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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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Highly Enjoyable

I am a big fan of David Baldacci. This book was solid as well. It starts out with a husband, Jason Archer, being killed in a plane crash that kills over 200 people. His death is reported to his wife Sydney in the middle of an intense business meeting.

Shortly after, she finds out her husband is a suspect in the plane crash to hide the fact that he was not actually on the plane and he is also suspected of committing fraud and selling corpoarte secrets.

The following story focuses on how Sydney and an FBI agent prove Jason's innocence and track down the real guilty parties. The story is pretty fast paced. Some of it is a bit over the top but definitely a worthwhile listen.

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Awesome,

Out of 21 fantastic Baldacci books that I have read this book wears the crown.

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Thrilling

His stories can make my heart race. Can't stop listening once I start. Good performance.

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Very good.

Love it. the mystery stays on from beginning to end. must read if you are a mystery avid.

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Thrilling

Author didn’t disappoint. Had to stay on toes to keep all the characters straight.
Can’t wait to listen to next book

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Great read

Loved the characters and the storyline. Excellent! The plot keeps you wondering and comes together well at the end.

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Are you kidding???

I don’t know a thing about the Federal Reserve, and frankly I was hesitant to read this book. But I do love Baldacci, so I gave it a shot. I loved it! It kept me guessing, and Baldacci painstakingly explained the whole Federal Reserve in terms even I understand. His characters are fully formed, and I got sucked into the intricate plot immediately. If you like mysteries, really evil characters, heroes and heroines that tear at your heart, murder most foul, and plot twists that will keep you guessing, read Total Control.

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Good but his best work

narorator was not to usual standards. Story was very intersting. Learned a lot about the FED.

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outstanding enjoyed the interaction between the intertwined plots , the final chapters were very predictable

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Liked.

Liked this a lot. Fewer curse words would be appreciated. I liked the storyline. Difficult to put down.

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