blah. I also found Shaw to be very similar to Lee Child's Jack Reacher. I almost stopped halfway, but plodded through to the end due to some loyalty to Mr. Baldacci. (He wrote one of my all time favorite books, Absolute Power. Read it.....you won't be disappointed with that one.) I was really surprised at the 4 star rating here at Amazon. 99% of the time, the ratings here are dead on, but I must be missing something with this novel. The whole truth here is - don't bother.

very poorly done. the last 2 baldacci books i have bought i have trashed half way through. used to be a great author -- guess it went to his wallet --

I am quickly becoming a David Baldacci fan. This book was excellent. Its cliche to say, but I had a tough time putting it down.

The book has the classic tough guy hero with a lady in tow, the impossible situation that they must figure out how to get through. But Baldacci's writes in a way that doesn't drown you in minute details but gives you enough to picture the setting and characters. The book provides suspense without setting up obvious twists. The book contains no lulls and puts moments in the perfect places.

I'm back on Amazon looking for more Baldacci books involving the main character, so yes, I liked this book a lot.

if sample is an indication the book has to be terrible and not worth your time to read

This book certainly kept me jumping. The concept of "perception management" being used by factions in and out of our government is highly likely during this era. Some of the adventures of our hero were not so believable and the villain was at the far end of evil, with no remorse. It helps in books, because you can do that to the characters. I liked the idea. It made me think about some things going on now in our country. Food for thought book.

I like this author. His new book held me to the end, but I couldn't relate to the "super-sized" hero and the improbable story line. Some of his other books are much more entertaining. The plot in this book is weak.

I really enjoyed this book tremendously, intelligent writing, interesting and intricate plot, excellent character development, and most of all, quite believable!


I highly recommend this one especially if you are an adventure-thriller fan. The way the various geographical events are tied in make for a fascinating reading.

I enjoyed The Whole Truth less than any book David Baldacci has written, and I have read most of his previous efforts. The story is is stretch in terms of believability and it is very slow to develop. If this is an effort to develop a Mitch Rapp(Vince Flynn) type character, it was a failure.

This is what a thriller should be!

Enjoyment plus education--"The Whole Truth" brings you into the military arms world and the interesting new field of perception management (making "truth" for a wealthy client by manipulating the media, especially via the Internet).

In his recent bestseller (TWT), Baldacci serves a literary feast of:
1) fast-paced action around the Globe;
2) sharp, clever sentences like "Those experiences gave him armor for skin.";
3) Revenge served hot when the lover of Shaw (an elite anti-terrorist operator of the US Govt) is killed as collateral damage by the CEO of Ares Corporation, the maker of high-dollar military arms---Shaw begins his personal mission to collect the ultimate revenge. All the security a billionaire can afford cannot protect the CEO from the death sentence Shaw has given him.

Baldacci deserves five stars for TWT & I give it to him!

I enjoyed The Whole Truth less than any book David Baldacci has written, and I have read most of his previous efforts. The story is is stretch in terms of believability and it is very slow to develop. If this is an effort to develop a Vince Flynn type character, it was a failure.

I always love his books and this one is no exception. I sent the last two to my husband in Iraq and told him to pass it on when he was done with it to whoever wanted it, and it made it all over the base. This one is going there too, in the next box. This is a book that I did not want to put down and was sad when it was over. Even if you have not read the last two, this is a prequel and stands alone without the others.

Baldacci sure has been pumping them out lately but this is the best of the lot. An arms magnate uses the media to generate potential world conflict and a change in world order. A small group battle to expose 'the whole truth'..

So far nothing new and I have read many variations on the plot for years. So why four stars? Well, for one it is a page turner, it also has strong characters (most of whom are flawed in some way), entertaining bad guys and sufficient twists to move away from the well trod path of the these types of thrillers. You don't dwell on the slightly flakey aspects of the plot because the story whips you along. The themes of media control and perception management seem daft until you remember that the invasion of Iraq was based on 'facts' that were incorrect....

Many other reviewers compain that the characters are cartoonish and the plot and it's twists implausibile. I don't entirely disagree. I do disagree that it was done in such a way - that it lessened my enjoyment.

It's wonderfully over-the-top evil villian, "James Bond" like over-the-top hero combined with an over-the-top concept (A chess-like approach to creating war --- or at least a cold war) and fast-paced action (every few pages someone's life is hanging in the balance - physically and literally) make for a great ride, that keeps the pages turning.

Did I care a great deal when someone died? No, like James Bond movies - bodies were dropping like flies. And just like those movies, there are some who you care about their growth, motivations and that they survive.

I'm not, like some, a big fan of the Camel Club series - or even many of Baldacci's later works. This is far more reminiscent, with all of it's "over-the-topedness", of The Winner - a book I loved.

If you like the greater elements of cartoons and James Bonds movies--- truly evil villians, super heroes and great world-safety shattering plots - you'll enjoy this one!

What an amazing book. I really liked the way the author brought out the characters. I can easily picture them in my mind. The lead character SHAW had me rooting for him throughout the book. I hope Baldacci continues to make books with this character. Definately worth the read. I had no idea what a "PM" firm was and what they can accomplish in todays world. Gripping storline, characters are easily described and the book flows nicely.

David Baldacci is my favorite author. I have never read a "bad" book.

Recommend his books all the time.

David Baldacci's fast plots and intriguing story lines have made him a favorite author of my friends. I've enjoyed his novels - but this one stepped outside the usual "good, quick read" and captured the same sense of innovation and excitement I experienced when reading his first novel, Aboslute Power. The Whole Truth is very relevant to our instant information age, with spin doctors manipulating perception and blogs carrying news to us faster than old fashioned print media. A very topical and frightening thriller.

I always enjoy reading Baldacci as I find it very hard to put the book down. I say to myself, I will close with the next chapter and then go to bed, but I find myself keeping right on reading until the wee hours of the morning.

This book gets several five stars ratings though I have to only give it four stars in the international aspect. I never really felt like I was Dublin or London or on the Mediterranean. It gets ten stars for timing, and five stars for importance and entertainment.
It is usually hard to be highly entertaining and important at the same time. Clive Cussler is the master of entertainment but he hardly tries to educate or sound alarms. "House of War" and "The Creature from Jekyll Island" are extremely important but hardly entertaining.
This book is easily worth several hundred dollars but I can't hardly do it justice right now because the Bushbarians and the perception managers drove me to drink.
While the author laments on the fact that bloggers often don't double check facts, he overlooks the fact that the Pentagon did the same thing until Reagan gave them the desired budget. The USSR had four ICBMs during the 50's 'missile gap'. There was a missile gap alright. Kennedy went on the air encouraging Americans to dig a nuclear bomb shelter in their back yards. Administrations running with unconfirmed information is hardly new.

This book gets several five stars ratings though I have to only give it four stars in the international aspect. I never really felt like I was Dublin or London or on the Mediterranean. It gets ten stars for timing, and five stars for importance and entertainment.
It is usually hard to be highly entertaining and important at the same time. Clive Cussler is the master of entertainment but he hardly tries to educate or sound alarms. "House of War" and "The Creature from Jekyll Island" are extremely important but hardly entertaining.
This book is easily worth several hundred dollars but I can't hardly do it justice right now because the Bushbarians and the perception managers drove me to drink.
David should have me lend a couple editing suggestions from time to time. To polish the diamond.

Likely one of the worst fiction books ever written. Premise, characters, sub plots simply contrived and unbelievable. I have read all of his previous works and this one is simply horrible. If it wasn't for the fact that I was on a trans-Atlantic flight with few options this book would have never been read. Much like Tom Clancy, Baldacci seems to be ridding on the crest of previous success and puts little or no work into this book.

The book had a good start with double plots and things being unclear where the story would run to. Very psychological. At the end action without any rest or reflection. I could recommend it for the first 3/4 of the book.

I agree with a lot of the criticisms leveled at this book. One dimensional figures, Perils of Pauline situations, sometimes laughable dialogue...but, you know what? I really liked this book. Sometimes, you gotta just go with the James Bond type thing and enjoy it. This was one of them.

The arms business is slowing down because of the lack of cold war confrontations and concerns, so one of the major world dealers, Richard Creel decides it is time to bring back the "good old days." Crell is a Fleming character in the Goldfinger mode. His fourth wife, whom he refers to as Miss Hottie, has an aversion to clothes which will make this a fun film, if it ever goes that route.

In order to turn back the hands of time Creel hires a "perception manager." These are guys that make us think that "change' is good without ever defining it.

He also has a large gang of thugs and cut throats at his disposal to help with the acceptance of the perception his manager is trying to create.

The Bond character is named Shaw. No first name. He is wedded to a gang of international secret intellegence agency types instead of the Brits and run by a guy named Frank, instead of "M". Shaw is in love and wants out from the life he is tied to. The love object is Anna and she unwittingly gets caught up in the perception management scheme and gets killed which, as you might imagine gets Shaw's attention.

It all goes along swimmingly and ends as you might imagine, but it is still a good read for the summer and beats some of the recent efforts from this author.

The Whole Truth is middling effort from David Baldacci. It's nowhere near as bad The Camel Club, not nearly as good as Stone Cold, slightly better than Simple Genius, and a far cry from Absolute Power.

The premise of the novel is extremely farfetched. Certainly, perception management is practiced all the time, but the magnitude of the deception in this novel is so huge and dependent upon so many variables that it's hard to accept. The story hinges on the notion that citizens of the Western world become obsessed with the plight of a Russian dissident who was allegedly murdered by the state. This struck me as highly improbable. Human rights violations occur all over the world all the time, and frankly we try not to think about it too much, particularly if that Country's economy is important to our interests.

As improbable as the whole plot seemed, it didn't really bother me. Elaborate conspiracies are to be expected in novels of this type. What really brings the novel down is the clichéd and silly characters. The villain in this novel is as cartoonish as any Bond villain and the heroes are one dimensional (and apparently invincible).

Frequent attempts to kill our heroes are predictably unsuccessful. As is often the case in these types of novels, our heroes are left for dead, only to survive by some miracle. The villain, of course, ultimately decides that he wants to personally kill our heroes, which enables them to find out who is responsible for everything that has happened when they otherwise never would have.

Don't these villains ever watch action movies? Apparently not, otherwise they wouldn't keep making the same silly mistakes that every other villain makes.

All in all, this novel isn't terrible. It moves along briskly enough and is marginally entertaining. I can't recommend it with much enthusiasm, but I suppose you could do worse. I hear the new Lee Child novel is a real stinker.

"Every country in the world today faces the danger of being terrorized by technology..." Albert Speer Inside the Third Reich (1970)

Hitler's architect and Minister of Armaments could not have foreseen in 1970 how quickly the technology of mass communications would evolve from radio, television and telephone into instant world wide personal and mass communications. The "Perception Manager," a postmodern craftsman whose tools are cutting edge information technologies, keeps his true identity lurking deeply behind strings of code. The mission of this manipulator is clear-make make perception reality and earn erroneous sums in the process.

If the created perceptions get instilled deep enough into the consciousness of the intended audience, it will make little difference if they represent a partial truth or a whole lie. What matters are the results.

Even Albert Speer would have recoiled from the megalomaniacal technological ambitions that David Baldacci reveals in The Whole Truth. To drum up profits, an arms merchant commissions a virtual gambit, an Internet scam whose ambition is to rekindle the Cold War.

Against this evil array we have Shaw. We don't know much about Shaw except he is a stone cold killer and his work for the good guys is mostly involuntary, at least until it becomes personal. Shaw is as much a man of mystery as Baldacci's other great protagonist Oliver Stone. Yet he is younger, and thus more physical and less cerebral than the Camel Club leader.

This is an incredible and chilling tale. It is one you will not easily put down or forget. With any luck, you may never look at information the same way again.

This book was great from beginning to end! When you finish, you'll wish you didn't read it so fast.

Baldacci writes great page turners. On some occasions he produces interesting characters such as Simple Genius or the Camel Club. He does half of this in Whole Truth. Shaw and Katie James were just not believable Creel was a real cartoon figure. Also the coincidences in this book are not believable. Having said all of this I still stayed up late finishing it.

Based upon the truly superb job he did on Absolute Power, David Baldacci is a better writer than he shows in The Whole Truth. He does tell a really original tale, but his characters are thinly drawn and not very interesting.

Also some of the sentence construction is truly awful; a good editor would have caught and corrected this. In addition, there are several errors (typos and the like) in the hardcover edition.

Hey, it's an okay summer read, but don't expect too much.

Did David Baldacci really write this book or did he hire a first year creative writing student from a second (no third) rate college to write it for him? How can someone who wrote Absolute Power write such a SILLY book? Only to make money off his previous successes, although not that many. This book is so full of bad writing it is hard to know where to start in describing it. Here is an example of the wonderful prose: "Machine gun fire came at them like a swarm of bees with fifty-caliber stingers." The plot is unbelievable and at the end when nothing seems to be fitting together "Miracles did, it seemed to happen." Well this book did not have miracles, it is just plain BAD. David Baldacci should be ashamed of him self for putting his name on it.

I have read most of his books but will read the reviews first before I spend my hard earned money on him again.

Baldacci is a writer with considerable talent and he is cosistently able to write a book that keeps the readers interest throughout. He has become known for his ability to take issues of a contemporary nature and place them into an exciting work of Fiction. Much of this is attributable to the characters that he has developed. They have substance as well as depth and grow as the book takes form. This book takes a bit longer to get going than some of previous works, yet once the action starts, this is a difficult book to put down. He takes on the question of Perception Management in this work. It is best described by a quote that is used at the beginning of the book. The quote asks the question, "Why search for the truth when it is so much easier to invent it?". In the age of the Internet and everyone wushing to be first, it gives one pause as to what is really true and what might be conjecture. Although some of what is written appears far-fetched, one must always be vigilant and in a questioning mode. The book is very well done and it is highly recommended by this reviewer.

It has everything, adventure, mystery, romance, and deseption! Very good book! Hard to put down!

The best in a long line of great books from Mr. Baldacci! What makes this book so intriguing and scary, is it is all possible. David weaves in today's world issues, the gullibility of people to accept things without question and the power of Perception Management. This could all happen and no Shaw or Katie to save the day.

David Baldacci's newest novel is the Whole Truth. The plot keeps moving and the story line is interesting. The world is on the brink of war. All major super powers are rearming. Armageddon is about to happen, or is it. The truth makers or masters of control are feeding the world with lies as truths. What is really scary about this book is how much I agree with the precepts of the world peoples being led like sheep. If it is on the news, the net, or the paper, it must be the truth, right? It was frightening for me to read this book because I usually am on the other side of the road when news breaks. I don't believe a word of breaking news. I trust the news as much as I trust a hooded cobra staring me in the face.
I suggest that every person that reads this novel take a good look at the reality of the manipulations. We have been led sheep for far too long. We buy into the enemy, weapons of mass destruction, the hatred, the lust, the wars, the politics, the fashions, the youth, and the list goes on.
The only failure of this book is the cliché of a bad boy black OPS falling in love. As soon as the book begins you know the love of his life is going to die. The wife gets killed, the kids die with her, and the fiancé dies. The bad boy goes nuts with revenge. The meat of this story is so strong I don't think Baldacci needed to bring the dead fiancé into the story at all. The cold bad boy hooking up with strong bad women is getting a bit old. The story is great; you don't need the ice-cold revenge.
Maui H.S.

Mr Baldacci has done it again...created and developed characters that you want to read about again..and again..etc. I am looking forward to his next book.

the whole truth is the very best thriller on the market today. baldacci tells a great story. you must buy and enjoy.

This was a story right out of the current news. Baldacci tells about government secrets and confidential information like it was happening today-and it probably is. This book holds your attention and if you're familiar with his previous books, you get a feel for his characters and his style. It was one of my favorites.

I normally read 2 to 3 books a month, accumulated for the past 45 years. This is the first time I have ever submitted written comments on a book. This is not a review, however I feel it is my duty to write a warning to fellow readers not to waste your time or money on this novel.

The action scenes in "The Whole Truth" might appeal to a sub adolescent comic book reader, but they are are so ridiculously contrived and implausible that they are insulting to the average reader. They get worse with each chapter, right through to the end. I believe in writer's license for entertainment sake, but this book takes it to a childish level, repeatedly.

The plot is very weak in believability and the organizations and characters in the story have little or no foundation, and the dialog is downright silly. I cannot believe this book was actually published.

I enjoyed Baldacci's first novel "Absolute Power", but the following Camel Club series became very repetitive, so it has been all downhill, now seemingly arriving at the bottom.

It looks like David Baldacci may be trying to create a new James Bond-type hero. Shaw is a secret agent who has nerves of steel to take on terrorists single-handedly.

Shaw is a man of action, but he wants out and he wants to settle down with the woman he loves. That is, until she is killed.

Now he's on a mission to find the person responsible. The mastermind is Nicolas Creel, a philanthropist, but also a man who believes the world is better off believing nuclear holocaust is only a button push away.

As a defense contractor Creel benefits from the weapons build up so he not against creating public opinion where it serves his needs. However, it isn't necessarily the truth.

The Whole Truth has some great plot twists and it reads quickly (with the help of short chapters). While it's a great thriller, the central question of the book is intriguing: Just how easily can public opinion be manipulated and to what ends?