Split Second is the first in the gripping King & Maxwell series by bestselling author David Baldacci When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second it costs him his career & presidential candidate Clyde Ritter his life But what stole his attention? & 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 & 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 & key witnesses from both cases are going missing King is losing friends colleagues & clients fast & his ex-lover Joan Dillinger is playing curious games
- she wants Sean back but she also owes him for something Split Second is followed by Hour Game Simple Genius First Family The Sixth Man & King & Maxwell