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Simple Genius | 
 enlarge | Author: David Baldacci
Creator: Scott Brick
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $49.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 375894
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 1594839034
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781594839030
ASIN: 1594839034
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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Product Description
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are back, and struggling in the emotional aftermath of the events that brought them to the brink in Hour Game. Dogged by personal demons, Maxwell is seeking solace in a psychiatric institution, after barely surviving a violent barroom brawl. And King, having failed to right their troubled partnership, watches bewildered and mortified by his partner's rapid decline. Relieved to have some distraction, he hastily accepts an offer to investigate a murder at a retreat called Babbage Town, a secret enclave of scientific geniuses working to surpass the capabilities of the most sophisticated microprocessor in the world. But to what end? And more immediate, why do so many of the key players in the menacing project have ties to the institution where Maxwell's staying? Suddenly, the pair find themselves in a race against time to expose a plot that could unhinge the entire global power structure...and destroy what's left of their lives.
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 Simple disappointment August 24, 2008
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.
 I don't think Baldacci wrote this one August 20, 2008
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.
 Simple Genius August 18, 2008
This is an excellent read! So far all I have read by this author is great.
SIMPLE YAWNER July 23, 2008
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.
Not the David Baldacci I used to Know July 21, 2008
"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.
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