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King-Maxwell: Book 4

First Family (2009) (edit title/settings)

by David Baldacci (Author) (edit contributors)

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Following the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Simple Genius, Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in David Baldacci's most heart-pounding thriller to date . . . FIRST FAMILY begins with what seems like an ordinary children's birthday party. Friends and family gather to celebrate. Like... read more

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First Family is David Baldacci's follow-up to Simple Genius. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are summoned by Pam Dutton to instruct them on their next case. Before they can meet with her, however, they notice two men running from the scene firing their guns. As they investigate the house they... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

First Family is David Baldacci's follow-up to Simple Genius. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are summoned by Pam Dutton to instruct them on their next case. Before they can meet with her, however, they notice two men running from the scene firing their guns. As they investigate the house they notice Pam is dead, but, Willa, her eldest daughter, is missing. Subplots are plenty as Michelle, who is still struggling to come to terms about her mother's death, returns home to be with her father. First Family is a beefy book with twists and turns reminiscent of a roller coaster. Its politics and scandals are so complex that the reader stays in tune with the book from page one, and doesn't blink until the book ends. David Baldacci has once again delivered a novel that will captivate its readers....

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  • “"Shouldn't you be focused on that?""I'm a woman.""Meaning what?""Meaning, unlike men, I can handle more than one thing at a time."”
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  • Contents COPYRIGHT PAGE PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3
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  • Jane Cox was married to Dan Cox, also known as “Wolfman,” which made her the First Lady of the United States.
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  • SAM QUARRY loved his home, or what was left of it. The Atlee Plantation had been in his family for nearly two hundred years.
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  • “Based on my own experience, boys will mess with your heart and girls with your head.”
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  • Pam had three children. Willa, John, who was ten, and Colleen, seven. Jane also had three children, but all of them were older. The youngest was a nineteen-year-old son in college and her daughter was a nurse at a hospital in Atlanta. In between was another young man still trying to figure out what to do with his life.
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  • churrasco cooking. They also kept some for their own consumption.
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  • PROLOGUE HER FOOTSTEPS were unhurried. Down the street, making one left, a two-block straightaway, and then a slight right. There was a pause at one intersection, a longer stop at another. Just from habit, really. The radar in her head showed no danger and her pace picked up. There were people around though the hour was
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  • “Get ’em out, Jay, because I’m coming in,” she told him. He moved with alacrity
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  • Diane Wohl had left work at four to take advantage. A new dress, a few blouses, maybe some slacks, a scarf. She’d just gotten a raise at work and wanted to put it to good use.
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  • detritus of his family’s history, mostly in the form of furniture, clothing, books, and papers. He was not up here for nostalgic purposes, however. He spread the plans out over an old side table that had belonged to his maternal great-grandmother, who’d ended up killing her husband via shotgun blast over—at least the family legend held—a lady with a
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Camp David: Presidential retreat where Willa's birthday party was held.
  • Washington D. C.: Capital of the United States, home to the first family while in office.
  • White House: Where the President works while in office and home to the First Family.
  • Alabama: Where Sam Quarry lives.
  • Jacksonville: Where Tuck had gone for a business meeting.
  • Tennessee: Where Michelle Maxwell grew up.
  • Virginia: Where Sea and Michelle live and have their investigation service.

Organizations edit see section history

  • Secret Service: Protects the President and his immediate family.
  • FBI: Working with the Secret Service to investigate Willa's kidnapping and the family murders.

First Sentence edit see section history

Her footsteps were unhurried.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
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Glossary edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 6 in King-Maxwell. (standard series)

Preceded by Simple Genius, and followed by The Sixth Man.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. David Baldacci (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Book Group an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-53974-6
Page Count: 609

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3552.A446 F57 2009
  • Dewey: 813.54

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