Im Bruchteil der Sekunde (Split Second)

by David Baldacci, Till R. Lohmeyer (Translator), Christel Rost (Translator)

Overview

David Baldaccis erfolgreichstes Ermittler-Duo in seinem 1. Fall Sean King war Agent des Secret Service. Sein Auftrag: Schutz eines Präsidentschaftskandidaten. Sein Fehler: Für den Bruchteil einer Sekunde lässt er sich ablenken, und die Kugel des Mörders findet ihr Ziel. Acht Jahre später. Ein neuer Wahlkampf. Eine junge Agentin. Auch sie begeht einen Fehler, und der Mann, den sie schützen soll, wird vor ihren Augen entführt. Michell Maxwells einzige Chance, einen zweiten Mord zu verhindern, liegt in dem alten, ungelösten Fall von damals - und der Antwort auf die alles entscheidende Frage: Was hat Sean King in jenem Augenblick gesehen? Packende Thriller-Unterhaltung von Bestsellerautor David Baldacci - Der erste Band um das Ermittler-Duo King und Maxwell.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783838717159
Publisher:	Bastei Entertainment
Publication date:	02/17/2012
Series:	Sean King and Michelle Maxwell Series , #1
Sold by:	Readbox
Format:	eBook
Pages:	509
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years
Language:	German

About the Author

David Baldacci's authoritative legal thrillers operate on the irresistible notion that a sinister undercurrent threads through the country's most powerful institutions.

While his stories hinge on the complex machinations behind the presidency, the FBI, the Supreme Court and other spheres of influence, Baldacci (a former Washington, D.C.-based attorney) finds his way into a mystery through the eyes of the innocents. Semi-innocents, at least: small players who often don't realize they're players at all end up hunting down answers, and their hunt becomes the reader's.

According to Baldacci, reading John Irving's The World According to Garp convinced him that he wanted to be a novelist. Absolute Power -- in which a thief finds himself accidentally connected to a murder involving the president and the ensuing coverup -- was hardly Irvingesque; but it did begin Baldacci's friendly relationship with the bestseller lists, which has continued over his writing career.

Baldacci's style is brief and plot-driven, but he's not afraid to linger on macabre and vivid details, such as a rosary clenched in a plane crash victim's hand, or hard-learned lessons from a sniper's life (pack your food so you can find it at night, by touch). These small but memorable -- indeed, almost cinematic -- details give his books another layer that distinguishes them from the average potboiler.

Although the author has occasionally departed from his usual fare (examples include the tenderhearted coming-of-age tale Wish You Well and the holiday-themed adventure The Christmas Train), it is high-octane thrillers that are his true stock in trade. Whether it's a taut stand-alone or a new installment in his Camel Club series, readers know when they crack the spine of a new Baldacci book, they're in for an action-packed page-turner.

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Hometown:

Northern Virginia

Date of Birth:

August 5, 1960

Place of Birth:

Richmond, VIrginia

Education:

B.A. in Political Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1982; J.D., University of Virginia, 1986

Website:

http://www.david-baldacci.com/