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The Black Book

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By James Patterson

By David Ellis

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 29, 2018
Page Count
480 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9781538729083

Price

$10.99

Price

$13.99 CAD

Format

  1. ebook
  2. Hardcover (Large Print)
  3. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  4. Trade Paperback
  5. Audiobook CD (Unabridged)

Format:

  1. Mass Market $10.99 $13.99 CAD
  2. ebook $9.99 $11.99 CAD
  3. Hardcover (Large Print) $46.00 $59.00 CAD
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  5. Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD
  6. Audiobook CD (Unabridged) $20.00 $26.00 CAD

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The “thrilling” #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller (Karin Slaughter): when three bodies are found in a Chicago bedroom, a black book goes missing . . . and the city has never been more dangerous.

Billy Harney was born to be a cop. As the son of Chicago’s chief of detectives with a twin sister on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Teaming up with his adrenaline-junkie partner, Detective Kate Fenton, there’s nothing he wouldn’t sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself who suspects Billy isn’t the cop he claims to be. They’re about to be linked by more than their careers.

A horrifying murder leads investigators to an unexpected address-an exclusive brothel that caters to Chicago’s most powerful citizens. There’s plenty of incriminating evidence on the scene, but what matters most is what’s missing: the madam’s black book. Now with shock waves rippling through the city’s elite, everyone’s desperate to find it.

As Chicago’s elite scramble to get their hands on the elusive black book, no one’s motives can be trusted. An ingenious, inventive thriller about power, corruption, and the secrets that can destroy a city, The Black Book is James Patterson at his page-turning best.

Genre:

  • Mystery & Thriller
  • Fiction
  • Mystery & Detective
  • Police Procedural

Series:

  • A Billy Harney Thriller
  • A Black Book Thriller
  • Detective Billy Harney

James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most # 1 New York Times bestsellers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide. He has donated more than one million books to students and soldiers and has over four hundred Teacher Education Scholarships at twenty-four colleges and universities. He has also donated millions to independent bookstores and school libraries.

  • "Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent--which is what James Patterson has, in spades."
    Lee Child, #1 bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
  • "It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots. I do this for a living, and he still manages to keep me guessing from the first to last page. Simply put: Nobody does it better."
    -Jeffrey Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Collector
  • "James Patterson is The Boss. End of."
    Ian Rankin, bestselling author of Rather Be the Devil
  • "The plot twists will give you whiplash."
    Washington Post
  • "Brilliantly twisty...many readers will agree with Patterson that this is the 'best book [he's] written in 25 years.'"
    Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • "The mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful."
    Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
  • "Full of startling revelations...pitch-perfect pacing, plotting, and characterization."
    BookReporter.com

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James Patterson

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Learn more at jamespatterson.com

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David Ellis

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