About this title may belong to another edition of this title. A moments hesitation and everything could pass you by. Two american secret service agents who in different situations have broken the main rules of the service. Even though split second is the final book in this series, it just doesnt feel. It became a highly rated video game, yet with its cliff. Though quite exciting as expected by a david baldacci thriller, split second lacks an acceptable full blooded villain. Rutger hauer stars as a burntout police detective obsessively hunting down the mysterious serial killer that killed his partner several years prior.
Split second is a five star offering and if i could give it a sixth or even a tenth star, i would. This is the first novel in the king and maxwell book series. Shes always been able to search the future when presented with a choice. But on the other hand, it was a choice that addie madethe best of two choices. Split second is the first book in his sean king and michelle maxwell series. The power of attitude much of the everyday fabric of our lives contains patterns and connections.
But this smoothly efficient book gains timely depth through its discussion of. It has interesting characters and excellent writing but the plot is a bit weak. The power of attitude winner, james l, winner, james l. I love techno thrillers, and since michael crichtons untimely death i havent found anyone who can write a cracking adventure and throw in im trialling kindle unlimited. Readers pick books by margaret atwood, stephen king for goodreads choice awards. When percy and holly end up stuck in an alternate universe, one where powers are normal and everyone has the makings of a hero, what will happen. Richards kept being recommended to me by amazons algorithms and it sounded intriguing. Split second was surprisingly unpredictable, fastpaced and packed with plot twists imaginaryunicorn wed 29 jan 2014 07. Split second is a 1992 americanbritish buddy cop science fiction horror film directed by tony maylam and ian sharp. In 2010, disney interactive along with black rock studios brought out one of the best action racing games ever made called split second.
Any book that opens with one of the main characters running through a busy london market trying to stop a terrorist attack is bound to capture my attention and i was immediately hooked into the story. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. A serial killer is on the loose, and its up to fbi agents dillon savich and lacey sherlock to bring him down. The power of attitude, jim winner yes, thats his real name identifies significant patterns that influence every aspect of our. I have seen this trend across his various books and this one is no exception.
Instead the culprit seems more of a caricature than a real challenge to the terrific trio working the case. Split second is a typical baldacci first book in a series. Split second is nonstop action from the very first page. The book was published on september 30, 2003, by grand central publishing references. The film also features kim cattrall, alastair neil duncan, pete postlethwaite, ian dury, and alun armstrong. Split second is a crime fiction novel written by american writer david baldacci.
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