Saving Faith
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478952504 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Have patience with this book! I gave this book Have patience with this book! sunnyreader I gave this book 4 stars because I did like it - most of the time. There were several pages and even a chapter or two that added nothing to the story and would not have been missed if they had been removed from the book altogether. Baldacci is so good at writing about government corruption and who spies on who but I felt he went off the track in many places. When he got back to the actual story of trying to save the life of Faith, t. stars because I did like it - most of the time. There were several pages and even a chapter or two that added nothing to the story and would not have been missed if they had been removed from the book altogether. Baldacci is so good at writing about government corruption and who spies on who but I felt he went off the track in many places. When he got back to the actual story of trying to save the life of Faith, t. "Remember J. Edgar Hoover" according to Ronaele Whittington. The take-away thought - " REMEMBER J, Edgar Hoover who had files on almost everyone.This must not happen ever again." If a secret society of True Patriots dislikes the CIA, they can recruit insider-followers from all levels of public and private organizations. They can kill off those who refuse to cooperate. Danny Buchanan and Faith Lockhart, talented and philanthropic (well, sort of benevolent) lobbyists all but die in opposing the. "Another great Baldacci story, but as an Audio book on CD ;(" according to Moto-Mike NH. I am a big fan of Baldacci, I always get my books as audio-CD to fill my commute time. I've enjoyed dozens of books on CD. This is a good story, but it was terribly difficult to listen toTHIS narrator and found myself just pleading for him to get to the end and stop reading to me !! Listening to this narrator go though the sentences of this story was almost like listening to someone reading a shopping list. But what made it even wor
But Thornhill's plan springs a leak: Buchanan's assistant Faith Lockhart discovers her boss's dirty dealings, and she intends to expose the whole mess to Thornhill's nemesis, the FBI. Thornhill's associates attempt to assassinate Faith, but their bullet kills her FBI escort instead. If all this sounds a bit confusing, it is at times. Baldacci works hard to keep the tension steadily rising, but it is sometimes difficult to remember why Faith and Lee can't just stop running and go for help. Working from his secret underground bunker, he blackmails Danny Buchanan, one of the great Washington lobbyists, to front an enormous bribery scheme that will force Congress to bend to the CIA's whims. It sounds like a movie pitch: "The story is like Tom Clancy crossed with John Grisham set in the Washington D.C. Nevertheless, they are very likable heroes, and Baldacci's depiction of the world of lobbyists and the internecine warfare of
In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had: a young woman named Faith Lockhart. But when a private investigator walks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shooting suddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and will tell too much.Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world, Faith has been targeted to die. Now Faith Lockhart must flee for her life - with her story, her deadly secret, and an unknown man she's forced to trust