Maxwell, Michelle (Fictitious character)
Political corruption United States Fiction.
King, Sean (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air.
Two Secret Service agents, one of them retired, have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making-and are a long way from over.
Aan de carrière van een geheim agent komt abrupt een einde als de politicus die hij moet beschermen, voor zijn ogen wordt doodgeschoten.
Political fiction
Den gemensamma nämnaren
Eight years after leaving the Secret Service following the assassination of the presidential candidate he had been protecting, Sean King reluctantly joins with agent Michelle Maxwell to uncover the truth when another candidate is abducted.
Krytyczny moment, David Baldacci [Polish text]
"Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secert Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then behind closed doors, the politican whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air."
All it took was a split second forSecret Service Agent Sean King to avert his glance---and leave an opening for an assassin's bullet. The result: presidential candidate Clyde Ritter was shot dead right beside him.
Il candidato
Split Second
Through a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, discredited Secret Service agents, Michelle Maxwell and Sean King, uncover the shocking truth that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making.
Den gemensamma nämnaren : [thriller]
The story of two disgraced Secret Service agents desperately trying to find the common link that connects a series of assassinations and abductions.
Two retired Secret Service agents have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making --and are a long way from over.
Kader anı
Split second
Downloadable e-Books
Splitsekund
Large type books
Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air. Living a new life on a quiet lake in central Virginia, Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. He's been there before. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service man allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second, and the presidential candidate Sean was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge. She has become obsessed with Sean's case. And he needs a friend--especially since a series of macabre killings has brought him under suspicion.
Michelle Maxwell has just blown her future with the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight to comfort a grieving a widow. Then, behind closed doors, the politician vanished into thin air. Two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences and they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making-- and are a long way from over.
Michelle Maxwell acaba de echar por la borda un brillante futuro en los servicios secretos estadounidenses: un candidato presidencial de cuya seguridad era responsable ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Sean King sabe muy bien cómo se siente la joven agente. El también se vio forzado a renunciar a su cargo cuando el político al que debía proteger fue abatido por unos disparos. Cuando Michelle solicita su ayuda, basándose en curiosas coincidencias entre ambos casos, King acaba aceptando. La investigación les llevará a adentrarse en un territorio infestado de mentiras, secretos e intereses del que será muy dificil salir con vida.
Electronic books
Two Secret Service agents, one of them retired, have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making --and are a long way from over.
THRILLER / SUSPENSE. When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life. But what stole his attention? And why was Ritter shot? Eight years later Michelle Maxwell is on the fast track through the ranks of the Secret Service when her career is stopped short: presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted from a funeral home while under her protection. The similarity between the two cases drives Michelle to re-open investigations into the Ritter fiasco and join forces with attractive ex-agent King. The pair are determined to get to the bottom of what happened in those critical moments.
A tale of two disgraced Secret Service agents racing against time to find the common thread that connects a series of assassinations and abductions.
Una fracción de segundo
Aan de carrière van een geheim agent komt abrupt een einde als de politicus die hij moet beschermen voor zijn ogen wordt doodgeschoten.
Two Secret Service agents who both lost track of presidential candidates in separate campaigns discover that there is a link between the events.
Powieść polityczna amerykańska
Aikapommi
Michelle Maxwell has just wrecked her promising career at the Secret Service. Against her instincts, she let a presidential candidate out of her sight for the briefest moment and the man whose safety was her responsibility vanished into thin air. Sean King knows how the younger agent feels. Eight years earlier, the hard-charging Secret Service agent allowed his attention to be diverted for a split second. And the candidate he was protecting was gunned down before his eyes. Now Michelle and Sean are about to see their destinies converge. Drawn into a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, the two discredited agents uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making-and are a long way from over.
Adventure fiction
Sean King war Agent des Secret Service. Sein Auftrag: Schutz eines Präsidentschaftskandidaten. Sein Fehler: Für den Bruchteil einer Sekunde lässt er sich ablenken, und die Kugel des Mörders findet ihr Ziel. Acht Jahre später. Ein neuer Wahlkampf. Eine junge Agentin. Auch sie begeht einen Fehler, und der Mann, den sie schützen soll, wird vor ihren Augen entführt. Michell Maxwells einzige Chance, einen zweiten Mord zu verhindern, liegt in dem alten, ungelösten Fall von damals - und der Antwort auf die alles entscheidende Frage: Was hat Sean King in jenem Augenblick gesehen?
Hauptbeschreibung Sean King war Agent des Secret Service. Sein Auftrag: Schutz eines Präsidentschaftskandidaten. Sein Fehler: Für den Bruchteil einer Sekunde lässt er sich ablenken, und die Kugel des Mörders findet ihr Ziel. Acht Jahre später. Ein neuer Wahlkampf. Eine junge Agentin. Auch sie begeht einen Fehler, und der Mann, den sie schützen soll, wird vor ihren Augen entführt. Michell Maxwells einzige Chance, einen zweiten Mord zu verhindern, liegt in dem alten, ungelösten Fall von damals - und der Antwort auf die alles entscheidende Frage: Was hat Sean King in jenem Augenblick g.
Fiction
Michelle Maxwell acaba de echar por la borda un brillante futuro en los servicios secretos norteamericanos: un candidato presidencial que se hallaba a su cargo acaba de desaparecer sin dejar pista. Sean King comprende muy bien como se siente la joven agente. También él se vio forzado a renunciar a una prometedora carrera cuando el político que estaba bajo su protección murió tras ser abatido por unos disparos. Ese día King decidió enterrar para siempre su pasado. Pero cuando Maxwell solicita su ayuda para dar con el político desaparecido basándose en las curiosas coincidencias entre ambos casos, él acaba aceptando. Su investigación les llevará a adentrarse en un territorio infectado de mentiras, secretos e intereses del que será muy difícil salir con vida.--Descripción de la editorial.
Im Bruchteil der Sekunde & Mit jedem Schlag der Stunde
Etats-Unis, deux agents chargés de la protection de personnalités, Sean King et Michelle Maxwell, sont exclus des services secrets pour n'avoir pas su assurer la protection de deux candidats à la présidence. Ils décident de s'associer pour mener l'enquête, persuadés que les deux affaires sont liées.
When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career, & presidential candidate Clyde Ritter his life. Eight years later, Michelle Maxwell is aiming for promotion in the Secret Service when presidential candidate John Bruno is abducted while under her protection.
Krytyczny moment
Drama
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Suspense fiction
Two Secret Service agents, one of them retired, have each had similar experiences losing presidential candidates while assigned to protect them. As the two discredited agents enter a maze of lies, secrets, and deadly coincidences, they uncover a shocking truth: that the separate acts of violence that shattered their lives were really a long time in the making--and are a long way from over.
Maxwell, Michelle (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Maxwell, Michelle (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Presidential candidates United States Fiction.
Powieść polityczna amerykańska 1970- tłumaczenia polskie.
Political corruption United States Drama.
Servicio secreto Estados Unidos Ficcion.
Candidatos presidenciales Estados Unidos Novela.