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FIVE VICTIMS. ONE KILLER.
When five teenage girls are abducted, Chicago PD Detective Billy Harney leads the investigation to find them.
Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap. A huge explosion rips through the building, killing Carla and allowing the kidnapper to escape.
With the loss of his partner fuelling him, Harney strengthens his resolve to find her killer - and to make sure the body count ends there.
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Brilliantly
twisty -- Publishers Weekly The
plot twists will give you whiplash -- Washington Post
Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination -- New York Times Book Review
No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades -- Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind -- Michael Connelly
James Patterson is the boss. End of -- Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged -- Steve Berry, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series
Patterson is in a class by himself -- Vanity Fair
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About James Patterson
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the bestselling series of the past decade: the Women's Murder Club, the Alex Cross novels and Maximum Ride, and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand alone thrillers. He has won an Edgar award, the mystery world's highest honour. He lives in Florida with his wife and son, seen pictured here.
Best known for his thrillers he also writes for children and is passionate about encouraging children to develop a love of reading. In 2014 he donated £250,000 to help independent bookshops with a children’s section in the UK. Rafe from the Middle School series also features on the first ever children’s ‘Books are my Bag’ rucksack.
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