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| Original Title: | Absolute Power |
| ISBN: | 0330419641 (ISBN13: 9780330419642) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Luther Whitney, Kate Whitney, President Alan Richmond, Christy Sullivan, Walter Sullivan, Bill Burton, Tim Collin, Gloria Russell, Seth Frank, Sandy Lord, Jack Graham |
| Setting: | United States of America |
David Baldacci
Paperback | Pages: 550 pages Rating: 4.16 | 90272 Users | 1834 Reviews
Details Containing Books Absolute Power
| Title | : | Absolute Power |
| Author | : | David Baldacci |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 550 pages |
| Published | : | 2003 by Pan Publishing (first published October 4th 1995) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Suspense. Crime. Mystery Thriller. Audiobook |
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A grizzled professional cat burglar gets trapped inside the bedroom closet of one of the world's richest men, only to witness, through a one-way mirror, two Secret Service agents kill the billionaire's trampy young wife as she tries to fight off the drunken sexual advances of the nation's chief executive. Running for his life, but not before he picks up a bloodstained letter opener that puts the president at the scene of the crime, the burglar becomes the target of a clandestine manhunt orchestrated by leading members of the executive branch. Meanwhile, Jack Graham, once a public defender and now a high-powered corporate attorney, gets drawn into the case because the on-the-lam burglar just happens to be the father of his former financee, a crusading Virginia prosecutor. Embroidering the narrative through assorted plot whorls are the hero's broken romance; his conflict over selling out for financial success; the prosecutor's confused love-hate for her burglar father; the relentless investigation by a northern Virginia career cop; the dilemma of government agents trapped in a moral catch-22; the amoral ambitions of a sexy White House Chief of Staff; and the old burglar's determination to bring down the ruthless president. Meanwhile, lurking at the novel's center like a venomous spider is the sociopathic president.Rating Containing Books Absolute Power
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I have read a lot of Baldaccis books. Like Ive come to expect from him, the plot was fast paced and ever expanding. The evil characters are very very bad. The scope and, dare I say depravity, of the lengths to which people will go to in the book is fantastical, yet in line with the plot. While I didnt like it as much as his later novels, I still feel like his writing is engagingly descriptive and entertaining. What I did not like, however, was the crass sexual content and language. Ive come toI did not enjoy the hopeless, helpless, anxious, unlucky, victim feel for most of the book. I also had problems with the narrator.REVIEWERS OPINION:Bad things keep happening to good guys. I didnt have anybody to root for or to be excited for. No good guy was smart enough. The bad guys kept outsmarting the good guys. And luck was on the side of the bad guys. I never smiled while reading this book. My feelings were unpleasant. One night I had trouble sleeping because I was anxious and worried
Considering this book came out over 25 years ago, and was Baldacci's first novel, I was impressed. The originality of the plot is the key to this book's success: a cat burglar inadvertently witnesses the shooting of the president's mistress by the Secret Service, a situation ripe for a cover up, a cover up that puts the hapless burglar's life in jeopardy. I, like so many others, have seen the Clint Eastwood movie, which I enjoyed, but the book is more complicated with more twists and turns.What
This is probably my favourite of Baldacci's novels. Absolute Power is slick, swift and daring in its plot of corruption, murder, litigious attorneys and the dark side to wealth and cash.
This is another good mystery/thriller novel from David Baldacci. A good balance of suspense and action. Fans of Baldacci's books will enjoy it.
Loved the movie, apparently the book a little less. Still entertaining read.
This is the book that got David Baldacci started in his writing career and for a first book I thought it was his best. I'd seen the movie Absolute Power with Clint Eastwood then I'd decided to read the book and I thought the book was a lot better. It follows the same plot line as the movie but it has many differences in it. It's about a long time thief named Luther Whitney who is in the middle of robbing a rich couple's home and he witnesses a murder and the man involved with it is the President
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