
Total Control
David Baldacci(Author)
Pan Books (Publisher)
Published on 27. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-1-0350-3710-0 (ISBN)
Description
Set in the cold-blooded world of high-tech espionage, Total Control was David Baldacci's enthralling second novel. It became a New York Times bestseller, cementing Baldacci as a worldwide bestselling author of non-stop action fiction.
With an exclusive new introduction from the author.
'Baldacci is the master of American detective stories' - Jeffrey Archer
*****
Total control. You'll kill to keep it . . .
A RISING STAR.
Jason Archer is a young executive at a world-leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his wife and daughter the best of everything, he enters into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
A GRIEVING WIDOW.
When a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, Sidney Archer is devastated by the loss of her husband. But then she learns the job interview Jason was flying to never existed, and everything changes. Suddenly there is no one she can trust.
A RACE FOR THE TRUTH.
A suspicious air crash investigation team, a tenacious veteran FBI agent and the threads of a sinister plot all beg the question: what really happened to Jason Archer?
Perfect for fans of the Travis Devine and Atlee Pine series, Total Control is a breathtaking thrill ride of non-stop action and suspense from international bestselling author David Baldacci.
*****
KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
'One of the world's thriller masters' - Daily Mail
'Baldacci is still peerless' - The Sunday Times
'One of the all-time best thriller authors' - Lisa Gardner, author of One Step Too Far
'Baldacci delivers, every time!' - Lisa Scottoline, author of What Happened to the Bennetts
'A master storyteller' - Associated Press
'Baldacci cuts everyone's grass - Grisham's, Ludlum's, even Patricia Cornwell's - and more than gets away with it' - People
With an exclusive new introduction from the author.
'Baldacci is the master of American detective stories' - Jeffrey Archer
*****
Total control. You'll kill to keep it . . .
A RISING STAR.
Jason Archer is a young executive at a world-leading technology conglomerate. Determined to give his wife and daughter the best of everything, he enters into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
A GRIEVING WIDOW.
When a plane plummets into the Virginia countryside, Sidney Archer is devastated by the loss of her husband. But then she learns the job interview Jason was flying to never existed, and everything changes. Suddenly there is no one she can trust.
A RACE FOR THE TRUTH.
A suspicious air crash investigation team, a tenacious veteran FBI agent and the threads of a sinister plot all beg the question: what really happened to Jason Archer?
Perfect for fans of the Travis Devine and Atlee Pine series, Total Control is a breathtaking thrill ride of non-stop action and suspense from international bestselling author David Baldacci.
*****
KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
'One of the world's thriller masters' - Daily Mail
'Baldacci is still peerless' - The Sunday Times
'One of the all-time best thriller authors' - Lisa Gardner, author of One Step Too Far
'Baldacci delivers, every time!' - Lisa Scottoline, author of What Happened to the Bennetts
'A master storyteller' - Associated Press
'Baldacci cuts everyone's grass - Grisham's, Ludlum's, even Patricia Cornwell's - and more than gets away with it' - People
Reviews / Votes
Baldacci is the master of American detective stories -- Jeffrey Archer, author of the William Warwick novels The talented Baldacci proves to be as adept in this new venture as he is in his contemporary-set novels -- <i>Financial Times</i> on <i>One Good Deed</i> David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more -- Jane Harper, author of <i>The Dry</i> Baldacci keeps things moving at express-train speed * Daily Express *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-3710-0 (9781035037100)
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E-Book
11/2011
Pan Books
€14.49
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Person
David Baldacci is one of the world's bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services. His first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than fifty bestsellers featuring, most recently, Travis Devine, Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, and Atlee Pine. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US.
Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci.
Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci.