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Author: David Baldacci
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Simple Genius Description
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446618731
ISBN: 044661873X
Label: Vision
Manufacturer: Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 576
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher: Vision
Studio: Vision
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446618731
ISBN: 044661873X
Label: Vision
Manufacturer: Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 576
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher: Vision
Studio: Vision
Editorial Review of Simple Genius
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.
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.
Customer Reviews of Simple Genius
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: My First (and Last) Baldacci book.
Review: The story line and plot of this book had potential from the start. However, I found the writing to be trite, and the linking logic often simple and flawed. I read it through to the end because Baldacci was new to me, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Also I had spent some time at the Naval Weapons station and was curious what he had to say about the area.
How many times did my eyes fall upon the phrase.. "so and so quickly brought so and so upto speed on what happened".. yawn..
Other trite items.. The author would go into lengthy explanations of how the main characters prepared for the unexpected.. then.. the one thing they didn't think of happens.. "What now batman?".. well.. gee.. look a ladder!.. gimme a break! Once, twice.. but all of the time.. .. YAWN..
This book is not a page turner.. save your effort.. read something else you have been curious about!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Simple disappointment
Review: The 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I don't think Baldacci wrote this one
Review: I'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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Simple Genius
Review: This is an excellent read! So far all I have read by this author is great.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: SIMPLE YAWNER
Review: Short 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.
Save your money and visit your library....it might be worth your time only if you got it for free.
Review Summary: My First (and Last) Baldacci book.
Review: The story line and plot of this book had potential from the start. However, I found the writing to be trite, and the linking logic often simple and flawed. I read it through to the end because Baldacci was new to me, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. Also I had spent some time at the Naval Weapons station and was curious what he had to say about the area.
How many times did my eyes fall upon the phrase.. "so and so quickly brought so and so upto speed on what happened".. yawn..
Other trite items.. The author would go into lengthy explanations of how the main characters prepared for the unexpected.. then.. the one thing they didn't think of happens.. "What now batman?".. well.. gee.. look a ladder!.. gimme a break! Once, twice.. but all of the time.. .. YAWN..
This book is not a page turner.. save your effort.. read something else you have been curious about!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Simple disappointment
Review: The 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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: I don't think Baldacci wrote this one
Review: I'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.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Simple Genius
Review: This is an excellent read! So far all I have read by this author is great.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: SIMPLE YAWNER
Review: Short 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.
Save your money and visit your library....it might be worth your time only if you got it for free.