Split Second

Name: Split Second
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.24 (81 reviews)
Author: David Baldacci
ISBN: 9781594832987

Author: David Baldacci

Series: King & Maxwell Series #1

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 11 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 08/01/2005

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Mystery & Detective, International Crime & Mystery, Political

Synopsis

Two Secret Service agents sworn to guard their protectees lost them in a single moment . . . and in this #1 New York Times bestseller, they're about to learn that the violence has just begun.

Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air.

Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service agent allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the candidate he was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge.

Drawn into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, the two discredited agents uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making—and are a long way from over.

About David Baldacci

Author, David Baldacci, was born in Richmond VA in 1960. He had had a different plan for his life than most authors. He received a law degree from the University of VA and practiced in law for many years in Washington, DC. He actively began writing stories as a child after his mother gave him a notebook. As he got older he wrote short stories and screenplays without reaching much success. He then turned to writing a novel where he spent three years writing Absolute Powers in 1996, which proved to be a bestseller. He has published 29 bestselling adult novels and 4 children's novels.

Baldacci and his wife live in Vienna, VA where they are the founders of "Wish You Well Foundation". (named after one of his novels, "Wish You Well" which was also a screenplay for the movie starring Ellen Burstyn.) The Foundation works to combat illiteracy in the United States. Baldacci has over 110 million copies of his book in print.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Koko on 2009-05-12 07:51:48

I really enjoyed this first installment in the Sean King and Michelle Maxwell series. Fast paced, with lots of twists and turns, made this an exciting read. Excellent narration by Scott Brick. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

AudiobooksNow review by Jan on 2024-11-27 05:40:58

I really like David Baldacci's stories, but the narrator (Scott Brick) is so irritating that I dropped out in chapter eight.

Goodreads review by Christian on October 08, 2009

Do you remember when you first saw Star Wars? If you are a certain gender and a certain age, it was THE defining movie of your childhood. You were either Luke or Han when you played. You craved everything Star Wars. Then The Empire Strikes Back came out and it added so many layers. You were blown awa......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on October 03, 2015

Secret Service Agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell watched their careers go up in smoke in a split second. Though their events occurred eight years apart, they become connected by the events that altered their courses. It also seems now that the two events might have their own connection. I enjoye......more

Goodreads review by Esti on January 17, 2025

Empiezo la serie de Sean King y Michelle Maxwell. Qué bien arma Baldacci las tramas, según lo poco que he leído de este autor. No le hacen falta giros ni sorpresas, porque lo hila todo con coherencia y como una tela de araña. Esta novela no es trepidante, es tela de araña que el autor va tejiendo sin......more

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on February 03, 2025

Accustomed to being exceptional in almost every aspect of her life, Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell must confront the failure of having a protectee abducted under her watch. She is immediately sidelined with the quiet intention to fire her, regardless of the investigation's results. Sean King......more

Goodreads review by Linda on October 12, 2010

A good quick read by a very talented storyteller. "Split Second" is the beginning of another Baldacci storyline called the "King and Maxwell Series". Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are two disgraced Secret Service Agents whos presidential candidate's both were either killed or kidnapped. Through an......more