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　　Amazon.com Review
　　It sounds like a movie pitch: "The story is like Tom Clancycrossed with John Grisham set in the Washington D.C. politicalworld." But David Baldacci's Saving Faith successfully fuseselements from both of these chart-busters in this politicalthriller spiced with techno-wizardry.
　　The villain is a classic spy caricature: cold-war CIAsuper-patriot Robert Thornhill wants to reclaim the glory days ofthe Central Intelligence Agency--when money flowed like theMississippi during a flood, and the FBI watched helplessly from thesidelines. Working from his secret underground bunker, heblackmails Danny Buchanan, one of the great Washington lobbyists,to front an enormous bribery scheme that will force Congress tobend to the CIA's whims. But Thornhill's plan springs a leak:Buchanan's assistant Faith Lockhart discovers her boss's dirtydealings, and she intends to expose the whole mess to Thornhill'snemesis, the FBI. Thornhill's associates attempt to assassinateFaith, but their bullet kills her FBI escort instead. Faith findsherself on the run with Lee Adams, a fit-and-trim PI who had beenshadowing her at the behest of Buchanan.
　　If all this sounds a bit confusing, it is at times. Baldacciworks hard to keep the tension steadily rising, but it is sometimesdifficult to remember why Faith and Lee can't just stop running andgo for help. Nevertheless, they are very likable heroes, andBaldacci's depiction of the world of lobbyists and the internecinewarfare of the FBI and CIA (complete with state-of-the-art spygadgets and transmission-proof chambers) elevates the novel withdetails that can come only from careful research. --PatrickO'Kelley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailableedition of this title.
　　From Publishers Weekly

Amazon.com Review 
　　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 Saving Faith successfully fuses
elements from both of these chart-busters in this political
thriller spiced with techno-wizardry. 
　　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. 
　　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. --Patrick
O'Kelley --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title. 
　　From Publishers Weekly 
　　Baldacci's fifth high-concept premise in as many novels (The
Simple Truth; Absolute Power; etc.) propels his hard-working new
thriller: a renegade CIA faction attempts to reassert the agency's
primacy over the FBI by manipulating members of Congress who fund
both outfits. To do so, the CIA conspirators aim to take over a
bribery scheme they've discovered. The scam was concocted by
legendary lobbyist Danny Buchanan, who has been greasing the palms
of lawmakers to gain their support of bills aiding the poor and
hungry overseas. The spooks plan to assassinate Buchanan and his
prot?g?, the lovely Faith Lockhart, and force the legislators,
under threat of exposure, to support the CIA over the FBI. First,
however, they'll have to kill the FBI person guarding Faith, for
she has confessed everything to the bureau in hopes of working a
deal for herself and Buchanan. But the CIA villains haven't
reckoned on the resilience of the two lobbyists, nor on the grit of
FBI agent Brooke Reynolds, nor on the skill of PI Lee Adams, who
gets caught up in the attempted hit on Faith and her guardianA and
who then goes on the run with the lobbyist. The novel evolves into
a frantic, exciting chase, FBI after CIA after Lee/Faith, with a
few nifty twists. Baldacci's characters continue to grow in
complexityAthere's an exceptionally fine scene in which Lee, drunk,
nearly rapes FaithAbut, alas, so does his plotting. This novel is
overdone, with too many heroes and subplots and enough data
withheld from readers to generate confusion. Baldacci's prose can
still break the jaws of subvocalizers, too. The novel moves fast,
though, and its players and suspense are strongAas should be sales.
Main selection of the Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club;
simultaneous audiobook. 
　　Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 
　　From Library Journal 
　　When lobbyist Danny Buchanan's bribery scheme gets him enmeshed
with shady doings at the CIA, his partner, Faith, must run for her
life. 
　　Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 
　　From The Washington Post 
　　"...the last quarter of the book...is so compelling it'll have
you turning the pages long past your bedtime." --This text refers
to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 
　　From Booklist 
　　Bad guy Robert Thornhill, a deputy director of the CIA, hates the
FBI because they have more money and clout than his own agency. So
he comes up with a scheme to blackmail various members of Congress
into supporting bills that will increase the CIA's power and, not
incidentally, give his already considerable ego a major boost.
Thornhill has a cadre of supportive CIA colleagues (including some
nasty robo killers) to help carry out the scheme. And he's
blackmailed lobbyist Danny Buchanan (a good guy) into helping him.
Danny's longtime partner Faith Lockhart (another good "guy")
suspects Danny is in over his head, so she tries to cut a deal with
the FBI to save his skin. Meantime, Danny has enlisted the aid of
Lee Adams (good guy number three) to keep Faith from squealing.
Then Faith and Lee witness the murder of an FBI agent and become
targets themselves. Of course, the danger stimulates the inevitable
mutual-attraction hormones between Faith and Lee. Also part of the
plot are two dogged FBI agents who get involved in lots of knife
fights, stakeouts, and shoot-'em-ups trying to save the trio of
good guys. Yes, the plot is too busy and more than a little
improbable, but Baldacci makes it work with solid suspense, pithy
dialogue, and plenty of hot but tender sex scenes. A must for
action fans and a guilty pleasure for everyone else. Emily Melton
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of
this title. 
　　From Kirkus Reviews 
　　Wayward politicos, bickering alphabet agencies, conspiracies
rampant, gore galoreit must be time for another of Baldacci's
ponderous potboilers (The Simple Truth, 1998, etc.). Beltway
insiders know that as lobbyists go, Faith Lockhart is top of the
line. Attractive, smart, energetic, she can charm with the best of
them. It's true, of course, that lobbyists, even winsome ones, are
not universally adored. Even so, the position adopted by Bob
Thornhill, the CIA's ``most distinguished cold war soldier'' and
current director of operations, seems extreme. He wants Faith
killed. It seems she interferes with something he calls his grand
plan, which apparently has to do with keeping America safe, though
exactly how Faith qualifies as a threat isn't all that easy to
grasp. At any rate, Thornhill sets a nasty trap for her, which
Faith escapes thanks to the derring-do of p.i. Lee Adams. At first
an accidental savior, Lee gets more invested in his new assignment
when he falls in love. The two go on the lam, with Thornhill's
spooks a hot breath behind them. The FBI is also on their trail,
since one of its agents was gunned down in the trap meant to finish
Faith, and the feebies can't decide just where it is that Faith
fits in. But quick-thinking Lee rises to all challenges to keep
saving Faith. Though representatives of both agencies blanket the
airport, he spirits her out of D.C., and they flee to the safe
house provident Faith bought years ago against a rainy day. There
they consummate their love. But it's there too that the chase will
end, setting the stage for a tableau of spooks vs. feebies blasting
away in an updated version of the OK Corral. Graceless prose and
shaky plotting dont help, but it's those tacky, comic-strip
villains that really do in the suspense. -- Copyright
©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This
text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this
title. 
　　Review 
　　'He is able to deliver eloquently what the public wants'
(GUARDIAN) 
　　Danny Buchanan is a top Washington lobbyist who once earned a
vast fortune serving the interests of giant corporations. But Danny
has had a Damascan conversion caused by the appalling poverty he
has witnessed on his global travels and decides to use his
political genius to help the world's poor. He begins to establish a
secret network of politicians prepared to vote the way he wishes on
international aid. But he is rumbled by a ruthless veteran of
clandestine government activity who blackmails him. While never
forgetting the appeal of Machiavellian political infighting,
Baldacci always delivers the palm-sweating thriller goods in a
fashion that ensures few will be able to put them down. (Kirkus
UK) 
　　Review 
　　The story is voiced by Chris Noth who lends cinematic impact and
captures David Baldacci's cliff-hanger suspense. The spoken
narration is assisted by musical scores that accompany the
breathtaking action of the story. --This text refers to the Audio
CD edition.

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内容简介

　　Believe the Power In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had, a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and she'll tell too much. Believe the Suspense Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world, Faith has been targeted to die. But when a private investigator walks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shooting suddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. Believe the Astounding New Story That Only David Baldacci could Write... Now Faith Lockhart must flee for her life-with her story, with her deadly secret, and with an unknown man she's forced to trust...

作者简介

　　David Baldacci's most recent New York Times bestselling novel, The Simple Truth, has more than 550,000 hardcover copies in print. The author's previous novels, The Winner, Total Control, and Absolute Power also hit the New York Times bestseller list and have more than 1.1 million hardcover copies in print combined.
　　David Baldacci lives in Virginia.
　　From the Hardcover edition.

媒体评论

　　'He is able to deliver eloquently what the public wants' (GUARDIAN)
　　Danny Buchanan is a top Washington lobbyist who once earned a vast fortune serving the interests of giant corporations. But Danny has had a Damascan conversion caused by the appalling poverty he has witnessed on his global travels and decides to use his political genius to help the world's poor. He begins to establish a secret network of politicians prepared to vote the way he wishes on international aid. But he is rumbled by a ruthless veteran of clandestine government activity who blackmails him. While never forgetting the appeal of Machiavellian political infighting, Baldacci always delivers the palm-sweating thriller goods in a fashion that ensures few will be able to put them down. (Kirkus UK)

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