In a terrifying confrontation that will push Sean and Michelle to their limits, the duo may be permanently parted.ĭavid Baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined notebook in which to write down his stories. Their persistence puts them on a collision course with the highest levels of the government and the darkest corners of power. But the more they dig into Roy's past, the more they encounter obstacles, half-truths, dead-ends, false friends, and escalating threats from every direction. It is now up to them to ask the questions no one seems to want answered: Is Roy a killer? Who murdered Bergin? With help from some surprising allies, they continue to pursue the case.

But their investigation is derailed before it begins-en route to their first meeting with Bergin, Sean and Michelle find him murdered. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's attorney, Sean's old friend and mentor Ted Bergin, to help work the case. Baldacci is a master craftsman.After the #1 New York Times bestsellers Split Second, Hour Game, Simple Genius, and First Family, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in their most shocking case: a high stakes struggle where the relentless needs of national security run up against the absolute limits of the human mind.Įdgar Roy-an alleged serial killer held in a secure, fortress-like Federal Supermax facility-is awaiting trial. Could this deadly case be the one that leaves the duo permanently parted? 'Authentic scenario, mystery piled on misdirection, and more double-crosses than a tic-tac-toe tournament.' Kirkus Reviews'A complex puzzle. As each new theory brings a new revelation, King and Maxwell will be pushed to the limit. But their investigation is derailed before it begins: while en route to their first meeting with the lawyer, King and Maxwell discover his dead body.A rash of terrifying events begins to unfold and it is up to King and Maxwell to uncover the truth: is Roy a killer or not? But the more they dig into his past, the more they are bombarded with obstacles, half-truths, and dead ends that make filtering the facts nearly impossible.

After alleged serial killer Edgar Roy is apprehended and locked away in a mental facility private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are called in by Roy's lawyer - an old friend of Sean King - to look into the case.

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