Hour Game: 2 (King and Maxwell, 2) - Softcover

Baldacci, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529003326 ISBN 13: 9781529003321

Publisher: Pan, 2019

Synopsis

David Baldacci's heart-stopping Hour Game is the second fast-paced thriller in the King and Maxwell series.

Following their collaboration in Split Second, ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have gone into partnership and are investigating the robbery of some secret documents at the residence of the incredibly wealthy Battle family. It seems like a straightforward case of domestic burglary, but soon they begin to suspect links to larger, more terrifying events now shaking the prosperous town of Wrightsburg . . .

The unidentified corpse of an attractive young woman turns up in the woods; two high school kids, one shot in the back, the other in the face, are found dead in their car; a successful lawyer is discovered stabbed to death in her own home. A serial killer is on the loose. The murderer kills in the manner of famous killers of the past but takes care to leave a stopped watch at the scene of each crime – corresponding to the victim's position on his hit list.

As the killing spree escalates it seems that the fractured Battle family are somehow involved and Maxwell and King suddenly find themselves racing to solve an intricate puzzle, one that is full of tantalizing clues but barren of solid evidence, and one that is leaving even the FBI confounded. And all the while, the body count is rising . . .

Hour Game is followed by Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.

About this title

About the Author

David Baldacci is an award-winning global no.1 bestselling author, and one of the world’s favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge of the US political system and intelligence services. His first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international hit, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office success. He has since written more than fifty novels featuring a variety of characters including Walter Nash, Travis Devine, Amos Decker and Aloysius Archer. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US.

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From the Back Cover

A WOMAN IS FOUND MURDERED IN THE WOODS. FOR SEAN KING AND MICHELLE MAXWELL, IT HERALDS THE START OF A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE.

Copycat killer.
In the prosperous town of Wrightsburg, someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infamous murderers of all time.

More than meets the eye.
Ex-Secret Service agents King and Maxwell are hired to investigate a robbery of secret documents at the residence of an incredibly wealthy family. But is the burglary connected to the killing spree?

Who will die next?
Two high school kids and a successful lawyer are then murdered in specific, violent ways. No one knows this serial killer’s motives . . . or if there’s a pattern to the carnage.

King and Maxwell connect the cases and race to solve an intricate puzzle, one that is full of tantalizing clues but barren of solid evidence, leaving even the FBI confounded. And the body count is rising . . .

‘Alternately chilling, poignant, and always heart-poundingly suspenseful’ Scott Turow

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529003326
• ISBN 13: 9781529003321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736