He was the only one in the room who could see it. His attention stayed there for one beat, two beats, three beats, far too long. Yet who could blame him for not being able to pull his gaze away from that? 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...
Sean King & Michelle Maxwell Series
This series follows the intertwined lives of Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, two former Secret Service agents. Now working as private investigators in the Washington D.C. area, they tackle complex and dangerous cases. Their elite training provides them with unique skills and a deep understanding of conspiracy and betrayal. Readers will be captivated by the fast-paced plots, intricate mysteries, and the compelling partnership at the heart of each investigation.
Recommended Reading Order
Hour Game
- 400 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Baldacci's #1 "New York Times" bestseller brings back Sean King and Michelle Maxwell--the unstoppable duo from "Split Second"--on the trails of two diabolical killers, one of whom is copying the other--and stealing the "credit."
Simple genius
- 420 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Checking into a psychiatric institution, former Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell is worriedly monitored by partner Sean King, who distracts himself with a murder investigation at a genius enclave where a sophisticated microprocessor is being develope
First Family
- 449 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A daring kidnapping turns a children's birthday party at Camp David, the presidential retreat, into a national security nightmare.Former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell don't want to get involved. But years ago Sean King saved the First Lady's husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now the president's wife presses Sean and Michelle into a desperate search to rescue a kidnapped child. With Michelle still battling her own demons, the two are pushed to the limit, with forces aligned on all sides against them--and the line between friend and foe impossible to define . . . or defend.
The Sixth Man
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
After the lawyer of an institutionalized alleged serial killer Edgar Roy ends up dead, Dean King and Michelle Maxwell must figure out whether Roy is really a killer or if other evil is afoot. By the #1 best-selling author of Deliver Us From Evil. 800,000 first printing.
AIn de ultrabeveiligde staatsgevangenis Cutter's Rock wordt seriemoordenaar Edgar Roy gevangengehouden, in afwachting van zijn rechtszaak. Het is vrijwel zeker dat hij veroordeeld zal worden. Privétectives Sean King en Michelle Maxwell worden door Roys advocaat Ted Bergin, een oude vriend van King, gevraagd hem bij te staan. Maar onderweg naar hun eerste bespreking treffen King en Maxwell het levenloze lichaam van Bergin in zijn auto aan. Hij is vermoord. In een poging te achterhalen wat er precies gebeurd is, neemt King, die tevens advocaat is, de verdediging van Roy op zich. Samen met Maxwell gaat hij op zoek naar antwoorden op vragen die iedereen uit de weg gaat. Want is Edgar Roy inderdaad een moordenaar? En wie heeft Ted Bergin vermoord? En waarom is de FBI zo geïnteresseerd in deze zaak? Wanneer King en Maxwell in Roys verleden beginnen te graven, komen ze tegenover een zeer machtige vijand binnen de overheid te staan. Maar terwijl de dreigementen aan het adres van de twee onderzoekers steeds serieuzer worden en de muur tussen hen en de waarheid steeds hoger lijkt te worden, krijgen ze hulp vanuit een onverwachte hoek.
King and Maxwell
- 422 pages
- 15 hours of reading
In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, when two former Secret Service agents investigate a message from a soldier who was supposedly killed, they're determined to protect his son...even if they pay for it with their lives. It seems at first like a simple, tragic story. Tyler Wingo, a teenage boy, learns the awful news that his father, a soldier, was killed in action in Afghanistan. Then the extraordinary happens: Tyler receives a communication from his father...after his supposed death. Tyler hires Sean and Michelle to solve the mystery surrounding his father. But their investigation quickly leads to deeper, more troubling questions. Could Tyler's father really still be alive? What was his true mission? Could Tyler be the next target? Sean and Michelle soon realize that they've stumbled on to something bigger and more treacherous than anyone could have imagined. And as their hunt for the truth leads them relentlessly to the highest levels of power and to uncovering the most clandestine of secrets, Sean and Michelle are determined to help and protect Tyler--though they may pay for it with their lives.
