We're back with former Secret Service Agents Sean King and
Michelle Maxwell, but this time, they're going separate
ways for awhile. Michelle is struggling with the crazy
events that occurred in Baldacci's previous book, HOUR
GAME, and is in such trouble that she agrees to go in a
psychiatric institution. Sean is worried about paying all
the bills and takes a case working for his old girlfriend.
He's sent to investigate a mysterious death in Babbage
Town, a place where scientific geniuses are doing
clandestine work. The death occurred at the CIA training
camp that's located right next door to Babbage Town, and
Sean must determine whether the death was a suicide or
something more sinister.
Meanwhile, Michelle is not adapting well to life in the
psychiatric ward. Plus, she sees some odd behavior that
leads her to believe something criminal is going on there.
Hmmm. Maybe she's just trying to avoid dealing with her own
issues. The end result is that she checks herself out and
goes looking for Sean -- just in time for the dramatic and
violent culmination of his case.
Sean and Michelle work like the complex and efficient team
they are, attempting to save the life of a young girl and
to determine exactly who's involved in corruption that goes
throughout the government.
As always, an excellent read from David Baldacci,
one of my favorite authors. He weaves complex
characterization into equally complex plots -- a surefire
way to author a winner! I'm waiting, as always, for the
next Michelle and Sean adventure (or any Baldacci book!).
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are back, and struggling in
the emotional aftermath of the events that brought them to
the brink in Hour Game. Dogged by personal demons, Maxwell
is agrees to treatment in a psychiatric institution, after
barely surviving a violent barroom brawl. And King, to
right their partnership, accepts an offer to investigate a
murder in a scientific think tank named Babbage Town.
Feeling cured, Michelle joins him on the case, and they
penetrate this secret enclave of geniuses working to
surpass the capabilities of the most sophisticated
microprocessor in the world. Suddenly, the pair find
themselves in a race against time to expose those who would
tip the entire global power structure...and destroy what's
left of their lives.
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