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Title: Baldacci's major gift is dialogue.
Review: I am surprised that not more of his books have been put to film because Baldacci is a master of dialogue. I imagine that it may be due to the fact that "Absolute Power" was so badly mangled as a film and by the Clint Eastwood no less.I put down Philip Margolin's "Sleeping Beauty" and opened this book up trying to catch up on some novels that were lying around. I rarely don't finish a book but Margolin's dialogue was so terrible that I just could not finish "Sleeping Beauty" even though the plot was semi interesting. So Baldacci seemed like a breath of fresh air. The criticisms about the plot implausability from many other reviewers is somewhat true, but it is well crafted and reads well because his characters come alive with their always spot on dialogue. A lot of the internet dot com intrigue seems a bit dated already, but it still is an excellent page turner. Highly Recommended.
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