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The Winner |  | Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Vision
Category: Book
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Rating:  337 reviews
Sales Rank: 7498
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: First Thus
Pages: 656
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0446606324
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446606325
ASIN: 0446606324
Publication Date: December 1, 1998
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Product Description
When LuAnn Tyler is asked to be part of a crooked lottery scheme, she refuses, even though it would mean millions of dollars. But when she is framed for murder, the frightened single mother is forced to participate. Ten years later she has become a wealthy woman determined to live a normal life. But it will take more than money to escape the attention of the FBI who may want her for murder, and the dangerous man from her past who wants to kill her--if she doesn't stop him first.
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This Man Can Sure Tell A Story July 30, 2010
Bobby T (South Riding, VA)
Boy oh boy can Baldacci ever tell a story. This novel about a lottery winner (or future lottery winner) was unique, original, and captivating. It's been years since I've read it, but I distinctly remember falling in love with main female character. You will, too. And you'll definitely enjoy this book!!
Above average plot with intricate developments, but it was missing the wow factor. Good but not great. June 20, 2010
Jane Stewart (Illinois USA)
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
To let readers know where I'm coming from, my preferred genre is romance novels. The fact that I liked this should mean something since it is off genre for me. Throughout the book there was the underlying frustration of how can anyone ever stop this bad guy, but he gets it eventually. The story was excellent mechanically with good showing not telling. I would have liked more emotional draw to the characters. Not necessary, but I also would have liked more witty or thought provoking dialogue. I liked the LuAnn character a lot. She was physically very strong. Her strength of mind and body actually scared some men.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
There were a couple parts that were a little too convenient to the plot for me. Jackson wanted to kill Charlie and LuAnn. He should have shot them, but he chose to do things that they could survive.
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Story length: 626 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 2. Setting: current day mostly Georgia, New York City, Virginia, and Washington D.C. Copyright: 1997. Genre: action suspense thriller.
Lie, Cheat, Steal and Kill or better yet, life's moral issues June 2, 2010
Pastor Dan (Wichita, KS)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently started reading David Baldacci books, so I have a lot of catching up to do with some of you.
But this book is really interesting. As a Pastor I am always thinking about the moral dilemmas of life that people face. So, this book really hit home. LuAnn Tyler is an attractive young woman with an infant child, poor as all get out, working as a waitress and just wants to have a good life. So, when she is offered the chance to win $100 million dollars, she is faced with a dilemma. Does she compromise moral values and take the "gift", or does she ignore it and go on living in poverty? OK, OK, so she isn't maybe as moral as I would like to believe.
BUT, how many of us when faced with the same alternative would have a dilemma on our hands? Let's face it, human nature is a sinful nature. Thus we all want something better than what we have. The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill. I was left wondering, what would I do if offered this "gift". It lead to some entertaining thoughts about how I would spend the money.
OK, back to the book. I found it spell binding. Sure the scenario is implausible, but come on folks, it's a book. We want the implausible, the impossible, the unthinkable. That gives us a diversion from our true lives for the little while, while we read.
If you like suspense, thrills, a love story, yeah it's a chick flick book (smile), then this is the book for you. Try and not dwell to long on the improbability of this really happening and just enjoy the read.
Enjoy!
 Not David Baldacci's Best. At All. May 9, 2010
stormie (Surrounded by kids)
In D.Baldacci's Camel Club books, he creates believable characters. He also creates believable scenes. In The Winner, neither is true. First, it seems that Part One was written as a short story or novelette. He could have ended there nicely. Unfortunately, he didn't, and the beginning of Part Two has the main character, LuAnn, making a decision that--given her independent spirit, not having a good childhood, and love of her little girl--never would have done. All of the characters are cardboard and unbelievable. The story line is contrived. Then there is the constant use of the words, "...eyes bored into..." And the worst phase--"...her breasts quivered." Breasts quivering?! Come on, David, that's for the newbie writers!
Yes, it's a page turner, and that's why I give it two stars. Something is always going on, and you'll read it to see if your guesses are right.
 This should be made into a movie. But then again, the movie wouldn't be as good! March 13, 2010
J. Kellam (USA)
The start of the book is a pleasurable read, and then once LuAnn wins the lottery the plot speeds up and speeds up some more and then speeds up even more until you spend half the night in bed, trying to finish the book because it is too hard to put down. I know that's a tired phrase, but it is true with this book. The plot is impossible to predict so it is full of surprises and the characters are all very likable. I even caught myself wondering what I would do if I won a $100M lottery. And just like LuAnn, I might just buy a mansion surrounded by forest in the hills of western Virginia. A horsebarn with farmhands and a few trips to New York City would also be fun. So, dream on about the good things that incredible financial wealth might bring you. But then take warning from the plot in this book that many dark and dangerous things could happen, too. All in all, I'm glad I'm not rich. LuAnn would understand.
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