Split Second

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Summary: wow
Review: I picked up this book and a discount book store. It is the first time i have read one of his books. I loved it. As i was perusing some of the other reviews, I noticed how harsh people were being of this book. I am not a writer, but i read an average of a book per week, and i couldn't find anything wrong with this story. I plan to seek out his other 2 books and see what it is I have been missing. His characters were beautifully developed, which is a huge selling factor for me. If i don't feel some type of emotion towards the players in the story, i don't want to waste my time reading the book. I didn't know whether to love or hate Joan. Sean reminded me of Sean Connery's version of James Bond. Michelle is an empowered yet soft female. The story moved along at breakneck speed, and i was at the end before i knew it. It was a hard book to put down.

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Summary: Wait for this in paperback
Review: If David Baldacci had found a better way to conclude this book, I would have rated it much higher. As it is, I thought it was an interesting mystery. Two Secret Service agents are involved in a violent act being carried out against the people they were sworn to protect. One is assasinated. Sean King is the agent on that one. One is abducted. Michelle Maxwell is in charge of that one. Eight years seperates the two acts. Yet, the acts are linked and more people are about to die as the two agents start investigating the incidents and start turning up rocks that people don't want moved. There are numerous suprises and many things are not what they seem. I liked the book, but I did not love it. Maybe you want to wait for the paperback issue.

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Summary: Not David's best
Review: An OK book, but I found myself lost several times and had to flip back and forth to refresh my memory on certain people. And also, what's with the psycho running circles over and over again around two highly trained Secret Service agents? I just had a hard time buying into that one.
I'm not sure what David was goign for in this book. "Last Man Standing" kept me rivited, one of the best books I've ever read, but he really seems fall a bit flat on character development in this book. I would like to have seen an extra 100 pages to bring more personality to the novel.

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Summary: Average Mystery Novel
Review: There was nothing that stands out in this novel, whether it be positive or negative. The story is about two Secret Service agents, each who have lost a charge in the line of duty, who team up and learn that their two incidents are possibly related, despite the eight year time difference. The characters and story were not nearly as engrossing as those in Last Man Standing. The dynamic between the main characters provided for some entertainment and there were a few actions sequences that were exciting. However, in the end this books becomes off as nothing more than an average mystery thriller. Last Man Standing is a much better novel, and fans of that book may be disappointed with this effort. However, devoted Baldacci fans may nevertheless find this an exciting read.

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Summary: Disapointing!
Review: As a fan of David Baldacci, I looked forward to this book after ordering it from Amazon. The premise was fine, but there was no real character development, there was at least one embarrassing lapse in logic (spoiler warning: when the agents suspected Jorst had hidden the gun, they never thought it through with regard to the two women who were killed), and the end was way, way too far-fetched. Like another reviewer said, the villain was an impossible cartoon, and worse, his motivation for doing all that he did was just lame. I won't even be lending this book to anybody.

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Summary: Who do you trust?
Review: I have not read many books...yet, but I totally enjoyed
"Split Second". It first started out with immediate action. Then the paced slowed a bit building up a plot of deception and mystery. I liked how the two separate stories joined together keeping me on edge. I was hooked by the last third of the book. I would recommend it for new readers!

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Summary: Not usual Baldacci
Review: I'm a big fan of Baldacci's and to say he writes real page-turners is an understatement. He's one of the very best. Great characters, great stories. He obviously does extensive research for his novels. Unfortunately, however, Split Second does not live up to his prior good works. Actually, everything is okay until you near the end when it gets quite improbable and the ending itself is just ridiculously goofy - almost laughable, in fact.

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Summary: THUD!
Review: Ouch, I've always enjoyed Baldacci but this book has some of the most stilted dialogue I've ever read. The book starts out great then coasts into a haze that it never recovers from. I re-read some of the dialogue about halfway through the book and couldn't believe what I was reading - like bad high school creative writing. This is only one half of what could've been a really good book. I'll give Baldacci another chance if he'll write a complete book.

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Summary: Split Second
Review: I just finished reading Split Second,its the first book I have read by David Baldacci and it will not be my last. I read alot of different authors and he ranks right up there with the best,James Patterson,Jeffery Deaver. I read some of the other reviews and alot said this wasn't one of his best. Well then, I MUST read those others cause I thought this one was very good.. I can hardly wait for the next one. I just hope we see more of King and Maxwell.

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Summary: Exciting Read!
Review: I loved this book! It is not one of those "super high-tech" thrillers, but this book will keep you wanting more! Check it out and see for yourself!