Hour Game

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

A woman is found murdered in the woods with a very special watch on her wrist, and what seemed a simple case soon escalates into a nightmare. The criminal methods of some of the most infamous killers of all time are being replicated by a new predator who stalks and strikes victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next victim will be.

Drawn into this violent affair are two Secret Service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Both have been hired to prove a man's innocence in a domestic burglary involving an aristocratic, if dysfunctional, family. Soon, stunning secrets will lead the partners into the middle of a frantic search for a killer unlike any they've confronted before.

As the Hour Game barrels forward, Sean and Michelle face a macabre puzzle and uncover one horrifying revelation after another. Nearing the truth, they will find that their own lives are in danger. And then they're hit with the biggest surprise of all. When you play the Hour Game, you have to play to win. But time is running out...for all of them.

In Hour Game, best-selling master storyteller David Baldacci has created his most mind-blowing and satisfying thriller yet.

©2004 Columbus Rose, Inc. (P)2004 Time Warner Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Utterly absorbing, complex mystery-thriller that spins in unexpected directions....A snappy surprise ending will have Baldacci's many fans remembering why they love this author so much." (Publishers Weekly)

Hour Game

Great audio book, the whole series is riveting and the narrator does an awesome presentation of the characters


Allie Gentry

Excellent Mystery Thriller

If you like to sit down with a who-done-it that has twists and turns and everything you need to have to make a good mystery thriller, this has got to be one of the best!

Very good

Another great Baldacci novel that keeps you in high suspense throughout the story! Definitely worth the credit!

Great plot line

Lots of twists and turns in this one. Keeps you and your interest on edge.

Baldacci never disappoints!

Great characters & stories but it’s the many little informational details in the stories that keep me coming back! Plus, I’ve been in love with Scott Brick’s voice for almost 20 years!

One tick off

Liked the plot twis, character development and the descriptions of locations. the author of Texas on a journey of many roads less traveled

pure brilliance

I liked the twist at the end. I never would have thought the MD was part of it

Too Long - Too Complicated

Needs a lot of editing to make it a page-turner. By the time the author puts all the scrambled pieces together, one doesn't really care anymore.

Who done it?

I have read several reviews that rated this book poorly because the readers were comparing to other books by this author. I typically do the same thing with Stephen King. However, I have not read any other book by this author so had nothing to compare it to and I thought it was very good. A good deal of action sequences mixed between character development and good old fashion grisly murders. And what could you want more than a "who done it" where you do not know until the very end who the culprit is. The author follows up the perceived ending with even more twists and turns. The readers were fantastic and really fit the characters in my opinion and I had trouble putting it down. Not the best I have read but better than most and worth the price as a member of Audible.

First exposure and now committed fan.

This was my first exposure to Mr. Baldacci. I had seen the reviews and needed something to get me through a long drive from the Ohio border to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. I drive the speed limit and still wanted to continue the book after arrival at my destination. I have since purchased all of his remaining audible books for like sojourns. If you like thrillers with a little quirkiness this is a can't miss.