Search
Log in
  • Home

  • Categories

  • Audiobooks

  • E-books

  • For kids

  • Top lists

  • Help

  • Download app

  • Use campaign code

  • Redeem gift card

  • Try free now
  • Log in
  • Language

    🇨🇭 Schweiz

    • DE
    • EN

    🇧🇪 Belgique

    • FR
    • EN

    🇩🇰 Danmark

    • DK
    • EN

    🇩🇪 Deutschland

    • DE
    • EN

    🇪🇸 España

    • ES
    • EN

    🇫🇷 France

    • FR
    • EN

    🇳🇱 Nederland

    • NL
    • EN

    🇳🇴 Norge

    • NO
    • EN

    🇦🇹 Österreich

    • AT
    • EN

    🇫🇮 Suomi

    • FI
    • EN

    🇸🇪 Sverige

    • SE
    • EN
  1. Books
  2. Suspense
  3. Spy novels

Read and listen for free for 30 days!

Cancel anytime

Try free now
4.2(40)
King and Maxwell

Split Second : The Electrifying First Thriller In The King And Maxwell Series From The International Number One Bestseller

'The action is explosive. Readers will barely have time to catch their breath' - People

Split Second is the electrifying first thriller in the gripping King and Maxwell series from international no.1 bestselling author David Baldacci.

* * * * *

When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And 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 and 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 and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games – she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something . . .

Continue the action with Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.

* * * * *

KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.

'One of the world's thriller masters' – Daily Mail

'Baldacci is still peerless' – Sunday Times

'One of the all-time best thriller authors' – Lisa Gardner

'Baldacci delivers, every time!' – Lisa Scottoline

*The 6.20 Man, the first instalment in the Travis Devine series, was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 31/07/2024


Author:

  • David Baldacci

Narrator:

  • Scott Brick

Series:

  • Volume 1 in King and Maxwell

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 11 h 42 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Suspense
  • Spy novels
  • Suspense
  • Political novels

More by David Baldacci

Skip the list
  1. Die Silkwell-Verschwörung (Gekürzt)

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  2. Im Auge des Todes - Will Robies dritter Fall - Will Robie 3 (Ungekürzt)

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  3. Falsche Wahrheit - Will Robies vierter Fall - Will Robie 4 (Ungekürzt)

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  4. Das Versprechen

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  5. King og Maxwell

    David Baldacci

    audiobookbook
  6. Gefährliches Komplott (Ungekürzt)

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  7. Den sjette mand

    David Baldacci

    audiobookbook
  8. Strangers in Time : Every Second Counts In This Instant Sunday-Times-Bestselling Gripping Wartime Drama

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  9. Skyddsängeln

    David Baldacci

    audiobookbook
  10. To Die For : The Action-Packed Travis Devine Thriller from the Bestselling Author of The 6:20 Man

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  11. Processen

    David Baldacci

    audiobookbook
  12. Gefährliches Komplott (Gekürzt)

    David Baldacci

    audiobook

King and Maxwell Series

Skip the list
  1. Hour Game

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  2. Simple Genius

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  3. Simple Genius

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  4. First Family

    David Baldacci

    audiobook
  5. King and Maxwell

    David Baldacci

    audiobook

  • 108 books

    David Baldacci

    David Baldacci is a worldwide bestselling novelist. With his books published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, and with over 110 million copies in print, he is one of the world's favorite storytellers. David Baldacci is also the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. Still a resident of his native Virginia, he invites you to visit him at www.DavidBaldacci.com, and his foundation at www.WishYouWellFoundation.org, and to look into its program to spread books across America at www.FeedingBodyandMind.com.

    Read more

Help and contact


About us

  • Our story
  • Career
  • Press
  • Accessibility
  • Partner with us
  • Investor relations
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Explore

  • Categories
  • Audiobooks
  • E-books
  • Magazines
  • For kids
  • Top lists

Popular categories

  • Crime
  • Biographies and reportage
  • Fiction
  • Feel-good and romance
  • Personal development
  • Children's books
  • True stories
  • Sleep and relaxation

Nextory

Copyright © 2025 Nextory AB

Privacy Policy · Terms · Imprint ·
Excellent4.3 out of 5