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Amazon Sales Rank: 918
Publication Date: 2009-04-21
Release Date: 2009-04-21
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446539759
Type: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 464
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Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . .
FIRST FAMILY
It began with what seemed like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts.
This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at Camp David, the presidential retreat. And it ended with a daring kidnapping . . . which immediately turned into a national security nightmare.
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell were not looking to become involved. As former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, they had no reason to be. The FBI doesn't want them interfering. But years ago, Sean King saved the First Lady's husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now, Sean is the one person the First Lady trusts, and she presses Sean and Michelle into the desperate search to rescue the abducted child.
With Michelle still battling her own demons, and forces aligned on all sides against her and Sean, the two are pushed to the absolute limit. In the race to save an innocent victim, the line between friend and foe will become impossible to define . . . or defend.
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Review: 2009-11-15
First Family Intrigue
David Baldacci is one of the more recognized writers today and known for his character driven stories and a lot of action. Yet First Family is the first Baldacci novel I've had the pleasure of reading. It took only a few pages to recognize why he's so popular.
First Family is the fourth in a series involving characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, former Secret Service agents that now share a partnership as Washington D.C. private investigators. I'm sure there is some back story I missed by starting with book four, yet Baldacci provided enough insight into the characters to give me an understanding of who they are and their personal issues. The plot itself is stand alone and introduces an assortment of new characters.
The 12-year-old niece of First Lady Jane Cox is kidnapped following a birthday party at Camp David. King and Maxwell are hired to investigate, much to the obvious disapproval of the Secret Service and FBI. Meanwhile, we follow 62-year-old Sam Quarry, eventually discovering his involvement with the story from his compound in Alabama, called Atlee.
Baldacci throws in several plot twists as well as twisting our feelings and perceptions of characters. I enjoy novels in which things do not seem as they are, and First Family has that same that same form of attraction.
The story is full of scandals involving murder, high politics, and national security. The novel also creates believable scenarios depicting Secret Service and FBI procedures.
First Family is a long story, but it did not give me the feeling of hoping it ends soon. In contrast, it did give me the feeling of wanting to read the previous three novels in the series.
Review: 2009-11-11
Not his best
I've read all of the other books published by David Baldacci. This one was the least enjoyable. There were too many disfunctional families and an unbelievable plot.
Review: 2009-11-09
Baldacci, First Family
Cliff hanger! Superior writing. Hard to put it down. Will make a fabulous movie.
Review: 2009-11-05
First Family
First Family was a very fast moving interesting CD. I would highly recommend this book to all to read and listen to.
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