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Hour Game

Written by David Baldacci

Narrated by Scott Brick

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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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 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 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.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 1, 2005
ISBN9781594831492
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Hour Game
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David Baldacci

David Baldacci is one of the world’s bestselling and favourite thriller writers. A former trial lawyer with a keen interest in world politics, he has specialist knowledge in the US political system and intelligence services, and his first book, Absolute Power, became an instant international bestseller, with the movie starring Clint Eastwood a major box office hit. He has since written more than forty bestsellers featuring Amos Decker, Aloysius Archer, Atlee Pine and John Puller. David is also the co-founder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across the US. Trust him to take you to the action.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Synopsis: King and Maxwell are hired by an attorney to find out if his client is being framed for a robbery. This work brings them into close contact with a very wealthy family as well as a serial killer.Review: There are a lot of subplots going on in this book, not the least of which is the beginning of a romantic entanglement between King and Maxwell.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good read. Baldacci weaves a fine story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This story is an intense drama about a series of murders in Ritesville, Virginia. Shawn King and Michelle Maxwell are partners in a private investigator firm. Both have backgrounds in the Secret Service and have come to notoriety from helping to solve murders around the Ritesburg, Virginia area. Shawn and Michelle become involved in the complex series of what looked like serial killer murders; an exotic dancer, two teenagers in a car, a lawyer, a physicians assistant etc. Each murder has earmarks of different famous serial killers making it difficult to predict what the killer would do next. In the middle of the murders, a burglary takes place at the home of a prominent "old money" family that Shawn King knows. The family's name is "Battle". The mother, Remmie, and her husband Bobby, who had a recent stroke and was in the hospital. Also they have adult children, daughter Savanna and son Eddie. A wood worker, Junior Deever, who was hired to work inside the house, is accused of the robbery with "overwhelming" evidence. It becomes clear that the burglary and murders become intertwined. With many twists and surprises, this is an exciting story. Serial killer stories just are not my favorite.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The killer is killing differently every time but the clues left behind tell King and Maxwell that it's the same person. Then some are killed by what is obviously an entirely different person. Some that died were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. You will never guess "who done it". Right up to the last page it is a complete surprise. The plot got a bit complex but it all came to together in the end. Again, a very good read. I really like the King/Maxwell books.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    great thriller
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I couldn't finish this. I got into the second chapter and the characters were just too cheesy and contrived. I have rarely given up on a book, but I couldn't stick it out with this one.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The reason I only gave this a two and a half star rating, is that I use the ratings for my own personal quick guide to my reactions to what I read. This book was not a bad read, and may perfectly appeal to other readers, but my tastes do not run to the serial type of killers. I felt the mystery was sound, with several viable suspects and clues to follow. I liked the main characters, though again, my tastes run more to the light side. I had issues with the narrator, trying to do a woman's voice with a slight lisp grates on my soul. Otherwise, he was a good reader.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Pretty good book, I like anything by David Baldacci, but this was a long, complicated story. There were multiple murders by a serial killer and then a body made to look like the serial killer's victim, but was killed by someone else. It was hard to keep it all straight while I was reading and I'm still a little confused....The story was about a rich, disfunctional family with affairs, lies, and secrets and one son's revenge for his brother who died from lack of medical treatment just to save the family embarrassment.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Book two of the Maxwell and King series and I'm continuing to enjoy it. The bodies in the book were piling up and had me guessing as to who the murder/murders were for the majority of the book. Lots of twists and turns. Looking forward to the third installment and curious to see if yet again attempts will be made on Maxwell and King's lives - not sure how they can survive much longer.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was an entertaining book to read, and not as obvious as most murder mysteries. The characters were engaging and the plot kept me guessing to the end. This wasn't an enthralling book, but it is worth reading.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A very long Sean King/Michelle Maxwell story (over 700 pages in paperback), which is set in fictional Wrightsburg, where the Battle family are are the centre of a story of a brutal, apparently serial killer. King and Michelle, the ex-Secret Service private investigators are invited to help solve the case and become deeply involved themselves. Plenty of twists and turns before the killer and their motive is unmasked. Kept me entertained, but perhaps overly long.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not a great follow up to Split Second. Too many murderers running around an affluent rural town crossing each other up and pissing each other off in the process, a totally unbelievable plot. The main characters, hard to determine who's the male and who's the female at times--instead of saying they're one step away from being ...., let's say they're both a bit 'affectatious' and leave it at that.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Hour Game is the second book in the King and Maxwell series and the first I have read. It started off like a shot and kept the story running from beginning to end. Both King and Maxwell are x-secret service, Maxwell was an Olympian and King is a lawyer and they are in business together as private investigators. King is the brains and Maxwell is the brawn but only in relation to each other and they make a pretty dangerous team to go up against.The story starts out with King and Maxwell near the end of a long dry spell for work. A local handy man is accused of robbery and K & M are hired to find out if he's innocent. Shortly after that several grisly murders are discovered in the area and since it is a relatively small town and Maxwell found the first body the local Sheriff asks them to help in the investigation. What is interesting is the two unrelated cases seem to have more and more in common as time goes by. But at the same time the body count continues to rise, more pressure is put on everyone and the populace of the little town is starting to panic. Who's next on the killer spree? Can K & M catch the killer/s before he/she strikes again?Overall I enjoyed this book it really kept up the pace and helped the miles fly by while I was driving. I wasn't real sure who the killer was until near the end but the likely suspect list was rather short. I didn't rate this as a great book because it wasn't, even Baldacci's 'The Camel Club' books are a step above but it was still a gripping read none the less.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Excellent book. Could not put down.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Not my favorite author, but it was good.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Once again David Baldacci has written a book I did not want to put down. It is a page turner. I do admit that there are various sub-plots within the book. A a myriad of characters with many interrealtionships. But I loved this. And they are all well written. I am sure this book will be made into a movie. This book brings back Secret Service Agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Only this time they are former agents who have founded their own Private Investigation firm. They are hired to prove the innocence of a man that has been charged with burglarizing the wealthest family in town, the Battles. But rather quickly you will see that this investigation takes a back seat. For our two detectives are brought in as deputies to help solve a quickly growing number of murders by a serial killer. I found the investigation to be run in an authentic manner. And a good level of detail. There is some misdirection in the book, that makes it hard to detrmine the killer ahead of time. But I was able to determine the who at the very end before the detectives mentioned it, but not the why. But Baldacci does a good job of tying up all the loose ends. Though the book screams for a sequel. Have a good read...I did.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A serial killer begins killing people in this quiet Southern town and it appears as though he is copying serial killers' methods from the past. Two former Secret Service agents who now have a private agency are helping solve the case.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    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,
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great story line! I thought I figured out who the killer was but was wrong. A lot of twists I didn’t see coming.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Hour Game is a thriller story from the beginning until the end. There are many descriptions of brutal murders. The characters and settings are all believable even if some of the characters seem to have super mental and physical powers. The storyline is good with an unexpected ending. Four stars were awarded to this book.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    These books always seemed so promising during the early chapters and development but bottom out in the resolution
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It was okay. Too many murders, too many characters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Baldacci is my new ''guaranteed good read" author. This has to be one of his best. Private investigators, Michelle Maxwell and Sean King are hired to look into a 'routine' burglary and end up with a slew of murders - each patterned after a different serial killer. The story clicks along, the ending is surprising, the characters are all interesting. What in the heck more can you ask out of a story??
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another Maxwell & King story about the Detective agency duo solving a murder mystery with a serial killer style killer and others imitating him. This one was a little too long in my opinion and dragged in parts, but the twists and unpredictable turns were up to usual Baldacci excellence.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Flojita, previsible. para leer en el colectivo en algún viaje largo. Varias muertes en un pueblito del sur. con todos los tics del sur, la vieja mansión, la lost cause, la dama sureña. et al.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Book two of the King and Maxwell series was even better than the first. We get to know the characters better and see why they work so well together as partners and friends. Typical of the author, they have a great plot to work with as well as excellent writing. I can't wait to read the rest of this series. Great stuff!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I found that the opening of this book was good, plenty interesting yet it seemed to bog down towards the middle third. I found myself losing my attention span and needing to take more frequent breaks than I usually would from reading it as it just wasn't drawing me in.Things really pick up in the last third though and it becomes quite gripping as everything begins to fall into place (or seem too) and the main characters struggle to put everything together before the killer strikes again.Overall it was decent but I didn't enjoy it as much as the former book, Split Second.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I've read other Baldacci novels featuring King and Maxwell and enjoyed them more than this one. It had its moments but . . . the beginning was rather slow paced to me, and I didn't really enjoy it much. Junior Deaver is accused of burglarizing the wealthy Battle family. King and Maxwell are working for Deaver's lawyer. A serial killer who is mimicking other serial killers results in King and Maxwell being deputized so they can help investigate. There are a few twists and turns. It turns out that not all of the murders were done by the same person which throws off the "how are all these victims related" angle that helps narrow down the suspect pool. (But you'll have to read the book to learn which victims belong with which killer.)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Overall this was a very enjoyable book. I enjoyed the style and feel of the book, I just feel it was a touch long to keep up the suspense and tension throughout. There was a big list of characters and the interactions with them were very intriguing and interesting. In some sense I just feel there was too much going on. That said it was a very enjoyable read that I would recommend to others, but I can see why some others don't take to it. Unusually I worked out the culprits on this one and quite early on. If you haven't given David Baldacci a try I would certainly recommend him.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    King and Maxwell are back for the second book, both of them working as detectives and now they're pulled into a murder mystery as bodies start to mount. Finding out who is hunting people associated with a wealthy eccentric rich family may take digging old skeletons out.I found it interesting and want to read more.