Total Control

By David Baldacci

This was one of the stand alone novels Baldacci wrote quite early on. It was the one that gripped me so hard, I thought it was so clever. I read it at a time in my life when I had a lot of time on my hands. During the end of my third year of university I was on a 5 week placement at... I don't recall the name of the school- it was 23 years ago.
It was a 3 hour trip each way. A lot of time to go stir crazy. So I began reading. Those were the days... 6 hours a day to just sit, reflect and read. What a joy.

Synopsis

Baldacci proves again that he is the new superstar in the thriller firmament, a total master of plo, pacing and surprise.
Jason Archer is a rising young executive at Triton Global, the world's leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his family the best of everything, Archer has secretly entered into a deadly game of cat and mouse. He is about to disappear - leaving behind a wife who must sort out his lies from his truths, an air-crash investigation team that wants to know why the plane he was ticketed on suddenly fell from the sky, and a veteran FBI agent who wants to know it all.
Soon the startling truth behind Jason Archer's disappearance explodes into a sinister plot with the murder of the country's single most powerful individual. And Archer's wife, Sidney, is plunged straight into the violence that is leaving behind a trail of dead bodies and shocking exposed secrets.

Author

David Baldacci is one of the for most popular authors living today. The current publishing run sports the brag "110 million copies sold". That is quite a feat for someone who published their first novel in just 20 years ago.
"Born in 1960 in Virginia, Baldacci received a degree in B.A in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and also a degree in Law from the University of Virginia. For nine years, he practiced law, first as a trial and then as a corporate attorney in Washington, D.C."

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Other books written by the author

The Author is prolific so you can either following the link above to the definative list of his works or the list below is merely what I have read to date of publishing:

• Absolute Power (1996)
• Total Control (1997)
• The Winner (1998)
• The Simple Truth (1998)
• Saving Faith (1999)
• Wish You Well (2001)
• Last Man Standing (2001)
• The Christmas Train (2003)
• Split Second (2003)
• Hour Game (2004)
• The Camel Club (2005)
• The Collectors (2006)
• Stone Cold (2007)
• Simple Genius (2007)
• Divine Justice (2008)
• True Blue (2009)
• Memory Man (2015)

Memory Man

by David Baldacci

I love Christmas gift vouchers. They give me an opportunity of getting caught up with a few books I haven't had an opportunity to read yet.

David has been so prolific since I finished reading "The Camel Club" a few years ago. Where do I begin if I want to get back into reading him. I checked the inside sleeve and discovered that David's books seem to be in sub-sets as they follow the lives of various protagonists.

I picked 'Memory Man" and the follow up novel "The Last Mile" which flows the exploits of Amos Decker, a pro footballer who took a heavy blow to the head, acquired Hyperthymesia. He became a cop and then a detective but when his family is murdered he falls apart. He's now a private detective, injecting himself into a high school murder case. I've enjoyed the story. Its rather light and I can read it at pace. Unfortunately, its nearly 600 pages long and I've really struggled this month to find the time I usually have for reading. I was at book club a few weeks ago and I didn't really talk it up particularly. But having just been able to read the last 50 pages in one sitting I've realised that it has more to do with me and lack time to read rather than any issue with the plot or plausibility of the story.

Synopsis

Amos Decker would forever remember all three of their violent deaths in the most paralyzing shade of blue. It would cut into him at unpredictable moments, like a gutting knife made of colored light. He would never be free from it.

When Amos Decker returned home sixteen months ago to find the bodies of his wife and only daughter, he didn't think he could carry on living. Overhelmed with grief, he saw his life spiral

Author

David Baldacci is one of the for most popular authors living today. The current publishing run sports the brag "110 million copies sold". That is quite a feat for someone who published their first novel in just 20 years ago.
"Born in 1960 in Virginia, Baldacci received a degree in B.A in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and also a degree in Law from the University of Virginia. For nine years, he practiced law, first as a trial and then as a corporate attorney in Washington, D.C."

- Famous Authors

Other books written by the author
The Author is prolific so you can either following the link above to the definative list of his works or the list below is merely what I have read to date of publishing:

• Absolute Power (1996)
• Total Control (1997)
• The Winner (1998)
• The Simple Truth (1998)
• Saving Faith (1999)
• Wish You Well (2001)
• Last Man Standing (2001)
• The Christmas Train (2003)
• Split Second (2003)
• Hour Game (2004)
• The Camel Club (2005)
• The Collectors (2006)
• Stone Cold (2007)
• Simple Genius (2007)
• Divine Justice (2008)
• True Blue (2009)
• Memory Man (2015)