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Total Control

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
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When her husband mysteriously disappears in a plane crash into the Virginia countryside, a devastated wife must sort out truth from lies in this pause-resisting New York Times best seller.

Sidney Archer has it all: a husband she loves, a job at which she excels, and a cherished young daughter. Then, as a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, everything changes. And suddenly there is no one whom Sidney Archer can trust.

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. He is about to disappear - leaving behind a wife who must sort out his lies from his truths, an accident team that wants to know why the plane he was ticketed on crashed, and a veteran FBI agent who wants to know it all.

©2002 David Baldacci (P)2013 Hachette

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Not my favorite.

I know this was the novel first he got published. I can see a lot of improvement in his writing over the years. It was a good story and was worth reading, but very typical of the time when it was published, I'm so glad he has grown into a better author and he has! There are writers who have not changed at all in the last 20 years and I've quit reading them. I'm tired of the story being infused with a steady stream cussing and the sex that adds nothing to the storyline, It seems silly at my age to quote my mother but, I'm going to do it. She used to say when you cussed you only showed others your lack of vocabulary, Personally I don't see why a writer needs to fill the pages of a good novel with that kind of language when writing he cussed says it all without writing the words and making me read something I don't want to read let alone hear on my iPhone on Kindle especially if a child is nearby .

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Loved it! Didn't want to put it down. Loved the main characters and the supporting characters. Didn't want it to end.

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Good

David Baldacci does it again, twists and turns, keeps you guessing til the end. fantastic narrator, memorable main characters.

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Exciting

This book is full of thrilling twists and turns. The detail of the investigation and the various intermingling parts that enter into the story has you wanting to continue to the end.

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Another Baldacci Great!

what a fabulous novel! hooked the whole way through!!! gonna' listen to it again cuz' it was soooooo good!👍👍👍

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Loved it!

I had read it several years ago but had mostly forgotten the plot line. I really got into it this time! soo much greed and treachery... Once again, High finance and powerful western men looking for still more power are at the center of the evil.

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My Favorite Baldacci Book

Suspenseful, intriguing, great protagonists, perfectly hatable villains. Didn’t want to stop listening. Recommend to any Baldacci fan or anyone looking for a suspenseful ride. Icing on the cake - narration was excellent.

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I love David Baldacci


Great story keep me listening to the very end I was in suspense as all his books do.

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Such a great intriguing story

So many twists and turns like skiing in the Alps on the set of a James Bond movie. Such a treat.

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Great storyline.

Another great piece by Dave can’t wait to read the next one.
Always fun to listen

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