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Hour Game (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell #2)
King & Maxwell, TNT's new series based on David Baldacci's blockbuster novels, premiers Monday June 10th, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) He's copying famous serial killers.
And the HOUR GAME has just begun...
A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infa...more
And the HOUR GAME has just begun...
A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infa...more
Paperback, 624 pages
Published
September 1st 2005
by Vision
(first published 2004)
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Narrator: Scott Brick
Publisher: Hachette Audio, 2004
Length: 14 hours and 25 min.
Publisher's Summary
A woman is found murdered in the woods with a very special watch on her wrist, and what seemed a simple case soon escalates into a nightmare. The criminal methods of some of the most infamous killers of all time are being replicated by a new predator who stalks and strikes victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next vict...more
Narrator: Scott Brick
Publisher: Hachette Audio, 2004
Length: 14 hours and 25 min.
Publisher's Summary
A woman is found murdered in the woods with a very special watch on her wrist, and what seemed a simple case soon escalates into a nightmare. The criminal methods of some of the most infamous killers of all time are being replicated by a new predator who stalks and strikes victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next vict...more
I like Baldacci's writing quite a bit. He's one of few authors that can usually keep me guessing until close to the end of the book. He also has the ability to create characters that feel real, and he offers insight into human nature. However, in 'Hour Game' I feel these two elements were missing. Michelle Maxwell and Sean King - the principal characters in this book and a few others - were just plain flat, 2-dimensional. In addition, he tended to be more verbose than usual: he would explain som...more
Jul 14, 2009
Patrick Gibson
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3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Patrick by:
the box in the closet
Shelves:
testosterone,
contemporary-literature
I tried reading one of Baldacci’s novels a couple years ago and became disinterested around page twenty. He is extremely popular (apparently) and seems to publish a new title every other day.
I figured he was not an author for me. Then came the dreaded moment: bedtime with nothing to read! Damn. I usually have a stack ready to go—but not this time. While desperately searching, I came across a box of books left by a friend who moved. Double Damn. The books were all either Romance or Political Thri...more
I figured he was not an author for me. Then came the dreaded moment: bedtime with nothing to read! Damn. I usually have a stack ready to go—but not this time. While desperately searching, I came across a box of books left by a friend who moved. Double Damn. The books were all either Romance or Political Thri...more
Mom had this as an audiobook stuffed away somewhere, and I found it. She said she'd gotten bored and hadn't finished it; I decided to give it a try. Threw it on in the background while cleaning out my room [epic project, let me tell you] and after the first 30 - 45 minutes, it actually got pretty interesting. I zoned in and out as I got distracted, but I was able to follow the story easily. The end made it feel like it could have been an old radio program or a black and white film - a little gim...more
David Baldacci is one of my favorite authors. This is the second of the Sean King and Michele Maxwell series. Sean and Michele are both ex-secret service agents who have come together and formed their own detective agency. Both leaving the service under extenuating circumstances. They are hired by a lawyer to investigate a break in at a compound in Virginia owned by Bobby Battle. His client a carpenter who worked there is accused of stealing some money but more importantly some revealing papers...more
Not surprisingly, David Baldacci's books become predictable and formulaic after a while. This book was an enjoyable, easy read, and I got through it quickly. Sometimes it's nice to just be able to read a book without using a ton of brain power.
Probably the most annoying part of the book was not the predictability, but the chapter where the investigators sit down and review the data...the chapter is designed to look like they're all reviewing the information together, to make sure they haven't mi...more
Probably the most annoying part of the book was not the predictability, but the chapter where the investigators sit down and review the data...the chapter is designed to look like they're all reviewing the information together, to make sure they haven't mi...more
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are past Special Forces people but now are FBI? Anyway, they end up getting deputized while investigating a serial killer in their small Virginia town.
It took me forever to get into this novel. A lot of names were given and often it was hard to keep track of who was speaking when. The descriptions were great and I really wasn’t sure who the killer was until the last part of the book – which was cool. But I did feel as though the author treated me kinda like an idio...more
It took me forever to get into this novel. A lot of names were given and often it was hard to keep track of who was speaking when. The descriptions were great and I really wasn’t sure who the killer was until the last part of the book – which was cool. But I did feel as though the author treated me kinda like an idio...more
"A woman is found murdered in the woods with a very special watch on her wrist - and what seemed a simple case soon escalates into a nightmare. The criminal methods of some of the most infamous killers of all time are being replicated by a new predator who stalks and strikes victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next victim will be." "Drawn into this violent affair are two Secret Service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Miche...more
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"A woman is found murdered in the woods with a very special watch on her wrist - and what seemed a simple case soon escalates into a nightmare. The criminal methods of some of the most infamous killers of all time are being replicated by a new predator who stalks and strikes victims with a cunning brilliance. No one can understand the murderer's motives or who the next victim will be." "Drawn into this violent affair are two Secret Service agents turned private investigators, Sean King and Miche...more
Some times I really like Baldacci books and other times they are just okay. This was a decent who-done-it book but what really distracted me from fully enjoying it is that King finds out all the answers and then has to spoon feed the information to everyone else, including his partner Michelle. Also, there is no character development with Michelle which is very disappointing. I could not put the book down, determined that I would be able to figure it out but I couldn't. I am looking forward to r...more
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Like almost all of Baldacci's thrillers, this book has a fast moving story line with lots of twists and turns that keep the reader guessing (and glued to the book until the wee hours of the morning) and turning the pages for the next clue. A series of murders suddenly begin in the small Virginia town of Wrightsburg just outside of Charlottesville, where former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have their private investigation practice. Soon there are too almost too many murder...more
I have come to enjoy Baldacci's work in the past, but this effort was boring and mindless. It starts off well with a mysterious killer offing people in a variety of ways like other famous serial killers, but the book flies off the track as Baldacci "twists" the killer's motivation to a stupid family vendetta.
Furthermore, Sean King & Michelle Williams characters were so far off the killer's trail, I began to wonder about what kind of former secret service agents they must have been. The momen...more
Furthermore, Sean King & Michelle Williams characters were so far off the killer's trail, I began to wonder about what kind of former secret service agents they must have been. The momen...more
Hour Game serves as my intro to the work of David Baldacci, and it hasn't tempted me to try any others of his titles. The 150-plus Amazon reviews of this particular novel are divided into two camps, those who loved it and those who had problems with it, and I'm afraid I fall into the second camp. The plot opens with an enthralling vignette, of the encounter of a deliberate and detached serial killer and his hapless victim. Good beginning. For some reason, however, the plot diverges almost immedi...more
Murders are happening all around and it is up to Michelle and Sean to solve them. The murders are copy cats of other famous serial killers and each one has a special watch on their wrist.
The story line was great – real mystery of who is behind the kills. Again I found it a bit hard to keep track of all the characters. Baldacci started a new chapter with each interview – which was really annoying since some chapters were only 1 page long. I also did not like that so many people were killed in th...more
The story line was great – real mystery of who is behind the kills. Again I found it a bit hard to keep track of all the characters. Baldacci started a new chapter with each interview – which was really annoying since some chapters were only 1 page long. I also did not like that so many people were killed in th...more
I enjoyed this novel from David Baldacci. It had all the twists and turns necessary to keep me turning the pages. I had a few of the twists figured out before they were revealed, but that just tells me that Baldacci left the necessary clues for me to piece it together. Some of they "whys" took me by surprise though and I enjoyed that.
My one complaint is the lack of development of King and Maxwell, the protagonists. Sometimes I feel like in a effort the keep things a mystery we miss out on impor...more
My one complaint is the lack of development of King and Maxwell, the protagonists. Sometimes I feel like in a effort the keep things a mystery we miss out on impor...more
A decent mystery that was good, but not great. Interesting characters, particularly the two main players Sean and Michelle. These two former secret service are now partners in a private investigating firm in Virginia. They are hired to prove that one of the town's blue collar workers didn't committ a burglary at one of the most influential family's estate. Along the way, these two get drafted by the local police chief to help solve a series of murders that mimic the handiwork of some of the most...more
A woman is found murdered in the woods. On her wrist is a watch set to one. There follows a series of murders copying the styles of famous serial killers. The hunt is on for Sean King and Michelle Maxwell to find the killer. But what is his motive and who might be his next victim.
In the meantime King and Maxwell, ex Secret Service agents, have been hired to defend Junior against burglary charges. Junior supposedly robbed the richest family in the area, the Battles. The Battles are a very dysfunc...more
In the meantime King and Maxwell, ex Secret Service agents, have been hired to defend Junior against burglary charges. Junior supposedly robbed the richest family in the area, the Battles. The Battles are a very dysfunc...more
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Baldacci weaves an intricate plot with surprise after surprise right up to the very end. I normally avoid stories of serial killers with all the grisly, evil details, however, Baldacci's writing and interesting characters drew me. Once the mystery was presented; who is imitating famous serial killers in a small town, my curiosity was aroused enough to overcome my reticence. This was not a book that I really enjoyed beyond the satisfaction of seeing the mystery solved.
This is a very long book, un...more
This is a very long book, un...more
Lemme tell you...this book has more characters and more murders than you can shake a stick at. Let's just say, it is not a good thing to be a member of the Bobby Battle family or to live in Wrightsburg, VA! A serial killer begins copying famous other serial killers, and leaving clues at each of his kills, each of which represents the signature of the likes of John Wayne Gacy and the Zodiac killer. Former Secret Servant agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell (introduced in "Split Second"), who no...more
I did not learn much - in fact I don't know why I even bothered listening at the whole thing.
Curiosity! It makes me do all sorts of strange and sometimes unpleasant things!
The characters were like Pinocchio - wooden, but they never came to life, not while I was listening to the audio version. To be fair to the author, maybe it was the abridgment that did in those characters.
The flatness of the main female character, Michelle, hit me especially hard. I was starting to take it personally - what,...more
Curiosity! It makes me do all sorts of strange and sometimes unpleasant things!
The characters were like Pinocchio - wooden, but they never came to life, not while I was listening to the audio version. To be fair to the author, maybe it was the abridgment that did in those characters.
The flatness of the main female character, Michelle, hit me especially hard. I was starting to take it personally - what,...more
This is book two of the Sean King/Michelle Maxwell series and I enjoyed it as much as Split Second, the first book in the series. Honestly Sean and Michelle are the types of main characters I love to hate. They are just too perfect, I mean if your only flaw is that you are a six foot tall former Olympian who's a slob. Well I cry for you Michelle. NOT! But I can overlook Sean and Michelle's perfection because I like them. I enjoy the chemistry between the characters. I did figure out the killer e...more
Private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell face several challenges as they help the police to probe into one murder after another--the only link being, at first, the position of the hands of a watch found on or near each victim.
In the Hour Game Baldacci stems out of the political intrigue and conspiracy he had described in many of his books and offers a fresh, original plot. It’s about a killer whose knowledge of past crimes allowed him to create a chain of apparently unrelated murder...more
In the Hour Game Baldacci stems out of the political intrigue and conspiracy he had described in many of his books and offers a fresh, original plot. It’s about a killer whose knowledge of past crimes allowed him to create a chain of apparently unrelated murder...more
I thought this was a good mystery book. I may be a little partial because it takes place in Virginia where I grew up and went to college and I recognized all of the cities. My university was even mentioned. The story centers around serial killings that are taking place in a small town outside of Charlottesville Virginia. Sean and Michele, private investigators, are called in to help with the case. The story takes several twists and turns and keeps you guessing on who the killer is until the end....more
This book was ok. The beginning is pretty gruesome and the plot is interesting, but when the villain is finally identified along with the motive it seems a little far-fetched. An event happens to the murderer as a teenager, but the desire for revenge does not manifest itself for 20 years. Some of the characters are very well developed, while others that are important to the story are not IMO. It was a quick read and did drag just a bit. This is not a Camel Club novel. The main characters are ex...more
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An interesting book. I thought I had the guilty party figured out early (and thought, "Ho-hum. Well, let's see how he works it out."), then Baldacci threw me a curve. Back to the drawing board. Figured out the 'correct' killer. Another swing and miss. I usually don't do that twice. Good job, Baldacci.
This book was better than the first in the series, but now that Baldacci has his obligatory serial killer novel (is there an unwritten law somewhere that says every writer has to write one?) behind...more
This book was better than the first in the series, but now that Baldacci has his obligatory serial killer novel (is there an unwritten law somewhere that says every writer has to write one?) behind...more
Unlike the first book in the series, which was about secret service presidential candidate protection detail gone wrong, this one is a serial killer whodunit. If I drew a chart to illustrate the plot, it would look something like this: gradient slope (for ongoing investigation), steep (and short) incline for perpetrator conjecture, only to have a sudden and just as steep a fall in perpetrator elimination; a few of these spikes, and it gets rather old. For that 2 stars. In the spirit of generosit...more
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David Baldacci was born in Virginia, in 1960, where he currently resides. He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Baldacci practiced law for nine years in Washington, D.C., as both a trial and corporate attorney.
David Baldacci has published sixteen novels: Absolute Power, Total Control, The Win...more
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