Split Second

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air.

Living a new life on a quiet lake in central Virginia, Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. He's been there before. In an out-of-the-way hotel eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service man allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the presidential candidate Sean was protecting was gunned down before his eyes.

Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge. She has become obsessed with Sean's case. And he needs a friend - especially since a series of macabre killings has brought him under suspicion and prompted the reappearance of a seductive woman he's tried hard to forget.

As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they 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....

©2003 Columbus Rose, Ltd. (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"Baldacci's new thriller is sustained by the pulse-pounding suspense his fans have come to expect." ( Booklist)

confusing conclusions

was a story that got away from the author and was brought to conclusion abruptly and confusingly.

Needs better Rditing

Book pause way too long between chapters. Story line was good but very predictable.
Otherwise a good although predictable storyline.

decent detective thriller

decent thriller. keeps you engrossed. story keeps you engaged and has some nice twists in between

Book for young teens

The plot is good in my opinion but the writing seems directed at inexperienced readers.

Great Listen

When listening to this book you think you have it all figured out and then boom, it all changes. I liked the story and the suspense.

Could never get into it

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not recommend this book to a friend because the story just had too much going on.

What could David Baldacci have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I do like the Robbie & Reel series that he wrote and I just feel like this book did not live up to the books in the other series. This book left me feeling doubtful about continuing ths series.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Scott Brick did a satisfactory job

Do you think Split Second needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No.. The story was more than enough

Any additional comments?

The audio seemed to have long gaps in it for some reason which was distracting

Well done

Nicely done There are some breaks in the recording making it sound like it was ripped off a compact disc.

Pretty good

It was pretty good. Although I had a hard time keeping up with the characters. Too many for me because I get interrupted quite a bit. All in all it was a good story.

A thrill

My first book from this author. Enjoyed the thrill and suspense spread throughout the entire book.

First Baldacci book -- I'M HOOKED!

This was my first David Baldacci book I have ever listened to. I am a big fan of Lee Childs and the Reacher series but they are sometimes slow. This book took off right from the beginning and that was refreshing. The story was great with a lot of twists and turns that always kept me guessing.

The ending was a little hard to believe but worth it. The characters were well developed and very likable and the main character was great!

I would definitely recommend this book, especially to any Reacher fans who have never read Baldacci!

I hope the rest of his books are as good.