Book info

• Title Split Second
• Author David Baldacci
• Year 1979
• Genre Thriller

When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot? Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection. The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games – she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something...

Thoughts

Starting another Baldacci series and I quite enjoyed this one. It started out well, with the two main characters having similar experiences and ultimately pooling their knowledge to start figuring out the big conspiracy. I did get a bit confused by all the different characters and how they fitted together by the end. But I loved King and Maxwell and am definitely interested in what they get up to next.

Rating: 4 / 5