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Simple Genius

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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In Simple Genius, David Baldacci reintroduces the main characters from bestsellers Split Second and Hour Game.

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are both haunted by their last case. Realizing that Michelle is teetering on the brink of self-destruction from long-buried demons, Sean arranges therapy for his reluctant partner. But instead of focusing on her recovery, Michelle unearths disturbing secrets in the hospital . . .

Sean accepts a much-needed job. A physicist, Monk Turing, has died in mysterious circumstances near Babbage Town – a secretive establishment populated by an eccentric group of scientists and cryptographers, funded by an anonymous but powerful group. Meanwhile the dead man's young daughter, piano-playing prodigy Viggie, has secrets of her own. But what is the significance of the phrase 'codes and blood'?

Directly across the York River from Babbage Town lies the sinister CIA training ground, Camp Peary, where Monk Turing's body was found. With both the FBI and CIA breathing down Sean's neck, can he discover the truth? And will he be in time to save Michelle from herself?

Simple Genius is followed by First Family, The Sixth Man and King and Maxwell.

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Critic Reviews

Compulsively readable . . . Baldacci, always strong on suspense . . . finds his voice here. The best entry in the series.
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Nothing, had lots of twists and turns with plenty to look forward to on the next page.

Loved the twists

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I enjoyed the book and the way it combines the history of codes and the ways they work

Code breakers

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Great story. Well read! Didnt want to turn it off!
Only thing was a couple of gliches in the recording.

Cynthia

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Story good, though static in audio detracted a little in middle and the music was off putting at times

Mostly good, technical error in audio though

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I've enjoyed all Daids other books on Audible but I had no idea wot was going on in this one because the narrator was so hard to listen to

Narrator is very hard to listen to.

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