Split Second (King & Maxwell Series Book 1)

Name: Split Second (King & Maxwell Series Book 1)
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (40319 reviews)
Author: David Baldacci

by David Baldacci

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.4 (40,319)

4.4 stars from 40,319 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

You love high-stakes thrillers with protagonists who have genuine professional stakes and personal guilt to work through.
You're after a mystery that unfolds methodically, with clues that actually matter rather than convenient plot turns.
You appreciate partnerships built on shared trauma and mutual understanding, rather than instant chemistry.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a fast-paced, page-turning thriller without much character development or introspection.
You prefer your heroes squeaky-clean and competent from the start rather than carrying the weight of failure.
You're looking for something lighter; this book dwells in professional shame and the burden of responsibility.

About this book

Michelle Maxwell, a Secret Service agent, loses a presidential candidate under her watch when she lets him out of her sight for a moment. Her promising career is destroyed by this single lapse. Sean King understands her situation intimately. Eight years earlier, he too was a Secret Service agent whose attention was diverted for a split second—and the candidate he was protecting was shot and killed. When Michelle and Sean's paths cross, they find themselves drawn into a complex web of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences. Working together, the two discredited agents discover that the separate violent incidents that derailed their careers were not isolated events, but part of a larger scheme that has been developing for years and is far from finished.

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Currently on sale at $2.99 — 63% off peak. Price has dropped 4 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 447 days. Typically stays discounted for 5 days.

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Currently #258 in the Kindle store — a top-1,000 bestseller. Climbing the charts — 22% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 40,319 reviews

Gaining approximately 176 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.4. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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