Split Second
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This explosive novel and instant “New York Times” bestseller is the tale of two disgraced Secret Service agents racing against time to find the common thread that connects a series of assassinations and abductions. “A quick-paced thriller.”–”The Denver Post.”
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Like many of the reviewers here, I too have an affinity for “all books Baldacci.” And, while I admit Mr. Baldacci has penned a few a novels which stand alone, I cannot bring myself to say his new offering, SPLIT SECOND, is not a thrilling, fun read. Baldacci has an impressive skill of weaving subplots in and out of his storyline controlling the reader’s focus until he decides to change directions…typically in mid-thought. This skill is what makes Baldacci an up-and-coming star in the literary meadow. And while SPLIT SECOND won’t rival TOTAL CONTROL or ABSOLUTE POWER, it is a book well worth it’s fee.
As in several of his additional books, Baldacci spins the storyline of SPLIT SECOND around the Secret Service. Baldacci links two crimes separated by eight years and brings together two publicly disgraced Secret Service agents to solve their respective mysteries. Eight years earlier, Agent Sean King was guarding a presidential candidate and took his eyes off the candidate for a split second, a split second that changed King’s life forever and finished the life of the candidate.
Current day…Agent Michelle Maxwell allows a presidential candidate to override the Service’s chief mandate of never losing track of a theme. The result, while not as final as King’s, is just as disastrous…Maxwell’s theme is kidnapped. Unbeknownst to King and Maxwell, these two agents lives will become linked by two separate and ostensibly unrelated crimes all due to a “split second” indecision. One candidate is dead, the additional missing, and two careers are seemingly trashed.
Though she’s been place on place and publicly vilified, Maxwell is determined to find her missing candidate. The similarity between what happened to her and King’s situation eight years earlier leads her to judge there could be a link, or at least clues to help her in solving the crime. In the meantime, King has used the proceeds of a libel lawsuit to go to law school, become a successful tiny-town attorney, and live a silent, solemn life. That silent life ends when King is reluctantly drawn into the intrigue of Maxwell’s case and, his own. Joining the cast of characters and adding wrinkle to wrinkle is Joan Dillinger, King’s ex- lover and Secret Service partner. Dillinger now runs an international investigative agency and has been privately hired to find Maxwell’s missing candidate.
As the plot twists through one dead end after another, the subplot involving the two women vying for King’s affection thickens. This, as permanently, throws additional emotional baggage on King as he tries to close the unclosable case. With unexpected twists known to Baldacci readers, the storyline throws curve after curve spinning this thriller toward its climax.
With SPLIT SECOND, Baldacci proves himself adroit in combining his storyline with poignant, forceful subplots, developing deep, appealing characters, and providing “edge-of-your-seat” action leaving the reader thirsting for more. And, while the climax may not have been up to the quality of the storyline, this is an brilliant read and is highly recommended by this reviewer.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
All David Baldacci books are fascinating. They have suspense, believability, and enough action to keep your interest throughout. I wish I could write like he does.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I gave this 1 star only because there’s no provision for No stars. This is an exceedingly amatuerish book in all respects. YUCK!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I wanted to really delight in this book, and I will admit that the first half was entertaining. But the conclusion of this tale is really implausible. Far too many lose ends –plotlines that took chapters to erect– get wrapped up in one or two paragraphs. And all of the “evil” characters are really ridiculous. They are really one-dimensional and unrealistic, like something out of the comic books I read as a boy.
I couldn’t wait to end this trainwreck, but I kept hoping for something better.
I want my eight dollars and six hours of my life back.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
i knew it be a matter of time before the grishman/baldacci style of writing junk for the masses would get to me. well, it has. I read this book in two days and like additional reviewers establish the tale implausible and the charachter development moronic. i guess that is why grishman/baldacci sell so well.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5