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Deliver Us From Evil (2010)

by David Baldacci(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0446564087 (ISBN13: 9780446564083)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

series

A. Shaw

review 1: I am not a Baldacci fan but did enjoy some of his early efforts like "Absolute Power" plus a couple of the Camel Club novels. I have mixed feelings about this book. It has a number of interesting twists and a totally evil villain who I loved to hate. On the other hand, the characters are somewhat stereotyped and there are just too many coincidences to keep the plot realistic. Shaw, the main protagonist, is a covert operator for a mysterious black ops agency that specializes in capturing and/or assassinating criminals who are otherwise protected or hidden from sight. Reggie, the female protagonist, is a member of a private British clandestine group working to take down Nazis and other evil doers. Shaw's mission is to capture Evan Waller, a Canadian sex trafficker who ... moreis upping his game and selling nuclear bomb components to Arab terrorists. Once captured Waller will be convinced to give up his customers in exchange for a clean slate. Reggie and her team are dispatched to assassinate Waller whose real name is Fedir Kuchin, an ex-KGB agent, who was responsible for massacring thousands of his fellow Ukrainians and faking his own death to escape retribution. All three end up in a town in Provence, France where the plot thickens as everyone has an agenda and no one is entirely clear on what the others are doing. Makes for a very suspenseful story. The plot moves quickly from here on and Baldacci does a good job of keeping the reader guessing with a lot of plot twists including the ending.Except for the aforementioned caveats, I did enjoy the book, especially the last half or so. I do recommend it. Just don't get your expectations too high.
review 2: Baldacci's 'Deliver Us From Evil' delivers what it promises to.. but stops at that. One gets the feeling the author lacked ambition to take his novel to the next level and settled, instead, for an above-average effort. Three-fourths of the story is gripping and tense. Its the final confrontation between the protagonists and the villain that's a bit of a letdown. The biggest plus is Baldacci's villain. After a long time, one comes across a negative character who inspires such dread and hatred. If not for Fedir Kuchin, this would have been a forgettable yarn. less

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