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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780446618731 ISBN: 044661873X Label: Vision Manufacturer: Vision Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 576 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: Vision Studio: Vision Editorial Review: Product Description: In a world of secrets, human genius is power. And sometimes it is simply deadly... A three-hour drive from Washington, D.C., two clandestine institutions face each other across a heavily guarded river. One is the world's most unusual laboratory, whose goals and funding are a mystery. The other is an elite CIA training camp shrouded in secrecy. Now a man and a woman are about to run a gauntlet between these two puzzle factories, straight into a furious struggle to exploit a potentially world-shattering discovery--and keep some other secrets underwraps forever... Former secret service agents turned private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have seen their lives splinter around them. Michelle lies unconscious ina hospital bed after a night of suicidal violence. And Sean is forced to take on a thankless investigation into the mutder of a scientist just inside the CIA's razor-wire fence near Williamsburg, Virginia. Soon he is uncovering layer after layer of disinformation that shields a stunning world filled with elite mathematics, physicists, war heroes, spies, and deadly field agents. Amid more murder, a seemingly autistic girl's extraordinary genius, and a powerful breakthrough in the realm of classified codes, Sean soon learns enough to put his life at risk. Now more than ever, he needs Michelle--at her best--to help stop a conspiracy of traitors operating in the shadow of the White House itself. From Michelle's courageous struggle to defeat her long-buried personal demons to a centuries-old secret that surfaces in the heat of action, SIMPLE GENIUS pulses with stunning, high-intensity suspense. The heroes of Split Second and Hour Game, David Baldacci's #1 New York Times bestsellers, are back--as you've never seen them before. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Simple disappointmentThe quality of Baldacci's work has continued to decline. Although Simple Genius has a decent premise and moves forward at a nice pace, the writing is very pedestrian. I really find it hard to believe that the same guy who wrote some of the better thrillers in the 90's actually authored this. Very disappointing. Rating:  - I don't think Baldacci wrote this oneI've been a fan of Baldacci, although I must admit, I haven't read all of his books. In contrast with the others I've read, I wasn't even able to finish this one. That is rare for me, because I usually need to know how the story ends. Simple Genius reads as though it was ghost-written. It is full of cliched dialog and unbelievable events. Rating:  - Simple GeniusThis is an excellent read! So far all I have read by this author is great. Rating: - SIMPLE YAWNERShort and sour....the poorest Baldacci book I've read. These characters and plots were highly interesting in their first two outings. Not so here. Frankly it was hard to work up any interest or sympathy for the characters or the story. Just mediocre in every regard, and some of the dialog and character reactions were suprisingly banal and predictable. The CIA "bad guys" were equally poorly drawn and the I found the anti-Bush and civil liberties tirades tiresome and irritating. ... Read More Rating: - Not the David Baldacci I used to Know"Simple Genius" - Well, it was adequate. I just think Baldacci is capable of so much more. Going way back to "Absolute Power", I thought it was brilliant. With "Simple Genius" I was brought in to a certain extent and then from time to time found myself wondering how many pages I had left to go and looking forward to the next book on my unread shelf. |
