Split Second

<p><b><i>Split Second</i> is the first in the gripping King and Maxwell series by bestselling author David Baldacci.<br></b><br>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?<br><br> 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.<br><br> 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.<br><br> 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 . . .<br><br><i>Split Second</i> is followed by <i>Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man</i> and <i>King and Maxwell</i>.</p>