He also kidnapped Willa and Diane, and is holding them in a cave many miles from Atlee.

Sam is a mechanical genius, and extremely detailed oriented. He lets members of the native Indian tribe the Koasati live on his property because he knows it was their land long before it became his. His home is the Atlee Plantation where he deeply cares for Ruth Ann his housekeeper and her son, Gabriel. While there he reads her favorite book to her: ”Pride and Prejudice”. A widower and ex-Navy pilot, he loves his daughter, Tippi, and regularly visits her in the nursing home where she has been in a coma for 13 years. In another part of the country, Diane Wohl was done shopping when she entered her car and was surprised by an older man who said “Drive, or you’re dead.” Why would they kill only Pam? And what did the letters scrawled on her arm mean? Why did they take blood from Pam? And, most of all, why did they kidnap Willa? The other members of the family, including Tuck, Willa’s father, were drugged and unconscious. The assailants got away, but, they took Willa and left Pam dead on the floor. Jumping out of the car, Michelle engages in gunfire with unknown assailants while Sean went around back. Pam was expecting a visit from Sean King later that night…she had an urgent request for his services.Īs Sean and Michelle pull into the drive, the house is dark and they hear a woman scream. Once the festivities were done, Jane Cox returned home to the White House and Willa, her mom Pam, her brother John, and sister Colleen return to their home. It was she who arranged the party at Camp David. Her aunt, Jane Cox, is Willa’s father’s sister and First Lady. Willa Dutton is celebrating her 12th birthday at Camp David. Elegant forks digging into creamy goodies while toughened fingers coiled around curved metal trigger guards.” You will just have to read the book to find out what that is, and who the murderer is.

As the plot of this story unfolds we learn more about Michelle, and her family, and then the stunning bombshell behind her depression. Her father is a suspect, but, after an investigation other suspects emerge. In this story line, Michelle’s mother is murdered in her garage. This is important to understanding Michelle and her bouts with depression. There are two separate stories in “First Family”. Michelle is still feeling the effects of her depression, but, is back to work and things are going better for the King / Maxwell PI firm. In “First Family” ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return for another rousing adventure. In my quest to catch up on my favorite authors, David Baldacci ranks high on the priority list. Rating: 4 WaterTowers (Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return)

First Family by David Baldacci