King & Maxwell Books in Order
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are former Secret Service agents turned private investigators. Both were disgraced after protectees were killed on their watch, and together they've built a partnership investigating cases that often pit them against powerful adversaries. The series blends political thriller elements with detective fiction as the duo takes on cases involving corruption, espionage, and murder.
Split Second
Former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell each had a protectee killed on their watch. When a new series of murders connects to both their disgraced pasts, they join forces to find the truth.
Published: 2003
Hour Game
King and Maxwell investigate a series of murders mimicking history's most notorious serial killers. The case leads them to a powerful Virginia family harboring deadly secrets.
Published: 2004
Simple Genius
A body is found at a CIA training facility near a secretive think tank. King goes undercover at the facility while Maxwell investigates her own troubled past at a psychiatric institution.
Published: 2007
First Family
The First Lady's niece is kidnapped, and King and Maxwell are pulled into a case involving the most powerful family in the country. The investigation reveals that the abduction is connected to a decades-old secret.
Published: 2009
The Sixth Man
A serial killer's defense attorney is murdered, and King and Maxwell take the case. Their investigation of the imprisoned killer leads them to discover he may be the most dangerous person alive—and the government may want to use him as a weapon.
Published: 2011
King and Maxwell
A teenager asks King and Maxwell to help prove his father's innocence in a military scandal. The case escalates into a deadly conspiracy involving the Secret Service and a terrorist plot.
Published: 2013