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With a tone that resonates beyond mere plot, \u003cstrong\u003eKing and Maxwell\u003c\/strong\u003e captures the tension and nuance of those who seek truth in uncertain times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"first-family-by-david-baldacci-9781529019186","title":"First Family","description":"David Baldacci's First Family is the fourth gripping New York Times bestseller in the King and Maxwell series.\n\nThe President's niece is missing. Former secret service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return to the White House.\n\nCamp David, USA.\n\nA children's birthday party at the presidential retreat turns into a nightmare when a child is snatched after the celebrations.\n\nFirst Lady.\n\nThe FBI doesn't want private investigators King and Maxwell anywhere near the case. Regardless, they are enlisted by the First Lady to bring the child home safely.\n\nA shared history.\n\nThe First Lady trusts King, for years ago he saved her then-senator husband from political disaster. But is there a greater secret in their past?\n\nWith Maxwell battling her own demons, and forces aligned on all sides against her and King, the two are pushed to the absolute limit. In the race to save an innocent victim, the line between friend and foe will become impossible to define . . . or defend.\n\nDavid Baldacci's smash-hit series continues with The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288455856364,"sku":"9781529019186","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10613583482732.jpg?v=1770554328"},{"product_id":"simple-genius-by-david-baldacci-9781529019179","title":"Simple Genius","description":"In Simple Genius, David Baldacci returns to the main characters from bestsellers Split Second and Hour Game. \n\nFormer secret service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell must overcome their personal demons to solve two new mysteries.\n\nScarred by the past.\n\nRealizing that Maxwell is teetering on the brink of self-destruction, King arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But is the hospital hiding its own disturbing secrets?\n\nA mysterious death.\n\nWhen a physicist dies near a secret compound of scientists and cartographers, funded by an anonymous but powerful group, a down-on-his-luck King takes the case.\n\nA larger conspiracy?\n\nThe body was found opposite the compound, directly across the York River, near Camp Peary - a sinister CIA training ground. And they're watching King's investigation.\n\nIs Maxwell right in her suspicions of foul play in the hospital? 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And why was Ritter shot?\n\n 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.\n\n 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.\n\n Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the legal system and key witnesses from both cases are going missing. King is losing friends, colleagues and clients fast and his ex-lover, Joan Dillinger, is playing curious games - she wants Sean back, but she also owes him for something . . .\n\nSplit Second is followed by Hour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288796119276,"sku":"9781529003314","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10454863482732.jpg?v=1770574475"},{"product_id":"hour-game-by-david-baldacci-9781529003321","title":"Hour Game","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing their collaboration in \u003cem\u003eSplit Second\u003c\/em\u003e, ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have gone into partnership and are investigating the robbery of some secret documents at the residence of the incredibly wealthy Battle family. 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