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The Sixth Man

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
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Edgar Roy - an alleged serial killer held in a secure, fortress-like Federal Supermax facility-is awaiting trial. He faces almost certain conviction. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor Ted Bergin, to help work the case. But their investigation is derailed before it begins-en route to their first meeting with Bergin, Sean and Michelle find him murdered.

It is now up to them to ask the questions no one seems to want answered: Is Roy a killer? Who murdered Bergin? With help from some surprising allies, they continue to pursue the case. But the more they dig into Roy's past, the more they encounter obstacles, half-truths, dead-ends, false friends, and escalating threats from every direction. Their persistence puts them on a collision course with the highest levels of the government and the darkest corners of power. In a terrifying confrontation that will push Sean and Michelle to their limits, the duo may be permanently parted.

©2011 David Baldacci (P)2011 Hachette Audio

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This line of writing is really Baldacci's forte.

Several of his books have been a real disappointment. Hell's Corner was not to my liking as much as Wish You Well. Could not get into either book. The Camel Club Trilogy were outstanding but then faded as the story lines faltered in later books.

The Michelle Maxwell/Sean King series though provide real entertainment and were a real treat to listen to. This particular book, The Sixth Man was especially entertaining and I did not see the twist coming at the end as it did. This type of storytelling was what attracted me to David Baldacci in the first place.

I reccommend this book to all thriller lovers.

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well done... AGAIN...

keep writing... just faster... or maybe use voice to text so that way you can still "write" your book while doing other things. that could hopefully help get to a book a month! please.

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. ,I don't understand the bad reviews.

This was a great book to me. I don't have a problem with the southern accent, mostly because no one gets that right.
This book did make me HAVE to read the next book though.

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The best yet

This next chapter exceeds expectations.
I'm looking forward to the next book even more than I thought I would.

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Great storyline.

Thoroughly enjoyed the suspense and narration. Well done author and narrators. Looking forward to more of the same.

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A great addition to the series

This instalment is, I believe, the best in the King and Maxwell series.
Great characters and non-stop action from beginning to end.

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Great story but narration almost spoiled it.

Every Baldacci book is excellent. Great story impossible to figure out until revealed by author. Michelle is a great character but in this ebook she was narrated by a woman with a grating voice, and Michelle talked back constantly and was haughty snd rude. A know it all pain. I hope the last book is different.

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Review of 6th man

Excellent book. Highly recommended keeps you on your toes. Performance was spot on. Read it.

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Narrator was not as bad as portrayed

David Baldacci never disappoints. The story was complicated, detailed and moved rapidly. I had no problems listening to this narrator. Highly recommend the entire series.

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Juxtaposing the incredible brain power abilities of a character in this book to the advances in artificial intelligence.

Dislike: Michelle's spoken voice and she seemed a little corny. Liked: The nuances of character development and the descriptions of places and things.

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