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Deliver Us from Evil (A Shaw Series) Audio CD – Audiobook, January 1, 2011

by David Baldacci (Author), Ron McLarty (Reader)

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Locked in a battle of nerve and wits, a mysterious intelligence operative and a vigilante agent race against time to take down a greedy businessman bent on destroying millions of lives in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller.

Evan Waller is 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 over the globe. On his trail is Shaw, the mysterious operative from The Whole Truth, who has tracked Waller to Provence and must prevent him from closing his latest deal. But someone else is pursuing Waller: Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate—and she has an agenda of her own.

Hunting the same man and unaware of each other's mission, Shaw and Reggie will be caught in a deadly duel of nerves and wits. Hitchcockian in its intimate buildup of suspense and filled with the remarkable characters, breathtaking plot turns, and blockbuster finale that are David Baldacci's hallmarks, Deliver Us From Evil is one of the most gripping thrillers you'll read this year.

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Equal parts Hitchcock and James Bond, it's the perfect literary cocktail...One of Baldacci's best."―Richmond Times-Dispatch

"A very clever novel...full marks go to Baldacci for pulling off an especially difficult type of story."
―Booklist

"Plenty of thrills...an engrossing novel with a good balance of characterization, plot, and atmospherics, all wrapped up with the usual thriller pace and action."
―reviewingtheevidence.com

"A fast-paced thriller with action that takes place around the world...The novel builds up the suspense from the first page to the last one."
―Frontlist.com

"Intense action and a lot of drama...Baldacci writes beautifully."
―New York Journal of Books

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David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world's favorite storytellers. His books are published in more than forty-five languages and eighty countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at DavidBaldacci.com and his foundation at WishYouWellFoundation.org.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing; Abridged edition (January 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1607887002
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607887003
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 5.75 inches

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David Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she'd given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.")

David published his first novel, ABSOLUTE POWER, in 1996. The feature film adaptation followed, with Clint Eastwood as its director and star. In total, David has published 48 novels for adults; all have been national and international bestsellers and several have been adapted for film and television. His novels have been translated into over 45 languages and sold in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. David has also published seven novels for younger readers.

David is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy programs across the United States.

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rick

Another good one for a very talented story teller

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023

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I've read most of baldacci's books. He has such a way to grab your attention and not let go. This can be also a horror story. Yes there are truly monsters like this in the world. That is what is scary. The plausible monsters.

Read the book.... You will not put it down until the last page. It is that good.

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More than a spy novel

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023

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Richly, sharply defined characters that you can't look away from snd will want to read in few sittings. DB is truly gifted.

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Another Great Baldacci Book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023

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Really loved this action packed book with many interesting twists and turns! Really do need to read A.Shaw Book 1 before reading this Book 2! Not sure if Baldacci will write a Book 3 for A.Shaw, bit I hope so! In any case, please enjoy the first two A,Shaw Books as this is time well spent!

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023

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Excellent intrigue and a real page turner thanks to the short chapters.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2010

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I listen to alot of books on the road and this is one I listened to recently. Maybe it was because I listened to it rather than read it (by the way, Ron McLarty reads most of the Baldacci books and he is wonderful) but I thought the book was good in that it kept my interest and I was involved in it every step of the way. The last part of the book had me wondering how the main characters were going to get out of the dilemma they were in and, although the main character I knew would survive, it still kept me excited to see how it turned out. I read some of the reviews on this website about this book and alot of them were dissing the book because it was not factually accurate pertaining to the weapons (I don't know much about this so I did not pick this up) and thought the characters were ordinary (I didn't although I've read books that had very similar characters --after all the books I have read it is VERY unusual for me to not read about characters that are similar in other books) and the price which does not relate at all to the book as far as whether or not it is good. My point is this...1. Was I bored? no Was I anxious to get in my car to hear what happened next? Yes Was I interested in the characters? yes Did it have a good plot? yes Because of my answers to these questions, I thought it was good. The one thing that I did not care for was a torture seen that was gross and I graded it down for that.

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Ware Cornell

Great spy fiction is back

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2010

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By the end (perhaps) of the Camel Club series, one sensed that David Baldacci had gone about as far as any novelist could go with an official group of aging do-gooders. It is probably for the best because while Oliver Stone is nowhere in site, Shaw is back. Shaw whose appearance in The Whole Truth promised things to come, truly delivers on that promise, becoming a true icon of spy action protagonists, without the angst of Jason Bourne or the cartoonish qualities of Bond. He is the perfect operative, smart, brave, strong and lonely. Unlike Bond, he can't connect with the ladies without emotional commitment and his emotions lie deep below the surface.

Shaw is the perfect point-man for the operation at hand, to neutralize a Canadian businessman who is about to deliver enough fissionable material to a group of Arabs to take out an American city. The plan to snatch and grab the guy while on vacation in Provence is complicated by the presence in town of another group, completely unofficial, who has its own plans. That group is led by the lovely Reggie Campion who will provide the honey for the sting it is setting up. The tension as the two groups set up their operations while gently colliding is classic. In intelligence operations no one holds all the cards or knows the whole truth. Baldacci takes this this tension and weaves a masterful tale which explodes into credible action at just the right time.

Katie James, Shaw's love interest from The Whole Truth, winds her way into the plot, but it is Reggie Campion who commands our interest and our hopes for the next in this terrific series.

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Jason

A bumpy ride with a great climax and poignant ending. Flawed, but entertaining.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2011

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This is a follow-up to Baldacci's The Whole Truth , which I thoroughly enjoyed and gave a 5-star review. Deliver Us From Evil brings back the hard-boiled Shaw, his boss Frank, and his pseudo-love interest Katie James. The problem is that although the characters have the same names and physical descriptions as in the earlier book, they don't seem to be the same characters at all. "Hard-boiled" Shaw is closer to "over easy" now, and Frank -- the bastard boss who basically had Shaw enslaved -- is now Shaw's would-be friend, therapist, and match-maker. Katie James is the same, but her appearance in the book is minor compared to the last time around.

Nevertheless, Deliver Us From Evil's story is entertaining and action-packed -- if fraught with inconsistencies and implausibilities. These plot holes, however, aren't as numerous or as glaring as they appear at times. For instance, there is one entire thread of the book that had me pulling out my hair because it was so stupid and did not make sense. By the end of the book, it is revealed that the completely nonsensical and implausible explanation was indeed not true, which was good -- but what was not explained is how Shaw and his colleagues could be so stupid as to believe it in the first place, as it made literally no sense! The characters are dumber than the author or this reader, apparently, but even though the ultimate explanation was a good one, it was still ridiculous how Shaw, his allies, and even "the bad guy" could believe what they believed and what the author tried to convince the readers. I'm choosing my words carefully here as to avoid spoilers.

Deliver Us From Evil introduces us to a new shadowy organization, this one with no government sanction at all (unlike Shaw's, which it is revealed is in some way funded by the G8), and has as its mission killing Nazis and other bad guys from old now in hiding. Here, the author sort of struggles with some moral questions, but ultimately resolves them in an unsatisfying manner, to the extent they're resolved at all. (This is somewhat pertinent to today with the recent killing of Osama bin Laden.) This shadowy organization, which boasts the irresistible (to men in the book, that is) blonde heroine "Reggie" -- the female lead of Deliver Us -- hunts down old men who oftentimes near their deaths anyway, and who in some cases have not engaged in capital crimes for many decades. They put the men to death, first showing them evidence of their crimes. In doing this, they are willing to risk not only their own lives but also the lives of innocents -- to kill men who are near death any way for crimes they committed many years ago! This logic is never really questioned, though the morality of their killing is. Nevertheless, when faced with the opportunity to shut them down, Shaw wants to do what he can to keep them in operation (even though he wants to bring the bad guy to trial in the case in which he, Shaw, is working with this organization). It can be safely assumed that these Nazi killers have spilled innocent blood in the past, as they always talk about their willingness to accept "collateral damage." I found this whole aspect morally disturbing, particularly because I don't think the author intended it to be so, but it did not really sully my enjoyment of the book.

Deliver Us From Evil is deeply flawed in many ways, but still entertaining, with its climax being especially good, and it has a poignant ending. I wish Shaw and Frank would have "remained in character" more, I wish the author demonstrated more moral clarity, and I wish some of the ridiculous elements (best example: a mad man provides Shaw with an SUV and directions; Shaw and his party get in the SUV and drive without even checking to see if it is rigged with explosives -- and Shaw knows the man intends to kill them all!) were excised from the manuscript, but overall I enjoyed Deliver Us From Evil quite a bit. Three stars.

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Carmen Coltrane

An all nighter

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2023

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Your stories are great. I had to keep turning the page to see what happened next. This book had a little of everything, but kept you on your toes. The action was intense. I hope this isn't the end of Shaw.

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Anne

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2023

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I enjoyed this book immensely. It keeps you gripped throughout and I found it difficult to read some things, especially the KGB sfuff. Definitely un-put-downable

William Hay

Brilliant writer

Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2020

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I love Baldacci’s writing. Incredible paced plot but wonderful scenes and history and terrific characters. A low tech academic vigilantism meets old school kgb and high tech nuclear world and child sex trafficking. Shaw and Reggie are so original but even Frank grows on you. Great read.