In Simple Genius David Baldacci reintroduces the main characters from bestsellers Split Second & Hour Game Sean King & Michelle Maxwell are both haunted by their last case Realizing that Michelle is teetering on the brink of self-destruction from long-buried demons Sean arranges therapy for his reluctant partner But instead of focusing on her recovery Michelle unearths disturbing secrets in the hospital Sean accepts a much-needed job A physicist Monk Turing has died in mysterious circumstances near Babbage Town
- a secretive establishment populated by an eccentric group of scientists & cryptographers funded by an anonymous but powerful group Meanwhile the dead man's young daughter piano-playing prodigy Viggie has secrets of her own But what is the significance of the phrase 'codes & blood'? Directly across the York River from Babbage Town lies the sinister CIA training ground Camp Peary where Monk Turing's body was found With both the FBI & CIA breathing down Sean's neck can he discover the truth? & will he be in time to save Michelle from herselfsimple Genius is followed by First Family The Sixth Man & King & Maxwell