DavidBaldacci.com

U.S. Release Date: April 22, 2008

A rising threat has startled the world. Armies are preparing to fight. And as nations slip ever closer to open conflict, the struggle to reveal the truth might be the most dangerous battle of all...

“Dick, I need a war.”

Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to “perception manage” his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.

Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace.

Willing to do anything to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James is a journalist who has just gotten the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned.

In this terrifying global thriller, these characters’ lives will collide head-on as a series of events is set in motion that could change the world as we know it. An utterly spellbinding story that feels all too real, The Whole Truth delivers all the twists and turns, emotional drama, unforgettable characters, and can’t-put-it-down pacing that readers expect from David Baldacci -- and still goes beyond anything he’s written before.

Additional Information

Excerpt

• Read an excerpt from The Whole Truth

U.S. Publication Details

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group USA
• First edition hardcover release date: April 22, 2008
• ISBN: 0446195979, 978-0446195973
• Additional formats available: Abridged and unabridged CD, unabridged cassette, mass market paperback

Print/Online Reviews

• Richmond Times-Dispatch: What is Truth? Baldacci Thriller Asks - April 20, 2008
• The Full Review: The Whole Truth - April 26, 2008
• South Africa's Tonight: Book Reviews - May 1, 2008 - May 1, 2008
• JackieKCooper.com: The Whole Truth by David Baldacci - May 8, 2008
• TheCelebrityCafe.com: Thrill of a Lifetime into a Shadow World - May 7, 2008
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Browsing | Thrillers - May 11, 2008
• The Providence Journal: Thrillers, from the Mundane to the Mystical - May 18, 2008
• The Washington Post: 007's Double - May 26, 2008
  • Reprinted in Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette: Thriller's Pace Covers Quirks with Plot, Prose - June 8, 2008
• The Gazette [Montreal]: Hot Reads for Lazy Summer Days - June 7, 2008
• Lincoln Journal Star: Latest Baldacci Novel Centers Around Political Spinster's Fictitious War - June 13, 2008

Promotions

Bookmark
Download a copy of the promotional bookmark (724 KB PDF) David distributes with signed books.

Podcast
Listen to a podcast interview with The Whole Truth audiobook narrator Ron McLarty at Hachette Book Group USA. Listen at Hachette's Web site or use the controls below.

Promotional Interview
David shares his rationale and process for writing The Whole Truth. Produced by Grand Central Publishing and TurnHere Internet Video. View the original at TurnHere or the David Baldacci YouTube channel version that appears below.

Television Spot
View The Whole Truth promotional television commercial, broadcast in selectmarkets. Produced by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group USA, http://hbgusa.com.

Radio Spot
Listen to The Whole Truth promotional radio commercial, broadcast in select markets. Download the 30-second spot as an .mp3 file (1.2 MB file requires MP3 player like QuickTime or iTunes) or use the controls below. Produced by Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group USA, http://hbgusa.com.