Split Second

By: David Baldacci

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air.

Living a new life on a quiet lake in central Virginia, Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. He's been there before. In an out-of-the-way hotel eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service man allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the presidential candidate Sean was protecting was gunned down before his eyes.

Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge. She has become obsessed with Sean's case. And he needs a friend - especially since a series of macabre killings has brought him under suspicion and prompted the reappearance of a seductive woman he's tried hard to forget.

As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making - and are a long way from over....

©2003 Columbus Rose, Ltd. (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"Baldacci's new thriller is sustained by the pulse-pounding suspense his fans have come to expect." ( Booklist)

not a bad read

If you want a good "page turner" this book will deliver. I have read other Baldacci before and as such, I was able to discern who the bad guys were going to be. Of course that is where the fun is in reading a whodunit; making your own deductions and being validated in the end. The final motives of the bad guy(s) were a bit thin but it still had plausability. Like me, if you had enjoyed other Baldacci you will like this too.

Good Book

Was a good book, but slow at times and had to go back to find out who characters were and their part in the story!

Improbable BUT Exciting

A fast moving drama full of exciting but improbable events. The plot is constantly evolving up and down then back on itself. Not one of Baldacci’s best, but by no means disappointing.

Couldn’t put it down.

I’m not much of a reader so I’ve started listening to books. When I purchase the book I couldn’t put it down so I used a credit to buy the audio so I could continue the story on my way back and forth between home and work. I often have a good idea who the protagonist is yet Baldacci did an excellent job setting everything up to create suspense and an excellent climax.

Overwritten

Overwritten. It became boring with lots rehashed and unbelievable story line. No passion to the writing.

Split Second - wonderful

This book kept my interest on a cliff edge through the majority of it and whomping ends up doing whatever is not who you expect I hope whoever reads this next most certainly enjoys it as much as I did.

aok

nararor was ok and sorry line was okay. a couple of surprises at the end whuch is akways a good thing. Thanks for the free read?

Wow! Really enjoyed this!

Listening to so many books I had begun to think my expectations were too high but this one really captured my attention and kept it all the way through. It is definitely worth the credit and time to listen to.

A great spy novel

Where does Split Second rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This one is in the top ten.

Who was your favorite character and why?

They all were great.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Scott is a master at his craft. Always enjoyable to listen to.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Non stop action.

This was well worth the chance taken!!!

I got this one on an iffy maybe it will be okay and boy was it a good decision! This is a good story and the narrator is also good! I would recommend this to anyone who likes mystery!!!