This is a location in the middle of nowhere, with so many bells and whistles that it makes Hannibal Lecter's accommodations look like The Plaza. The place is called Cutter's Rock and houses the criminally insane. Edgar was caught red-handed with six bodies buried in his barn, and was hauled away and placed into a facility that goes beyond maximum supervision. Ted is the defense attorney representing a serial killer by the name of Edgar Roy. Sean received a call from an old pal by the name of Ted Bergin who needs his help. They are not only amazing partners, but there is also a 'personal' link that both of them are trying to figure out as the years go on.Īs we begin, Sean and Michelle are headed to Maine.
They both worked at one time for the Secret Service and, through other books that the great Baldacci has written, have now retired from 'national service' and formed their own unique team. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are a private investigation duo. What would be the perfect 'defense' mechanism to have? Could it possibly be the perfect brain? Well, this story certainly gives new meaning to the phrase, "the best and the brightest." The 'pull' of this novel is such a complete package of intelligence, perfect dialogue, edge-of-your-seat action, and a completely surprise ending. One of the most fantastic writers on the planet has gone and done it again, creating a story that not only makes the reader not want to put the book down until the very end, but makes the reader actually feel the need to continue no matter what. The Sixth Man is followed by the sixth and final book in the King and Maxwell series, King and Maxwell."Baldacci's style and creativity is unmatched…yet again." Could this increasingly deadly case be the one that leaves the duo permanently parted?
On the way to the meeting, King and Maxwell discover his dead body.Īs King and Maxwell dig into Roy's past, the more they are bombarded with obstacles, half-truths and dead ends that make filtering the facts from fiction nearly impossible.Ī rush of terrifying events unfold that will push King and Maxwell to the limit. Roy's lawyer - and King's former mentor - calls on the pair of former Secret Service agents to look into the case. The government's uniquely talented, top-tier intelligence analyst, Edgar Roy, is arrested for mass murder and locked away in a psychiatric unit. The fifth book in the heart-stopping King and Maxwell series, The Sixth Man by David Baldacci will keep pulses racing as Sean King and Michelle Maxwell face their next great challenge.
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