TOTAL CONTROL

The author of Absolute Power, Baldacci has set this thriller in the colliding worlds of high-tech, law, federal economics and the FBI. A multitude of characters intertwine to propel the plot. George Guidall is Jason, who speaks the language of advanced technology. Guidall gives voice to the law, a mother, and a bereaved mate through Sydney, Jason's wife. Amazingly, Guidall sweetly calls for "Daddy" and cries over "Mama's boo-boo" for Amy, their 2-year-old daughter. George Guidall differentiates and con-vincingly portrays both the innocent and evil. He's irresistible as he binds the listener to Baldacci's sinister story, full of violence and unlikely coincidences, to the end. R.N. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC/JAN 99]