First Family (novel)

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First Family
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Hardcover edition
Author David Baldacci
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe fourth book in the King and Maxwell (book series)
GenreFiction
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
Publication date
April 21, 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages464 pp.
ISBN 978-0446539753
Preceded by Simple Genius  
Followed by The Sixth Man  

First Family is a crime fiction novel written by the American writer David Baldacci. This is the fourth installment in the King and Maxwell book series. The book was published on April 21, 2009, by Grand Central Publishing. [1] [2] An audiobook narrated by Ron McLarty was released in May 2009. [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

A daring kidnapping turns a children’s birthday party at Camp David, the presidential retreat, into a national security nightmare. Former Secret Service agents turned private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell don’t want to get involved. But years ago Sean saved the First Lady’s husband, then a senator, from political disaster. Now the president’s wife presses Sean and Michelle into a desperate search to rescue a kidnapped child. With Michelle still battling her own demons, the two are pushed to the limit, with forces aligned on all sides against them-and the line between friend and foe impossible to define…or defend

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References

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  2. "First Family". Publishers Weekly . March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  4. "First Family (audiobook)" . Booklist . September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.