false 15157 35 It sounds like a movie pitch: "The story is like Tom Clancy crossed with John Grisham set in the Washington D.C. political world." But David Baldacci's <I>Saving Faith</I> successfully fuses elements from both of these chart-busters in this political thriller spiced with techno-wizardry. <p> The villain is a classic spy caricature: cold-war CIA super-patriot Robert Thornhill wants to reclaim the glory days of the Central Intelligence Agency--when money flowed like the Mississippi during a flood, and the FBI watched helplessly from the sidelines. 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. 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. Faith finds herself on the run with Lee Adams, a fit-and-trim PI who had been shadowing her at the behest of Buchanan.<p> 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. Nevertheless, they are very likable heroes, and Baldacci's depiction of the world of lobbyists and the internecine warfare of the FBI and CIA (complete with state-of-the-art spy gadgets and transmission-proof chambers) elevates the novel with details that can come only from careful research. <I>--Patrick O'Kelley</I> 2204735 1998 Saving Faith total:2147|5:356|4:851|3:771|2:151|1:18| 2147 7817 2669 122 4 0 false false Fri Dec 05 05:39:37 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 05:45:29 -0800 2008 Die Versuchung/Baldacci, the other "The Conspiracy. Die Verschwörung/Baldacci" Neither is remotely close to the original English: Saving Faith. The pun, of course w...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Tue Jan 08 14:30:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 14:31:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:35:49 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 00:59:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 07:18:05 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 07:19:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 12:12:37 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 12:27:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 11:43:37 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 11:44:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 07:17:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 07:51:25 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Oct 29 16:43:14 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 17:01:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:17:20 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 06 19:25:25 -0700 2008
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