Wednesday, November 11, 2009

King and Maxwell Series - Author: David Baldacci

BOOK I – Split Second: Michelle Maxwell is the chief Secret Service agent responsible for the security of a politician who is on a campaign trail. But he is kidnapped right in front of her eyes and she is unable to do anything about it.  After this horrific event she is assigned to a desk job in the agency but she takes an unofficial leave to go in search of the Politician. Her investigation leads her to Sean King. Exactly 7 years back when Sean was a Secret Service Agent the President is murdered in his watch and he is also unable to save him; the killer is also eventually caught. Michelle finds lot of similarities between both the cases and decides to take Sean’s help to find the kidnapped politician. They both find that there were more people involved in the death of the President 7 years back and they have again striked to kidnap the politician. Then starts a cat and mouse chase to search for the kidnapped politician and bring the real murderers of the dead President to light. After finding the real killers Michelle also decides to leave Secret Service and joins Sean King to start a private investigative agency. Professional pride, romantic tension, and common causes bring together King and Maxwell as a crime-solving dynamic duo in this book.

BOOK II – Hour Game: Michelle Maxwell a former Secret Service Agent finds the body of a young lady murdered in the woods in Wrightsburg, Virginia. She is a private investigator in practice with another ex Secret Service Agent Sean King.
King and Michelle are also investigating a burglary committed in the Battle house one of the richest and aristocratic families of the city. They are hired by the prime suspect Junior’s lawyer to prove his innocence.
Very soon there are a series of killings in the city attracting a lot of media attention and gets the FBI also involved. Junior is also murdered and so is Bobby Battle head of the Battle family. In each killing the victim’s hand is raised and the watch is timed to a particular hour.
The criminal methods of some of the serial killers of all time are being replicated by this murderer who stalks and then strikes his victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next victim will be.  It is up to King and Michelle to solve the mystery behind the watches and find the relation between the burglary and the killings if any.
The FBI, state police along with Michelle and King are behind the killer but will they find him and how many people will be killed before the killer is caught?
Old secrets from Battle family’s past are revealed. King and Michelle also become targets as they come closer to the killer. Will they survive to solve the mystery or die at the hands of the serial killer?
It’s a gripping book with a twist in each new development enough to keep the readers in suspense.

                                                                                                          ................... To be continued

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