Hour Game by David Baldacci

The provided text offers excerpts from a novel titled "Hour Game" by David Baldacci, detailing a complex narrative involving multiple murders and a separate burglary investigation. A serial killer, later identified as Eddie Battle, is at the center of the murders, motivated by revenge against his family, particularly his father, and leaves behind cryptic clues like watches set to specific times and letters that initially mimic infamous killers like the Zodiac. Private investigators Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are hired to investigate a seemingly unrelated burglary at the Battle estate, which involves the rich and dysfunctional Battle family and the falsely accused handyman, Junior Deaver, who is later murdered by Eddie. The narrative follows King and Maxwell as they work with local police and the FBI to uncover the serial killer's identity and motives, eventually linking Eddie Battle's murderous spree to his brother's death from syphilis contracted from their father, culminating in a dramatic ...