King and Maxwell (book series)

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King and Maxwell series
Split Second
Hour Game
Simple Genius
First Family
The Sixth Man
King and Maxwell
Author David Baldacci
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Crime novel
Publisher Grand Central Publishing
PublishedSeptember 2003 (for Split Second)
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
No. of books6

The King and Maxwell book series is a crime novel book series created by American novelist David Baldacci. The series consists of six books featuring two former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell: Split Second (2003), Hour Game (2004), Simple Genius (2007), First Family (2009), The Sixth Man (2011), and King and Maxwell (2013).

Contents

Books

  1. Split Second. Grand Central Publishing. September 30, 2003. ISBN   0446533122. [1] [2] [3]
  2. Hour Game. Warner Books. October 2, 2004. ISBN   0446577103. [4] [5] [6] [7]
  3. Simple Genius. Warner Books. April 24, 2007. ISBN   978-0446580342. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
  4. First Family. Grand Central Publishing. April 21, 2009. ISBN   978-0446539753. [13] [14] [15] [16]
  5. The Sixth Man. Grand Central Publishing. January 1, 2011. [17] [18] [19] [20]
  6. King and Maxwell. Grand Central Publishing. November 19, 2013. ISBN   978-1455521319. [21]

Adaptations

The Sixth Man was adapted into the King & Maxwell television series on TNT. [22]

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