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Authors: James Patterson
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Part Three: All Work and no Play
Who is Detective Michael Bennett?
Every New Yorker’s worst nightmare is about to become a reality.
New York has seen more than its fair share of horrific attacks, but the city is about to be shaken in a way it never has before. After two devastating catastrophes in quick succession, everyone is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett is assigned to the case and given the near impossible task of hunting down the shadowy terror group responsible.
With troubles at home to contend with, Bennett has never been more at risk, or more alone, fighting the chaos all around him.
Then a shocking assassination makes it clear that these inexplicable events are just the prelude to the biggest threat of all. Now Bennett is racing against the clock to save his beloved city – before the most destructive force he has ever faced tears it apart.
JAMES PATTERSON
is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the Edgar™ Award for Best First Novel with
The Thomas Berryman Number
, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust’s Children’s Reading Fund in the UK.
MICHAEL LEDWIDGE
is the author of
The Narrowback
and
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
. He is also the co-author of the Michael Bennett series with James Patterson.
Along Came a Spider • Kiss the Girls • Jack and Jill • Cat and Mouse • Pop Goes the Weasel • Roses are Red • Violets are Blue • Four Blind Mice • The Big Bad Wolf • London Bridges • Mary, Mary • Cross • Double Cross • Cross Country • Alex Cross’s Trial (
with Richard DiLallo
) • I, Alex Cross • Cross Fire • Kill Alex Cross • Merry Christmas, Alex Cross • Alex Cross, Run • Cross My Heart • Hope to Die • Cross Justice (
to be published November 2015
)
1
st
to Die • 2
nd
Chance (
with Andrew Gross
) • 3
rd
Degree (
with Andrew Gross
) • 4
th
of July (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The 5
th
Horseman (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The 6
th
Target (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 7
th
Heaven (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 8
th
Confession (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 9
th
Judgement (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 10
th
Anniversary (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 11
th
Hour (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 12
th
of Never (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Unlucky 13 (
with Maxine Paetro
) • 14
th
Deadly Sin (
with Maxine Paetro
)
Private (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Private London (
with Mark Pearson
) • Private Games (
with Mark Sullivan
) • Private: No. 1 Suspect (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Private Berlin (
with Mark Sullivan
) • Private Down Under (
with Michael White
) • Private L.A. (
with Mark Sullivan
) • Private India (
with Ashwin Sanghi
) • Private Vegas (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Private Sydney (
with Kathryn Fox, to be published August 2015
)
NYPD Red (
with Marshall Karp
) • NYPD Red 2 (
with Marshall Karp
) • NYPD Red 3 (
with Marshall Karp
)
Sail (
with Howard Roughan
) • Swimsuit (
with Maxine Paetro
) • Don’t Blink (
with Howard Roughan
) • Postcard Killers (
with Liza Marklund
) • Toys (
with Neil McMahon
) • Now You See Her (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Kill Me If You Can (
with Marshall Karp
) • Guilty Wives (
with David Ellis
) • Zoo (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Second Honeymoon (
with Howard Roughan
) • Mistress (
with David Ellis
) • Invisible (
with David Ellis
) • The Thomas Berryman Number • Truth or Die (
with Howard Roughan
) • Murder House (
with David Ellis, to be published September 2015
)
Torn Apart (
with Hal and Cory Friedman
) • The Murder of King Tut (
with Martin Dugard
)
Sundays at Tiffany’s (
with Gabrielle Charbonnet
) • The Christmas Wedding (
with Richard DiLallo
) • First Love (
with Emily Raymond
)
Miracle at Augusta (
with Peter de Jonge
)
FAMILY OF PAGE-TURNERS
The Worst Years of My Life (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Get Me Out of Here! (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (
with Lisa Papademetriou
) • How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Ultimate Showdown (
with Julia Bergen
) • Save Rafe! (
with Chris Tebbetts
) • Just My Rotten Luck (
with Chris Tebbetts, to be published October 2015
)
I Funny (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • I Even Funnier (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • I Totally Funniest (
with Chris Grabenstein
)
Treasure Hunters (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • Danger Down the Nile (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • Secrets of the Forbidden City (
with Chris Grabenstein, to be published September 2015
)
House of Robots (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • Robots Go Wild! (
with Chris Grabenstein, to be published December 2015
)
Kenny Wright: Superhero (
with Chris Tebbetts
)
Homeroom Diaries (
with Lisa Papademetriou
)
The Angel Experiment • School’s Out Forever • Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports • The Final Warning • Max • Fang • Angel • Nevermore • Forever
Confessions of a Murder Suspect (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The Private School Murders (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The Paris Mysteries (
with Maxine Paetro
) • The Murder of an Angel (
with Maxine Paetro, to be published October 2015
)
Witch & Wizard (
with Gabrielle Charbonnet
) • The Gift (
with Ned Rust
) • The Fire (
with Jill Dembowski
) • The Kiss (
with Jill Dembowski
) • The Lost (
with Emily Raymond
)
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (
with Michael Ledwidge
) • Watch the Skies (
with Ned Rust
) • Demons and Druids (
with Adam Sadler
) • Game Over (
with Ned Rust
) • Armageddon (
with Chris Grabenstein
) • Lights Out (with Chris Grabenstein)
Daniel X: Alien Hunter (
with Leopoldo Gout
) • Maximum Ride: Manga Vols. 1–8 (
with NaRae Lee
)
For more information about James Patterson’s novels, visit
www.jamespatterson.co.uk
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The most powerful people in the world have gathered for a funeral in New York City. They don’t know it’s a trap devised by a ruthless mastermind. Despite battling his own tragedies, it’s up to Detective Michael Bennett to save every last hostage.
The Teacher is giving New York a lesson it will never forget, slaughtering the powerful and the arrogant. Michael Bennett discovers a vital pattern, but has only a few hours to save the city before things get too close to home.