First Family
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	Release Date	2009-04-21
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Following the instantaneous #1 New York Times bestseller Neat Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's much heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILY It began together with what seemed like an ordinary kids's birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, games and gifts. This party, however, was far from ordinary. It was held at Camp David, the presidential retreat. And it ended together with a daring kidnapping . . . which immediately turned into a national safety nightmare. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell were not looking to become involved. As former Secret Service agents turned private investigators, they had no reason to be. The FBI doesn't would like them interfering. But years ago, Sean King saved the First Lady's husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now, Sean is the one person the First Lady trusts, and she presses Sean and Michelle into the desperate search to rescue the abducted kid. Together with Michelle still battling her own demons, and forces aligned on all sides against her and Sean, 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.
Customer Reviews
Pleased with the pace, plot, and characters . . .   2010-08-14
By A. Jones (Virginia)
But something about this entire book just seemed "forced". I can't put my finger on it. Several storylines-within the story never really went ANYWHERE. I think Baldacci was trying to do too much and should have just stuck to a fantastic thriller/suspense novel. I wish I would have skipped every 3rd chapter, may have liked it better... There are some male authors who write female characters amazingly well. Baldacci is NOT one of those! Poorly understood, I assume. Will try another of his books, because I'm told that this isn't one of his best...
First Family   2010-08-02
By Shirley A. Bruster (Fort White, FL, USA)
Another thriller by David Baldacci. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are together again as the investigators in this book, First Family. Page after page is full of action. So hard to put down. When I finish a chapter and decide to quit for now, my eyes stray to the next chapter to see what's coming next and I'm hooked for another chapter!! I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves mystery and loads of action. I purchased this book for a minimal price on www.Amazon.com .
First Family Book   2010-07-18
By Karen Bachtell (Florida)
This was very good book...took a little bit to get into it but once I had, it was hard to put it down.
Baldacci needs to work on his female characters   2010-07-10
By B. Cannon (Pennsylvania)
As a long-time Baldacci fan ("The Last Man Standing" is one of my all-time favorite books; The Winner is another good one, as well as the Stone series), I again looked forward to this read. Although the story did have its suspense, the twist was predictable. My biggest annoyance was with the female characters. Baldacci seems to have trouble finding the right balance between female characters as saints (e.g., Willa) or heartless (e.g., *** can't say or it will give away the plot). Michelle, the partner of Sean (who needs some character development himself), continues to waffle between brave and hysterical. Frankly, I'm not sure she should be licensed to carry a weapon, given her fragility. And having the classic ankle injury for a female character, well, that's just sad. Does it turn me away from Baldacci? No, but just lowers my expectations a bit.
The First Family   2010-07-09
By NWKerch
The story was good. The author can spin an exciting tale. I did get a bit tired of of the cheap way in which he built up the tension. He would let the character read something important to the plot, but we the reader would not get to know what the character had read. Ditto with the character seeing something, b ut what he saw was kept from us, the readers. One or two of these I could accept, but it was standard policy through the book. If you are going to draw me into the tension, do it through the plot and plot twists, not by getting me to wonder what they'd just read or seen. But even with those somewhat trite plot tools, it was a good read.