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Hachette Audio (2011), Edition: Abr Rei
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Evan Waller is a monster and his latest business venture could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe unless he can be stopped by two mysterious operatives who are unaware of each other's mission.
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LibraryThing member DBower
Another fantastic book by David Baldacci. It has a wonderful plot and great characters as two organizations go after the same bad guy but for different reasons. There are lots of different twists and turns that make it difficult to put this book down. Be careful because, as in many Baldacci books,
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LibraryThing member libraryclerk
Enjoyed listening to this suspense by Baldacci.
LibraryThing member Justjenniferreading
This was quite the book. It was kind of disturbing, but it was still a pretty good book. I really liked the narrator in this audio book. His voice was easy to listen to. He used different "voices" for each of the characters, much in the same way I do in my head when I'm reading a book.
The story in
That brings me to the characters. They were so well developed. I got a good feeling of who each of them were, and their motivations behind their actions. The opening with Regina was a bit confusing at first, but once I realized what was going on it all made perfect sense.
The writing was excellent. Everything was so well planned and thought out. I don't normally talk about foreshadowing and such in my reviews, because to me the "technical aspects" of a book are not what make or break it for me. But I have to mention that there was quite a bit of foreshadowing in this one. It made me a little more prepared for the gruesome scenes that were coming, but it didn't make them any less disturbing.
This book was so well executed that even despite the gruesome scenes in it I was engrossed in this one. I really liked it and if all Baldacci's novels are written this well I think I'll have to pick up more of them. Truly a great writer.
The story in
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this one is great. There were a few characters, but I was able to keep track of who each person was and how they related to the story. Like I said earlier, it was a bit disturbing. There were a few scenes that had I been reading it I probably would have skipped over them. They were a bit graphic and gave me chills, one scene actually made me nauseous.... But the scenes were really necessary for the story. Without the disturbing scenes the character development would have been way off for one of the characters. That brings me to the characters. They were so well developed. I got a good feeling of who each of them were, and their motivations behind their actions. The opening with Regina was a bit confusing at first, but once I realized what was going on it all made perfect sense.
The writing was excellent. Everything was so well planned and thought out. I don't normally talk about foreshadowing and such in my reviews, because to me the "technical aspects" of a book are not what make or break it for me. But I have to mention that there was quite a bit of foreshadowing in this one. It made me a little more prepared for the gruesome scenes that were coming, but it didn't make them any less disturbing.
This book was so well executed that even despite the gruesome scenes in it I was engrossed in this one. I really liked it and if all Baldacci's novels are written this well I think I'll have to pick up more of them. Truly a great writer.
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LibraryThing member havetea
Deliver us From Evil is fast pace, intrigue dealing with retribution of the last living Nazis as well as people who have done extreme " EVIL" in the world. Which leaves room for a sequel or two. Two separate organizations collide for different reasons when trying to mastermind the downfall of an
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illicit and evil business man who has made his fortunes buying and selling anything. He has a secret, evil past he has deliberately gone to extreme measures to cover up. The characters, story development was thrilling but not sustaining. Don't get me wrong I bought into the "fix" and didn't put the book down till I finished. Show Less
LibraryThing member mikefitch
Don't read this before bed (unless you don't want to sleep).
LibraryThing member justabookreader
Evan Waller is a monster. A sadistic and ruthless killer, he cares for nothing and no one. His business practices are cold and methodical; money being his only goal. He traffics in women, children, and nuclear weapons and people in the world believe he should be brought to justice. One such person
There is one thing I need to say right off the start with this book --- Waller is a great bad guy. He’s cruel, disgusting, scary, cold, calculating, and just so good at being bad that you honestly want him to be dead. And you don’t want his death to be a pleasant or easy one, the guy should suffer. So when two people do try to kill him, you find yourself cheering them on. OK, so I was a bit disturbed by the fact that I was cheering on two characters to take the life of a third but he was that bad!
While it’s an engrossing and fast read, there are a few corny lines and some “Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me,” moments in this book. And it’s a, “I’ve got your back do you have mine?” line that is the culprit I’m hinting about here. Some of the dialog felt odd, old, and a bit bumbling, but this didn’t ruin the story. While those hokey lines take you out of the story for a breather, there is enough to pull you back in quickly. This is a story about people out to murder a murderer, and there are a few torture scenes that I could have gone without reading, but they did fit so I can’t say they were too much.
The ending, I feel I must address it. No, don’t worry, I won’t be ruining it by telling you any more than this --- for me it felt predictable. I think I was expecting more from the bad guy. Up to this point in the book he had been much more creative and while it’s a fast paced ending, I felt as if it had been done before. There is one more thing that bothered me about the ending but in the spirit of not giving it all away I will say no more than it was just too easy.
Now, you will be entertained by this book, if you like thrillers like this, but once the book is done, you’ll move on to the next easily without lingering. I don’t think this is a bad thing as there are a lot of books out there that I don’t find myself thinking about after I turn the last page. It’s just a warning from me and how I felt, you might have a completely different reaction so feel free to ignore this. If you’re looking for something to keep you busy on a plane or at the beach, it’s not a bad pick.
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is Reggie Campion, a member of a secret vigilante group. Her group has an agenda and that is to hunt down Waller, show him his deeds, and bring justice. She intends to kill him. Unfortunately, she is not the only person hunting Waller. Shaw, a mysterious operative from an unknown government agency, is also out for Waller. When Waller, Reggie, and Shaw all end up in Provence, the hunt begins.There is one thing I need to say right off the start with this book --- Waller is a great bad guy. He’s cruel, disgusting, scary, cold, calculating, and just so good at being bad that you honestly want him to be dead. And you don’t want his death to be a pleasant or easy one, the guy should suffer. So when two people do try to kill him, you find yourself cheering them on. OK, so I was a bit disturbed by the fact that I was cheering on two characters to take the life of a third but he was that bad!
While it’s an engrossing and fast read, there are a few corny lines and some “Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me,” moments in this book. And it’s a, “I’ve got your back do you have mine?” line that is the culprit I’m hinting about here. Some of the dialog felt odd, old, and a bit bumbling, but this didn’t ruin the story. While those hokey lines take you out of the story for a breather, there is enough to pull you back in quickly. This is a story about people out to murder a murderer, and there are a few torture scenes that I could have gone without reading, but they did fit so I can’t say they were too much.
The ending, I feel I must address it. No, don’t worry, I won’t be ruining it by telling you any more than this --- for me it felt predictable. I think I was expecting more from the bad guy. Up to this point in the book he had been much more creative and while it’s a fast paced ending, I felt as if it had been done before. There is one more thing that bothered me about the ending but in the spirit of not giving it all away I will say no more than it was just too easy.
Now, you will be entertained by this book, if you like thrillers like this, but once the book is done, you’ll move on to the next easily without lingering. I don’t think this is a bad thing as there are a lot of books out there that I don’t find myself thinking about after I turn the last page. It’s just a warning from me and how I felt, you might have a completely different reaction so feel free to ignore this. If you’re looking for something to keep you busy on a plane or at the beach, it’s not a bad pick.
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LibraryThing member delphimo
I have always enjoyed David Baldacci's books due to all his research and allowing me to learn something during the reading. This book is interesting, but too graphic in the types of torture, and too many scenes of torture. I realize that evil lurks everywhere, but I do not need to know, in detail,
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all the brutal uses of torture. The story moves quickly, and just when you feel the issue will be resolved, a stupid mistake extends the race. The ending also proves that blood ties are not always important. Show Less
LibraryThing member TomWheaton
I didn't think that this book was up to par with some of his earlier books especially the Camel Club series. Although it did become a page turner during the last 100 pages or so. I will contiue to read his books hoping for another Camel Club book.
LibraryThing member PegSwaney
Shaw meets Reggie when both trying to apprehend/kill evil murderer from Ukraine. Good
LibraryThing member Kingray
This worst ending. Hardly believeable
LibraryThing member marient
Absorbing read as Shaw hunts down a monster killer, Evan Waller, aka Fedir Kuchin, a Nazi madman.
LibraryThing member tiddleyboom
Wow. My first Baldacci. What a ride! I love the James Bond like feel without the over-the-top James Bond world. Definitely worth the sleepless night to finish it.
LibraryThing member RDeck
If I had been reading this rather than listening to it, after a few chapters I would have skipped to the last chapter and been done with it.
LibraryThing member bacreads
I thought this was better than "True Blue" but not up to the quality of his earlier novels. It took me longer to read than it would usually take me to read a Baldacci story because it just wasn't that "fresh" or different. I really didn't care much about the characters and the plot was just not
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LibraryThing member readingwithtea
"A sharp wind smacked against the window, apparently trying to force its way inside"
Normally I'm a big Baldacci fan (see True Blue - I read pretty much all his other works before I started blogging) and this had all the makings of an excellent plot: vigilantes hunting down war criminals at large, a
But it just got too violent for me. I'm used to the investigators/agents/heroes finding people who have been brutally tortured and murdered - I'm not using to reading along as the bad guy does the torturing and killing. Baldacci just went one or two notches further to the gruesome side and it was too much for me, so I had to give up at page 230 (out of 596).
Normally Baldacci et al get 7/10 but the book loses a few points because:
- the Englishness of the UK characters was hugely overdone, they all talked in stereotypical phrases: "Well, bloody paper can be nicked pretty easily too" "Smashing" "Eh, Reg, you shoulda rung up... Almost shot you. Be in a funk for weeks if I did that"
- the blurb alludes to a third storyline, and yet by page 230 we've only been introduced to the lead character in that plotline... bit slow to get going there I think.
Ah well. Can't win them all.
Normally I'm a big Baldacci fan (see True Blue - I read pretty much all his other works before I started blogging) and this had all the makings of an excellent plot: vigilantes hunting down war criminals at large, a
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recurring agent Shaw coming into conflict with the vigilantes and the war criminals, settings in the US, UK and Provence...But it just got too violent for me. I'm used to the investigators/agents/heroes finding people who have been brutally tortured and murdered - I'm not using to reading along as the bad guy does the torturing and killing. Baldacci just went one or two notches further to the gruesome side and it was too much for me, so I had to give up at page 230 (out of 596).
Normally Baldacci et al get 7/10 but the book loses a few points because:
- the Englishness of the UK characters was hugely overdone, they all talked in stereotypical phrases: "Well, bloody paper can be nicked pretty easily too" "Smashing" "Eh, Reg, you shoulda rung up... Almost shot you. Be in a funk for weeks if I did that"
- the blurb alludes to a third storyline, and yet by page 230 we've only been introduced to the lead character in that plotline... bit slow to get going there I think.
Ah well. Can't win them all.
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LibraryThing member dekan
now this was teh david baldacci i liked. this book is about Evan Waller iwho's a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything… and anyone. In search of new opportunities, Waller has just begun a new business venture: one that could lead to millions of deaths all
this book was greate and keep you interested through out. i really liked it and this is similar to the earlier reads i've read by this author and loved. so glad he's back, i wasn't overly impressed with the last few.
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over the globe. On Waller’s trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who must prevent Waller from closing his latest deal. Shaw’s one chance to bring him down will come in the most unlikely of places: a serene, bucolic village in Provence.this book was greate and keep you interested through out. i really liked it and this is similar to the earlier reads i've read by this author and loved. so glad he's back, i wasn't overly impressed with the last few.
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LibraryThing member TerriBooks
#2 in the Shaw and Katie James series -- although you gotta wonder why Katie gets her name in the title for the little she's here -- is more violent and darker than I generally enjoy reading. This could have been better; the idea of two semi-legit groups tracking the same psychopath unknown to each
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other should have been fertile ground for a more interesting, more varied plot. Since you know Shaw and Katie aren't going to end up dead, there's really no surprise. Unless it is that they only survive with help from a totally unexpected ally rather than Shaw's strength and quick thinking. I'm willing to read thrillers with unbelievably bad "bad guys" and unimaginably resourceful "good guys" but I want some joy in the book, some warmth between characters, some reason to feel good about the people. It's missing. On the other hand, the first half of the book did make me want to take a trip to Provence some day. Show Less
LibraryThing member taylorsteve
Macabre theme, and slow action without much suspense. I'm not sure why I read it.
LibraryThing member hemlokgang
A fast-paced tale which made me consider that evil has no gradations, while good has many shades and variations.......Hmmmm.
LibraryThing member Chiefe7
Looking forward to seeing Shaw and Reggie again. Action and suspense right to the last page. I did guess the inside source near the end.
LibraryThing member cathymoore
Invincible spy/assassin Shaw returns for more "wet work" except this time he gets more than he bargained for when if turns out another team of killers for hire has targeted the same person he has. A good easy to read thriller.
LibraryThing member LivelyLady
Two organizational trying to exterminate the same man bring Reggie and Bill together in this fast moving international chase.
LibraryThing member csayban
“Why do you need that?”
“Because I want to make sure I stop the pain before I kill you, of course.”
Abdul-Majeed tensed and began to chant under his breath.
“So your god is great, Abdul-Majeed?” said Waller, translating the words. “We will see how great he is to you.”
The mysterious
As always, Baldacci sets his scenes beautifully and provides his trademark sharp dialog. The action is intense at times, but the story lacks the punch of a great thriller relying on dramatic scenes instead of building the tension continuously. There is a feel of inevitability to the first half of the book, with a culmination that is quite predictable. The second half of the book is disjointed and at times feels likes some of the story that should have been there had been cut out of the book. And while the characters are interesting, they often feel too one-dimensional and I didn’t really feel any emotional tie to them.
The ending had some interesting twists, but it really didn’t engage me in the way The Whole Truth did. The characters seemed more clichéd on the second trip around and I’m not nearly as courteous about what happens to them next as I feel I should. That said, the book is very readable and I never felt bored. It’s a good story, but not a great one. I’m hoping for much better from Baldacci with this series the next time.
“Because I want to make sure I stop the pain before I kill you, of course.”
Abdul-Majeed tensed and began to chant under his breath.
“So your god is great, Abdul-Majeed?” said Waller, translating the words. “We will see how great he is to you.”
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super-operative known as Shaw is back to face an even more deadly foe in Deliver Us From Evil. Fresh off of Baldacci’s The Whole Truth (4.0 stars, Recommended) he finds himself tasked with bringing in monstrous Evan Waller, a businessman who’s dealing in sexual slavery and nuclear material has him in the crosshairs of Shaw’s organization. But there is far more to Evan Waller than Shaw knows. Shaw also doesn’t realize that he is not the only one targeting Waller and not everyone has the same agenda that he does. They all come together in the quiet French town of Provence, as everything quickly falls apart.As always, Baldacci sets his scenes beautifully and provides his trademark sharp dialog. The action is intense at times, but the story lacks the punch of a great thriller relying on dramatic scenes instead of building the tension continuously. There is a feel of inevitability to the first half of the book, with a culmination that is quite predictable. The second half of the book is disjointed and at times feels likes some of the story that should have been there had been cut out of the book. And while the characters are interesting, they often feel too one-dimensional and I didn’t really feel any emotional tie to them.
The ending had some interesting twists, but it really didn’t engage me in the way The Whole Truth did. The characters seemed more clichéd on the second trip around and I’m not nearly as courteous about what happens to them next as I feel I should. That said, the book is very readable and I never felt bored. It’s a good story, but not a great one. I’m hoping for much better from Baldacci with this series the next time.
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LibraryThing member she_climber
I was nervous to try this book since I didn't care for the first in the Shaw series, but I this one completely changed my mind. I really liked the characters, much more depth and believable. The storyline was engaging, and the thrills kept coming. Oh and a completely heinous villian, all made for a
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LibraryThing member jo-jo
This was an awesome book to listen to and it had me hooked from the opening scene. McClarty does a great job of narrating this action packed story that takes us through another of Shaw's assignments. Little does Shaw know that another organization is tracking the same villain, but for a totally
I enjoyed this audio so much that I went to see if I missed any other books that are part of the series. At this time, the only other book with Shaw is The Whole Truth, which I also listened too, but enjoyed Deliver Us From Evil much more. You can also read my review of The Whole Truth here if you are interested.
Shaw and his men are tracking down Waller, hoping to put an end to his part in a human trafficking ring. During his assignment he crosses paths with Reggie and her crew who are tracking a man named Kuchen, for war crimes he was never convicted for. Reggie has made a career of this, and cannot anticipate the monster that Kuchen really is.
I feel I should warn you that Kuchen truly is a monster. There are torture scenes in this novel unlike any I have read previously. And maybe that is because I don't usually read this genre, but they were very graphic, leaving me gripping my steering wheel and screaming down the highway like a nutjob.
Without giving too much away I will tell you Shaw and Reggie join forces to get their villain. This book not only contains plenty of action, but even a little bit of romance. And I think I also have to admit I developed quite a crush on Shaw. I mean who wouldn't, with a 6'6" package of muscled man that also has a soft side? I don't hesitate in recommending the audioversion of this novel.
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different purpose.I enjoyed this audio so much that I went to see if I missed any other books that are part of the series. At this time, the only other book with Shaw is The Whole Truth, which I also listened too, but enjoyed Deliver Us From Evil much more. You can also read my review of The Whole Truth here if you are interested.
Shaw and his men are tracking down Waller, hoping to put an end to his part in a human trafficking ring. During his assignment he crosses paths with Reggie and her crew who are tracking a man named Kuchen, for war crimes he was never convicted for. Reggie has made a career of this, and cannot anticipate the monster that Kuchen really is.
I feel I should warn you that Kuchen truly is a monster. There are torture scenes in this novel unlike any I have read previously. And maybe that is because I don't usually read this genre, but they were very graphic, leaving me gripping my steering wheel and screaming down the highway like a nutjob.
Without giving too much away I will tell you Shaw and Reggie join forces to get their villain. This book not only contains plenty of action, but even a little bit of romance. And I think I also have to admit I developed quite a crush on Shaw. I mean who wouldn't, with a 6'6" package of muscled man that also has a soft side? I don't hesitate in recommending the audioversion of this novel.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010-04
ISBN
1607887002 / 9781607887003