Hour Game

A good novel takes you for a ride, and this one does just that.

This is the first book that I read by David Baldacci. I really liked it from the very beginning. Once you start reading it, you don't want to put it down before you finish it. I love these kinds of novels where I get sucked into them. Highly recommend reading this book and also other ones in the series.

The chapters grab your interest and never let it go until you finish the story. 2days max reading as you can’t stop in the middle.

Former secret service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are back again. In this story they deal with a serial killer. The first body is found in the woods in Virginia. Her watch is missing and clues found lead the police along a trail to a famous serial killer from the past. Meanwhile Sean and Michele are investigating the burglary of a wealthy couple in the area. More bodies pile up, more clues are left which make the murders look like the work of someone copying famous serial killers and it looks like the case our erstwhile ex-secret service agents are working on is connected. Like all David Baldacci books, you won't be able to put this one down, not till you're finished. Then you just might want to start over. It's that good.

Vintage Baldacci, with a few more brutal elements. If you love this author, you will not be dissappointed. The story is a rollercoaster of events which will keep you guessing until the end. I had many a night where I finally turned the light out at 1:00am because I could physically read no more. I finished it this morning (Mother's Day) with my breakfast in bed! A rare treat all around. A must read as they say. Enjoy!

You won't find a more penetrating look into the back alley of a killer's mind -- where all is dark, fetid and even the rats are dead. The cold bloodedness of Baldacci's killer is too believable. It's so believable that I'm wondering about my computer repairman, who has the deadest espression I've seen and a voice that sounds like an echo out of an well. If I didn't know him, I'd think Baldacci created him for the main character in "Hour Game" Only "Man's Laughter" has a more frightening killer, and then only because he turns out to be a state trooper. Between the two, I'd have to recommend Baldacci as the better man for Frankensteining a killer. David certainly has more ability in creating one, whereas Fulgham only met his killer once, while the guy was dying. Buy Baldacci's account first. If you dare a second glimpse into an empty heart, then get Fulgham's "Man's Laughter". I thoroughly enjoyed both of them.