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Split Second
King and Maxwell (Related to this series)
- Author
- David Baldacci
- Narrator
- Scott Brick
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 20 April 2017
- Run Time
- 11 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'The action is explosive. Readers will barely have time to catch their breath' - People
Split Second is the electrifying first thriller in the gripping King and Maxwell series from international no.1 bestselling author David Baldacci.
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When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot?
Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection.
The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments.
Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games – she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something . . .
Continue the action with Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.
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KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.
'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail
'Baldacci is still peerless' – Sunday Times
'One of the all-time best thriller authors' – Lisa Gardner
'Baldacci delivers, every time!' – Lisa Scottoline
*The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in the Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024
Critics Review
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The action is explosive. Readers will barely have time to catch their breath
People
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Pulse-pounding suspense
Booklist
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Genuinely scary scenes . . . driven by tense action
New York Daily News
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Great . . . a fast-paced thriller
Denver Post
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Baldacci is still peerless
The Sunday Times
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Baldacci is the master
Jeffrey Archer, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series
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A tour de force
S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author of All The Sinners Bleed
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Baldacci delivers, every time!
Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts
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David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more
Jane Harper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dry
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 3.0
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4.0 3.0
As usual complex stories, too much violence and the goodies win out. Narrator ok but recording is poor as skips and repeats in some places.
Jane333 2024-06-23
Details
- Author
- David Baldacci
- Narrator
- Scott Brick
- Duration
- 11 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 April 2017
- ISBN
- 9781509855452
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Espionage and spy thriller, Political / legal thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 3.0(1 review)
Synopsis
'The action is explosive. Readers will barely have time to catch their breath' - PeopleSplit Second is the electrifying first thriller in the gripping King and Maxwell series from international no.1 bestselling author David Baldacci.* * * * *When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot?Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection.The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments.Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games – she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something . . .Continue the action with Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.* * * * *KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail'Baldacci is still peerless' – Sunday Times'One of the all-time best thriller authors' – Lisa Gardner'Baldacci delivers, every time!' – Lisa Scottoline*The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in the Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024
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