Book Reviews of Hour Game

A fun, easy read with plenty of action.

Keeps you guessing! I can't wait to read the next one with these characters.

Loved this book! One of my favorites. A gripping serial killer suspense novel.

Fast paced. Hard to put down. Suspense in spades! Good characterizations.

Another Baldacci page turner :) This book never stops the action and I love that background is explained for those of us who haven't read a previous novel with the same characters. Non stop action!

Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. There is great character development, and the author makes you care about each and every one of them. Throughout the book, the characters are given more and more information (just like puzzle pieces), and just when they think they know the answer, a new twist develops. Definitely keeps you guessing throughout the story!

Lots of twists to this one. Really enjoyed it.

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This book is really really good one the grabs you and you cant put it down

Excellent

Read it in two nights, it was great

I really liked this book. I was completely enthralled and couldn't put it down.

Two disgraced former Secret Service officers team up to solve a series of copy-cat crimes in this exciting new thriller by a master of the game. Sean King was momentarily distracted when a presidential candidate he'd been guarding was assassinated a few feet from where he stood, and Michelle Maxwell left the Service under a similar cloud when she lost a "protectee" to an ingenious kidnapping scheme, events told in Baldacci's typical terse, fast-paced style in Split Second. Now partners in a private investigation firm in a small Virginia town, they're hired to investigate a burglary at the home of a wealthy local family. But even before the chief suspect in the break-in meets his death in a gruesome slaying reminiscent of a serial killer long since caught and punished, King and Maxwell get caught up in a string of other murders, each of which copies the techniques of another madman, from San Francisco's Zodiac Killer to Chicago's infamous John Wayne Gacy. While the two protagonists aren't especially complex or well-developed, the action never stops, and Baldacci's trademark pacing keeps the reader turning pages until the denouement, which unfortunately isn't quite as satisfying as the rest of the novel.
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A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escaltes into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives...or who will die next.

Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysnfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger. For the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all.

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives...or who will die next.
Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger. For the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all.

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives ... or who will die next.

He's copying famous serial killers. And the game has just begun.

A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it is soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives...or who will die next.

Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI.
Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifiying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger. For the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all.

David baldacci certainly keeps you guessing, right to the very end.

A thriller! Very good story that leaves you thinking when you're done...

An exciting, and unfortantely entirely possible, attack against America's freedom and way of life.

A story set in the state of Virginia. There is a killer on the loose who is copying famous serial killers and the game has just begun for two ex-secret service agents. A novel that has plenty of surprises and suspense.

A serial killer is on the move and two former Secret Service agents who have formed a P.I. firm must find him...fast. The novel grabs you from the first page when it describes the killer trudging through the woods in the rain with a body slung over his shoulder intent upon disposing of it in such a way as to be positioned in an exact way...and then hurriedly return to his car anxious to write a letter...This is a great read.

This is another action, suspense with the two ex-secret service agents Sean King & Michelle Maxwell. Good read.

surprise and suspense run deep

A great book!!

"The action is suspenseful and relentless" Newark Star-Ledger

This is the first book by this author that I've read. A lot of intertwinging of stories. Enjoyable to read.

I love David Baldacci and this was excellent!

Two disgraced former Secret Service officers team up to solve a series of copy-cat crimes in new thriller.

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives ... or who will die next.
Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger. For the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of them all.

good mystery, well written, and suprising twists.

Very good!

Michelle Maxwell and Sean King get involved with the family Battle. Many twists and turns.

This was a very exciting read!

Great read, didn't know for sure who did it until the end.

Great book! Just like all of his books!

Baldacci at his best. Book is NY Times bestseller.

Good murder mystery

Another great read by Baldacci; enjoyed it!

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives or who will die next. Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger -- for the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all.

THIS BOOK IS FLAT OUT GREAT. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SOME TIME WHEN YOU START THIS ONE.

Absolutely loved this book. Kept me reading as fast as I could!!!!

Good, interesting whodunnit.

Very, very, very violent. Well written with good solid characters. On fly-leaf: "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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives...or who will die next."

Baldacci is always a good read.

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 imfamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives or who will die next.
Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristrocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Gane, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their lives in danger.For the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all.

A thrill a minute

This book was a little slow at the beginning but it was hard to put down about half way into it until the end. Great book.

Lots of twists and turns. Lots of characters. Ending is a big surprise!

Very fast paced. Lots of twists.

Excellent, written by a master.

A taut, well-written thriller with interesting characters. I enjoyed this!

Another good thriller

Thee are almost as many suspects in this novel as there are victims. and there is plenty of those. but figuring how they are connected is like looking for the perverbal needle in a hay stack. Mr. Baldacci keeps you wondering whats up next and the conclusion is not a suspected one. Very good story. Thanks David.

I almost gave up on it, but am GLAD I didn't. Really good book, I will be looking for more of Baldacci's books to read!

He's copying famous serial killers. And the 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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives..or who will die next.
Two ex-Secret Service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in a burglary involving an aristrocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game.

David Baldacci is one of the best writers of thrill and suspense.

I love all Baldacci's books. I thought this was a good read. The author's writing really draws you in.

A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seem like simple case but soon escalates into a terrible nightmare of a copycat replicating the killing styles of the most famous murders of all times. You like murder mysteries. Told as only Baldacci can do it!

great thriller

great book

Another winner from Baldacci! Fast-paced and keeps you guessing.

Awesome chronicle of a serial killer with a twist. One of Baldacci's best yet!

Well developed characters, lots of juicy sub-plots, I didn't figure it out till the end.

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows the killer's motives...or who will die next.
two ex-secret service agents, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, have been hired to defend a man's innocence in the burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family...then a series of secrets leads the partners right into the frantic hunt that is confounding even the FBI. Now King and Maxwell are playing the Hour Game, uncovering one horrifying revelation after another and putting their own lives in danger...the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most shocking surprise of all!

FANTASTIC

This has two of Baldacci's previous characters, Michelle Maxwell and Sean King. People are being killed yet have no ties to each other, A dumb ass redneck is accused of a burlary that is too stupid even for him. Quite a few twists to keep you wondering "Who dun it?"

I didn't finish it, just couldn't wade through.

This book brings back Sean King and Michelle Maxwell as they investigate a string of copycat kills - one person is killing people in the manner of John Wayne Gacy, the Zodiac Killer and other famous serial killers. Set in Wrightsburg, Virginia.

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 infamous murderers of all time. No one knows this criminal's motives, or who will die next.

This is a real page turnner

Baldacci's books are impossible to put down. This one is the second of the Maxwell & King series started in Split Second. Read that one first, then come back to this one and enjoy it even more.

Awoman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare for a small Virginia town. Someone is replicating the killing styles of the most infamous serial killers of all time.
Two former Secret Service agent, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell,have been hired to defend a man's innocence ina burglary involving an aristocratic, dysfunctional family. Then a series of secrets leads the partners right into frantci manhunt.Now Maxwell and King are playing thr Hour Game, uncovering one horrific revalation after another. And the closer they get to the truth, the closer they get to the most horrific surprise of all.

Even though I thought I didn't want to read another murder mystery, I couldn't put it down. A page turner.

Great read edge of your seat

Wow. I love David Baldacci. Twisting and gripping.

Mystery of intriegue and suspence

A real page turner!

Great book! Hard to put down.

excellent reading

FBI on a man hunt for a killer

Interesting intertwining of the characters. Keeps you guessing.

This book was a real pager turner, loved it.

Another great read by popular author David Baldacci.

a great read really keeps you guessing till the end

Highly coples thriller--many twists and turns of the plot. Interesting characters. Some implausible turns.

Another hard to put down Baldacci book. The killer is imitating serial killers. No one knows the killer's motives or who will die next. The action is suspenseful and relentless.

I thought this book was pretty good...Baldacci is a good writer, captures you right up front. There might have been too much explanation at the end to tie up all the loose strings but all in all this is a good, fast, captivating read. I liked the two main characters and could see them in a wildly successful series.

a women s found murdered in the woods. Someone is replicting the killing styles of the infamous murderers of all time

A good book.

A good book.

A quick fast read thriller.

Synopsis:
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 Michelle Maxwell. Both have been hired to prove a man's innocence in a domestic burglary involving an aristocratic, if dysfunctional, family. Soon stunning secrets will lead the partners into the middle of a frantic search for a killer unlike any they've confronted before.
As the Hour Game barrels forward, Sean and Michelle face a macabre puzzle and uncover one horrifying revelation after another. Nearing the truth, they will find that their own lives are in danger. And then they're hit with the biggest surprise of all. When you play the Hour Game, you have to play to win. But time is running out... for all of them.

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