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By James Patterson

By Michael Ledwidge

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On Sale
Apr 2, 2013
Page Count
400 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9781455599790

Price

$19.99

Price

$25.99 CAD

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  1. ebook (Special Edition)
  2. Hardcover (Large Print)
  3. Hardcover
  4. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)

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  3. Hardcover (Large Print) $40.00 $50.00 CAD
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Alex Cross has Washington, DC. The Women’s Murder Club has San Francisco. Detective Michael Bennett has all of New York City, chaos capital of the world.

The son of one of New York’s wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. But this kidnapper isn’t demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury … and wrong answers are fatal.

Detective Michael Bennett heads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can’t understand what could lead someone to target anyone’s children. When another student from a powerful family disappears, the FBI sends in its top abduction specialist: Agent Emily Parker. Bennett’s job and love life suddenly get even more complicated.

Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI’s intrusion on his case, the killer mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet: one that could bring cataclysmic ruin to every inch of New York City.

Genre:

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

Series:

  • A Michael Bennett Thriller
  • Michael Bennett

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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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.

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Michael Ledwidge

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A Michael Bennett Thriller

Delusional
Delusional
Paranoia
Paranoia
Michael Bennett Collection 6-Book Box Set
Michael Bennett Collection 6-Book Box Set
Crosshairs
Crosshairs
Obsessed
Obsessed
Shattered
Shattered
The Russian
The Russian
Blindside
Blindside
Ambush
Ambush
Haunted
Haunted
Bullseye
Bullseye
Alert
Alert
Burn
Burn
Gone
Gone
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
Step on a Crack
Step on a Crack
Tick Tock
Tick Tock
I, Michael Bennett
I, Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett

The Russian
The Russian
Blindside
Blindside
Ambush
Ambush
Haunted
Haunted
Bullseye
Bullseye
Alert
Alert
Burn
Burn
Gone
Gone
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
Step on a Crack
Step on a Crack
Tick Tock
Tick Tock
I, Michael Bennett
I, Michael Bennett
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