First Family [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

First Family [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Product Details

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (April 21, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0446539759
ASIN: B004WB19C6
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

By : David Baldacci
Price : $7.17
You Save : $20.82 (74%)

Customer Reviews

First Family is David Baldacci's follow-up to Simple Genius. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are summoned by Pam Dutton to instruct them on their next case. Before they can meet with her, however, they notice two men running from the scene firing their guns. As they investigate the house they notice Pam is dead, but, Willa, her eldest daughter, is missing. Subplots are plenty as Michelle, who is still struggling to come to terms about her mother's death, returns home to be with her father. First Family is a beefy book with twists and turns reminiscent of a roller coaster. Its politics and scandals are so complex that the reader stays in tune with the book from page one, and doesn't blink until the book ends. David Baldacci has once again delivered a novel that will captivate its readers....
I would also highly recommend: S is for Sirens a novel that ranked one of the best this year.

I am always ready to go for a ride with Sean King and Michelle...but even the wildest plot has to respect a minimum of rules. Not all questions are answered at the end, which is a little too predictable. I won't go into details so as not to spoil the story for new readers, but our heroes get to the solution through a wildly implausible clue left by a murderer. Overall the pace of the book is a little slow, though there are some pleasant interludes and some clever red herrings. Bottom line - will I buy the next Baldacci? You bet.