Deliver Us from Evil (Shaw Series)

I think I've read this before Our hero, A. Shaw, is on the trail of the evil sadistic megalomaniac Nicholas Creel - no, wait, it's Evan Waller this time. Waller/Creel is a hugely successful businessman in his 60's with a contempt for weak people and thinks that the strong should rule the world, but still sees a place for going to church. His one weakness is younger women, whom he'll enjoy for a while and then kill, or at least try to. He is assisted by his loyal but weak aide, Dick Pender - no, no, that's Alan Rice - who fails him once too often and is murdered as a result. Waller arranges the murder of Shaw's current love interest, Anna - whoops,. Davis said have read many of Baldacci's books which I generally like better than this one. I have read many of Baldacci's books which I generally like better than this one. I don't think the author liked this one very well either because he returned to the major theme of male versus female operatives first in competition and then in cooperation with each other in the Will Robie/Jessica Reel series which I think he did it considerably better. If you are considering this book and haven't read the Robie books buy them instead. SPOILER: I thought that the way both sides in this book toyed with the other in what was really a very dangerous and violent confrontation was a major flaw in the work. If you are huntin. Another Baldacci Winner I like Baldacci's style, across all his venues. This one with the continuation of the A Shaw character, was well-done with enough suspense and narrative to hold my interest late into the night. Of the several violent sequences, it was graphically descriptive and frightening, but the scenes fit the story perfectly. It helped to have read the preceding A Shaw story.

From Publishers Weekly Bestseller Baldacci's sequel to The Whole Truth (2008) lacks the creative plotting and masterful handling of suspense that marked his earlier thrillers. Shaw, the lead of The Whole Truth, sets out to stop Evan, as does Regina Reggie Campion, a British femme fatale, who works for a clandestine group that tracks down and executes war criminals. All rights reserved. Shaw becomes attracted to Reggie, even as he fears that Evan, who's in fact a sadistic Ukrainian who served the Soviets, will abduct her. The ultimate resolution will surprise few. Reggie and Shaw, both of whom intend to make their move while Evan is on vacation in Provence, cross paths while maintaining their cover stories. Crucial developments come across as contrived rather than clever. Evan Waller, outwardly a respectable Canadian businessman but secretly a human trafficker who sells children into prostitution, has expanded into arranging nuclear weapons de

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 will be one of the most gripping thrillers of the year.. And now, there is someone else pursuing Waller in Provence-Reggie Campion, an agent for a secret vigilante group headquartered in a musty old English estate-and she has an agenda of her own. Shaw's one chance to bring him down will come in the most unlikely of places: a serene, bucolic village in Provence. Evan Waller is a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anythi