Jackson is a marvelous mad hatter of a villain who's not only a modern Moriarity but a master of disguise his ability to shift from old to young, male to female springs many of the novel's twists and enhances its made-for-the-movies air. To save her baby girl from a hardscrabble life, Bright, beautiful and dirt poor LuAnn accepts the offer of the mystery man known as Jackson to reap nearly $100 million in a forthcoming drawing. The premise is another Baldacci blockbuster: the national lottery has been fixed 12 times by a man who demands access to his handpicked winners' windfalls and who now, to protect his secret, aims to kill the last-and lovable-illicit winner, LuAnn Tyler. The title doesn't refer to Baldacci but it could, as the author of last year's not-so-hot Total Control sets a wildfire of a thriller that rivals his Absolute Power for suspense, excitement and bankability.
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