The first in the King and Maxwell series where the two protagonists are brought together by similar circumstances that ended both their careers. A great thriller, Baldacci does his research, writes well and keeps the reader guessing until the final pages. In King and Maxwell he has created a great crime fighting duo.
The King & Maxwell Series:
1. Split Second
2. Hour Game
3. Simple Genius
4. First Family
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?
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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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?
Split Second features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Split Second was written by David Baldacci and published by Pan Books an imprint of Macmillan
Split Second has 599 pages
Yes it is part of Sean King and Michelle Maxwell Series series
