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Summary: A FUN READ, BUT LOSES SOME CREDIBILITY AT THE END
Review: Sean King let a presidential candidate get murdered right in front of him in 1996. Michelle Maxwell let a presidential candidate get abducted only a few feet away from her today. Coincidence? No way, this is a Baldacci novel, and there are plot twists and turns aplenty. The thing about a Baldacci novel is nothing is ever as it appears at first. If you wait a while and think you have it figured out, just read a few more pages because it will do a 180 on you.
The best thing about SPLIT SECOND is the ever changing dynamic between the characters. They go from adversaries to allies and back again. No one is what they appear as they all sort of team up to solve the abduction of the latest victim. A number of bodies pile up along the way, but it merely adds to the mystery.
Though the story loses some of its credibility at the end during an elaborate re-staging of a crime by the villain, SPLIT SECOND is still a lot of fun to read.
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Summary: Must buy? NO!
Review: All I can say is this book left me scratching my head in wonder. What happened to the killer books Baldacci previously wrote? No plot and a lame group of characters.
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Summary: Thanks for Michelle Maxwell
Review: As an aspiring female Federal Agent myself, I appreciated the character of Michelle Maxwell. Most authors write about Joan's in federal law enforcement. Thank you for the breath of fresh air in Michelle's character.
This was my first Baldacci read. I enjoyed the speed, the suspense and the genre. I do have to agree with other posters - some of the twists or characters introduced were a bit confusing. Still don't know the purpose of Bob Scott? But I enjoyed it for a purely entertaining mystery!
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Summary: Utterly Preposterous
Review: Virtually every plot element and twist in this book is just not believable, on any level. Characters behave in ways unlike any person you've ever met. Investigators jump instantly to completely unlikely, off-the-wall conclusions--that just happen to be correct. Secret Service agents act like total idiots. Convenient coincidences appear by the dozen. This book is an utter mess.
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Summary: Not his best
Review: I was disappointed with this book. I always look forward to reading his latest but found this one lacking. Don't waste your time on this one. Read Absolute Power. It's his best.
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Summary: Excellent Thriller
Review: I have read four of David Baldacci's books with mixed reviews. Split Second is by far my favorite book. The plot has everything I look for in an exciting book: Good characterization, a plot that ties into the past, short chapters, and a fast moving story line with lots of twists! I highly recommend this book as one that you cannot put down!
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Summary: Impressive page turner
Review: This is the first suspense/mystery novel I have read from Baldacci and I have to say that I was pretty impressed all in all. Baldacci's ability to develop the characters of Sean King, Michelle Maxwell and flirtatious Joan sets up a suspenseul ride that I actually found myself caring about.Split Second is a quick read that I found myself instantly drawn to from the beginning. I do agree that 2/3 through the book the mass introduction of characters, suspects, and theories made connecting the dots a bit confusing. I found myself having to pause and try to put all of the relationships together more than once. I recommend this book as an exciting, pulse pounding read and hope that the door Baldacci left open for a series to follow comes to fruition.
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Summary: Good start, weird finish
Review: Being a native Virginian, I'm a big David Baldacci fan. This book starts out great. The action and plot are gripping. Then about 3/4 into the book, the story bogs down,and becomes difficult to trudge through. Perhaps one problem is the use of too many characters to follow. I had a hard time keeping characters straight. The final 1/4 of the book takes some bizarre (if not unbelievable) turns. Overall, not a bad read.
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Summary: Big Hat and no Cattle
Review: A page turner all right, but when done with the book, I wished I had my time back. Ending was contrived and grossly artificial. Made Da Vinci Code look even better by comparison. Save your money.
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Summary: Captivating, but incredibly disappointing
Review: Well, I couldn't put the book down. Picked it up on a Saturday and finished in on a Monday. The problem was that I was pissed at myself and even more pissed at Baldacci that I wasted two days reading this tripe. Most of the reviewers on this site are either on narcotics or on Baldacci's payroll. What could have been an amazing book, beginning to end, turned into one of the great clunkers of all time. This book has about the most insultingly inane ending of any suspense/thriller I've ever read. I'll have to think twice before I read a Baldacci novel again.
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