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The First Lady Jane Cox knew Sean King many years ago when he was still in the Secret Service. Now, she needs his help and his partner’s Michelle Maxwell to find her niece who apparently has been kidnapped from her home. But just how much help does she really want? Are there compromising skeletons that could be uncovered in their digging?

Little do they know that Jane and her husband, the president, immensely angered someone years ago. They have to use all of their wits to avoid being collateral damage in the agenda of a very determined individual, especially because they are getting very little help from Jane. One thing is for sure, the status quo before the abduction gets turned upside down. And there is the call out of the blue that Michelle’s mother has died, possibly murdered, on top of their case. Michelle finally has to confront her past.


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First Family King Maxwell David Baldacci 9780446539753 Books Reviews

A good author knows how to write complex interwoven plot lines, flesh out characters so they seem real, make the reader care about what's happening, keep them guessing, and not rely on coincidence. Baldacci is a very good author.

For all its action and adventure elements, the story unwinds slowly, giving us plenty of "what the heck" issues followed by small glimpses of the truth. The convenient mechanism is a team of private detectives, both former Secret Service agents, who are called in to assist when the First Lady's favorite niece is kidnapped. Why was she (and not any of the rest of her family) kidnapped? Why was her mother, the First Lady's sister-in-law, killed and her father, the First Lady's brother, knocked out, during the kidnapping? Who did the kidnapping? What was their motivation? Can she be rescued alive? Will the FBI and the Secret Service and all the other feds crawling all over the case only make matters worse?

We get a bit of this at a time, including getting to know the kidnapper early on, and a little bit about his motivation. We find that he is not, apparently, a cruel person, but that something compels him to this. What? That takes a long time to bring out.

What is the meaning of the letters written on the arm of the girl's dead mother? What do the various characters know that they will not reveal? Why will they keep important information secret when it could easily cost the life of a pretty, smart, lovable little girl?

Certainly any mystery has plenty of questions, but few authors other than Baldacci could wrap them up so well. In the process, we get a close look at the Secret Service, the impenetrable fish bowl that surrounds the First Family, and how it affects those who are close to them but outside the bubble.
For an author that apparently researches his books, I had a difficult time with the kidnapper. The author makes it a point to tell us several times that the man had no education and then mentions several times that he was a F-4 pilot in Viet Nam. As an Air Force veteran I can tell you that a college education and officer training are a requirement to be a military pilot. These type of gaffes make it hard to stay focused on a book that already wanders around too much. Where were the editors?
A lively sometimes believable story of sex and violence. Politicians think they are above the law and usually are. Sam Quarry with a work ethic that made America what it is levels the playing field because his daughter was damaged with disregard. King and Maxwell save the day but later make sure documents of politician malfeasance reaches appropriate hands. Though Sam Quarry is killed it is during the effort to save the youngsters. Ever the teacher, he instructs the children to avoid hatred because revenge is wrong.
King and Maxwell are such a good team. Of the 3 - 4 books I've read involving this team, I like this book the best. It was so interesting and I liked much of the dialogue between Sean and Michelle. They're so comfortable with each other. Their banter is fun to hear and occasionally they ribbed one another - particularly in this book. We also sometimes know their inner thoughts - including dread or fear at times. Very near the beginning, King and Maxwell come across Tyler - a teenager - who was thinking about running away from home. Initially, almost against their better judgement, they take to him and become involved in helping him with what turns out to be huge; at the same time, they know he can't really pay them. As they they become more involved, and some threats were made against them, Sean quipped to Michelle "In for a dime, in for a dollar." Michelle replied dryly, "I'm just wondering when we're going to run out of change."
Eventually their sheltering Tyler and their wanting to understand more about some mysterious events unfolding led them them in several different directions. The plot kept going and going in the first third of the book it seemed as if nothing was really going to happen. Plus at times too much explanation was given about what they were doing. Then it suddenly picked up. I'm so glad I continued the book. Of course some bad guys were involved; we're kept in the dark for quite awhile about how exactly are the "bad guys".
The First Lady Jane Cox knew Sean King many years ago when he was still in the Secret Service. Now, she needs his help and his partner’s Michelle Maxwell to find her niece who apparently has been kidnapped from her home. But just how much help does she really want? Are there compromising skeletons that could be uncovered in their digging?

Little do they know that Jane and her husband, the president, immensely angered someone years ago. They have to use all of their wits to avoid being collateral damage in the agenda of a very determined individual, especially because they are getting very little help from Jane. One thing is for sure, the status quo before the abduction gets turned upside down. And there is the call out of the blue that Michelle’s mother has died, possibly murdered, on top of their case. Michelle finally has to confront her past.