Split Second
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Split Second” launches David Baldacci’s “King and Maxwell” series with a brisk, twist-filled story built around a former Secret Service agent. Pace and plot turns are its strengths, and much of it goes into setting up the two leads. Some readers find the central mysteries easy to guess, the dialogue stilted and the final revelation far-fetched.
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About the book
Split Second is a crime fiction novel written by American author David Baldacci. It is the first book in the King and Maxwell book series. The novel was published on September 30, 2003, by Grand Central Publishing.
Reading order · King and Maxwell
Full order & progress →- Split SecondThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Hour Game
7.57.5 / 10 - Simple Genius
7.47.4 / 10 - First Family
7.57.5 / 10 - The Sixth Man
7.67.6 / 10 - King and Maxwell
7.67.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 95 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 95 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Split Second?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 56% of the ranked books in Thriller.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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