Action packed though, and Balda. Opinion about the main character: The chemistry between King and Maxwell is quite good.
There was a bittersweet feel to the revelation that was quite tender and moving. It's intriguing in parts for sure, but it lacks the suspense and intrigue of his other books. It turns out the entire conspiracy, including the theft and a subsequent plan to kill the President was being coordinated by White House employee Alan Grant. However, even minor details of those events were not explained for readers new to the series or whose memory of the previous books is a lacking. Not the best in the series, but still an entertaining read for fans of the series. The plot of King and Maxwell is gripping and kept me turning the page. Well, the answer is varied. But his grief turns to surprise when he receives a message from his father. They have a strong professional relationship, but there is also a personal … King and Maxwell book. The characters are the ones we've come to know (warts and all).
But, as one might expect, it's easier said than done. But when he contacts his superior to explain the missing cargo and that he's alive, he's suspected of double crossing the government and stealing the truck's contents. The political aspects of the story are realistic. I received a copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Tyler Wingo is devastated when he is told that his father was killed in action in Afghanistan. Sure, it's exciting, and it has lots of very interesting characters, and the plot is intricate with lots of twists and turns. there's MUSLIMS in every country .. there are american MUSLIMS so why do people like the author thinks that all MUSLIMS are terrorist? Somehow I managed to start with what appears to be the last book in the series. There are tons of twists and turns as the two privet investigators work out what is really going on, and none of them feel ridiculous or out of left field.
They meet their newest client Tyler Wingo when they spot him running across the highway in the middle of a rainstorm. 19 Islamists changed the world on 911 and one made all of us take our shoes. Despite his orders to destroy it, along with himself and anyone else in the blast radius, Wingo decides he'd like to play it out and live to fight another day. When the PI pair come upon a teenage boy during the middle of a thunderstorm, they learn he's been told of his father's death in Afghanistan, another casualty in one of Bush's futile wars. Having just read the book, here is., The Thirty Year Itch: BOOK REVIEW: King and Maxwell by David Baldacci Now they must learn what exactly happened in Afghanistan and who was behind it before they are silenced. (Much later, when David thanked her for being the spark that ignited his writing career, she revealed that she’d given him the notebook to keep him quiet, "because every mom needs a break now and then.”) He published his first novel, “Why the hell don’t kids call their parents anymore? Super soldier Sam Wingo delivers a cargo "in country" as instructed, only to find the recipients are not what he was told. Tyler has asked King and Maxwell for help. He drove for twelve straight hours and saw not a single living person. Highly recommended. Listened to audiobook. Click on a plot link to find similar books. His son is told he was killed in action, but then receives a post mortem email.
But in an early King & Maxwell book, King's relation with the President and First Lady is described clearly. Mimicking the highs and lows of this novel, my rating had some higher points along with some lower ones (which you wouldn’t know based on my final overall rating). KING AND MAXWELL started off well enough, with desert scenery and a finger placed on the kill switch and high powered weapons pointed at foreheads, tripped over its own two feet a bit in the middle with some Swiss cheese dialogue and gouda. Glad that Edgar featured in this book so it really felt more like the series,lighter moments not as intense as previous books and enjoyable right up to the very last page,no peeking!
Refresh and try again. What seems to be a cut-and-dry situation soon becomes all the more complicated when Tyler receives an email from his dad. Another excellent suspense thriller from David Baldacci. The communication is laced with a code only Tyler would know, making its author seem eerily to be speaking from the other side. - A Review of King and Maxwell by David Baldacci | Bill's Book Reviews