{"product_id":"split-second","title":"Split Second","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplit Second\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the gripping King and Maxwell series by bestselling author David Baldacci.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplit Second\u003c\/i\u003e is followed by \u003ci\u003eHour Game, Simple Genius, First Family, The Sixth Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing and Maxwell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40305774624946,"sku":"9781529003314","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/26783_611d4037cb9609.15837912_9781529003314.jpg?v=1659015447","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/split-second","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}