And besides, isn't that what thrillers are supposed to be about, taking an impossible premise and making us believe in it and believe me, David Baldacci makes you believe in his plot and care for the people who walk through his pages.I loved this book and I'm gonna read it again before I have to give it back.
But after the first page, I knew those reviewers, those professional people that read books before they come out, were wrong.Yes, some might say the premise is impossible, but it's not to those of us who are still wondering who killed JFK. There are so few writers out there that can quicken our hearts, it would be sad if we were to lose one.
No longer are we office workers, nurses, truck drivers or librarians.Still, after those horrid reviews, I was afraid, for I've never picked up a book by this man that I didn't thoroughly enjoy. He takes us out of our lives and plants us squarely with his characters. Baldacci's books are about entertainment, and my Lord he entertains.
"Absolute Power," "The Winner," and the stunning, "Saving Faith," masterpieces all. I mean we're talking about David Baldacci, after all, the man who has been responsible for several sleepless nights at my house.
I'd read a couple reviews that really slammed this book, so when a good friend got an advance copy and loaned it to me, I was almost afraid to read it. As always, Baldacci mixes suspense with romance - an intriguing combination. Before long body counts rise, and the pair have no idea who is behind the mysterious plot or, worse yet, who the next victim will be. Sean and Michelle combine forces believing that the two, the decade old murder and the recent abduction, are somehow connected. His scarred past surfaces again when another political candidate is grabbed despite the watchful eye of Secret Service agent Michelle Maxwell. Law is now his metier, and he's a success at it. Sean King's career as a Secret Service agent was over almost a decade ago when the political aspirant he was guarding was assassinated. Baldacci fans who remember with pleasure the high octane suspense and rapid fire action in "Last Man Standing" and "Absolute Power" will be equally pleased with this absorbing tale of two Secret Service agents who combine sleuthing skills to solve a mystery that darkens and deepens with time. An equally talented voice performer, Ron McLarty offers a different twist but no less compelling reading of the Abridged versions. The experience and assurance he has gained in the recording of more than 150 books is crystal clear in his stellar reading of the Unabridged version of popular author David Baldacci's latest. Scott Brick, an accomplished actor with credits on film, television and radio, also has taken home the Audie and Earphone awards. I was glad to read that Baldacci is working on another book that will bring back King and Maxwell. It is impossible to put this one down until the final culprits are revealed. They reluctantly make a great pair of detectives with just a hint of romantic interest. Maxwell and King are extremely likable and convincing. He managed to take three seemingly unrelated events and seamlessly weave them into a spell binding mystery. With her career in ruins Maxwell seeks answers which lead her to Sean King and some uncanny connections between two incidents almost a decade apart.In 'Split Second' Baldacci has once again penned compelling characters and intriguing suspense. She allows her protectee to enter a funeral home alone, to pay his respects to the widow of his former mentor, and he is abducted. Then she makes a small error in judgement. She's a Harvard grad, an attorney, an Olympic silver medalist, and a rising star in the secret service. Suddenly King discovers the dead body of a man in the witness protection program in his office and now he must find some answers before he becomes the lead suspect.Michele Maxwell is the quintessential over achiever. Now a successful attorney he's living a quiet life in Virginia while continuing to dabble in law enforcement as a part time deputy sheriff. It follows the investigations of two highly skilled but disgraced secret service agents out to find the answers to the mysterious events that have been haunting them.Sean King was an accomplished secret service agent until his attention wandered for just a 'Split Second' that changed his life. David Baldacci's current thriller is another winner.