Split Second

De: David Baldacci

Narrado por: Scott Brick

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.

Baldacci & Brick, an excellent combo

I decided to give this series a try after devouring the Camel Club series by David Baldacci and also because I have enjoyed other books narrated by Scott Brick. While the Camel Club books remain my favorite I found Maxwell & King a wonderful series especially after my second time through the book to pick up all the details I missed the first time while in rush hour traffic. This series is a little darker than other Baldacci books and was slower to suck me in but I was totally hooked by mid-book.

Maxwell & King, a formidable team, seem like polar opposites at first look but as the story continues and more personal information about the two emerges I came to realize that Baldacci is indeed a brilliant & crafty story teller.

OK but pay attention

This is a good thriller but perhaps one better read than listened to. You have to pay close attention to the characters as they appear and disappear. It's not so dense that you can't pick up the thread after a little doze. I agree with the reviewer about the narrator. All the characters sound the same.

A Good Thriller

There are thousands out there, but this book is still great. The myriad of twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat trying to guess where it will all lead to. These law enforcement thrillers do not get repetitive, though. And I will continue to read them.

2nd time around and it was good again.

I enjoy the combo of mystery, humor, chemistry, twists and turns.
I'm going through the series again.

good read

There were a few too many characters. It was getting a little to confusing trying to remember who was who.