Reading order · 6 books · 2003 to 2013 · Set in Washington, D.C.
King and Maxwell Books in Order
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are former Secret Service agents who each lost someone they were guarding, and who become partners in a private investigation business in Virginia.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2003 to 2013
- First book
- Split Second
- Latest
- King and Maxwell (2013)
- Setting
- Set in Washington, D.C.
The reading order
Every King and Maxwell book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in Washington, D.C.
- 1Split Second2003With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellSecret Service agent Michelle Maxwell loses the presidential candidate she is guarding.Buy on Amazon
- 2Hour Game2004With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellSean King and Michelle Maxwell are drawn into a series of murders in their Virginia town by a killer who copies the crimes of famous murderers.Buy on Amazon
- 3Simple Genius2007With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellMichelle Maxwell, struggling after a breakdown, goes into a psychiatric facility, while Sean King investigates a death at a secretive research centre in Virginia near the CIA’s training camp.Buy on Amazon
- 4First Family2009With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellThe president’s niece is kidnapped from a party at Camp David, and the First Lady asks Sean King and Michelle Maxwell, outside official channels, to find her.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Sixth Man2011With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellSean King and Michelle Maxwell travel to meet a client, Edgar Roy, a brilliant man accused of serial murder held in a maximum-security facility, and find his lawyer shot dead.Buy on Amazon
- 6King and Maxwell2013With Sean King and Michelle MaxwellSean King and Michelle Maxwell take the case of a teenage boy whose soldier father was reported killed in Afghanistan, and who then gets a message that seems to come from him.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the books in order, starting with Split Second. King and Maxwell’s partnership and their personal lives develop through the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Sean King | Michelle Maxwell |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Split Second | LLead | LLead |
| 2 Hour Game | LLead | LLead |
| 3 Simple Genius | LLead | LLead |
| 4 First Family | LLead | LLead |
| 5 The Sixth Man | LLead | LLead |
| 6 King and Maxwell | LLead | LLead |
Characters in the King and Maxwell books
2 characters from David Baldacci’s chart, with the number of King and Maxwell books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Sean KingFormer Secret Service agent turned private investigator | 6 | Split Second 2003 |
| Michelle MaxwellFormer Secret Service agent, King’s partner | 6 | Split Second 2003 |