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When the Wind Blows

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

S
ELECTED AS THE
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Frannie O’Neill is a talented Colorado veterinarian haunted by her husband’s murder. But the course of her life is about to
change again. After another bizarre killing, Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep.
And late one night Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon.

Her name is Max. Only eleven years old, she will lead Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots
of modern science.

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—Denver Rocky Mountain News

“ROMANCE, SUSPENSE, ACTION… swiftly told…. There’s magic here, too, leaving readers more than once struck deep by wonder.”

—Publishers Weekly

“MEMORABLE… A WINNER.”

—The Tennessean

“BRILLIANTLY DRAWN CHARACTERS…SKILLED DIALOGUE…. BIG, WARM FEELINGS… READS LIKE A DREAM.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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—San Francisco Chronicle

“JAMES PATTERSON DOES EVERYTHING BUT STICK OUR FINGER IN A LIGHT SOCKET TO GIVE US A BUZZ.”

—New York Times

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—People

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—Washington Times

“PATTERSON IS A MASTER.”

—Newark Star Ledger

“PATTERSON LAYS OUT A TRIAL OF UP-AND-DOWN PLOT TWISTS that makes it nearly impossible to figure out the truth before he wants
you to.”

—Associated Press

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—Buffalo News

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—New York Daily News

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—Providence Journal

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—USA Today

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that leave readers hanging upside down with their hearts racing.”

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while creating sleuths who are heroic and fascinating.”

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that make the world vulnerable to frightening events.”

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OF THE MOST TALENTED AND EXCITING AUTHORS OF CRIME FICTION TODAY.”

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CAT&MOUSE
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It’s that kind of book.”

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—Los Angeles Times on Kiss the Girls

“PATTERSON HIT THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK WITH
ALONG CAME A SPIDER. KISS THE GIRLS
IS EVEN BETTER.”

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Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors’ imagination or are
used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

Warner Books Edition

Copyright © 1998 by James Patterson

All rights reserved.

Warner Books, Inc.

Hachette Book Group

237 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Visit our website at
www.HachetteBookGroup.com
.

First eBook Edition: June 2003

ISBN: 978-0-7595-2779-9

Must be thrilling from the air.

—Leopold Bloom in
Ulysses

Contents

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS

Copyright

Author’s Note

Prologue: First Flight

I

II

III

Book One: Genesis

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Book Two: Tinkerbell Lives

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Book Three: Four and Twenty Blackbirds, Baked in a Pie

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Chapter 53

Chapter 54

Chapter 55

Chapter 56

Chapter 57

Chapter 58

Chapter 59

Chapter 60

Chapter 61

Chapter 62

Chapter 63

Chapter 64

Chapter 65

Chapter 66

Chapter 67

Chapter 68

Chapter 69

Chapter 70

Chapter 71

Book Four: The Flight School

Chapter 72

Chapter 73

Chapter 74

Chapter 75

Chapter 76

Chapter 77

Chapter 78

Chapter 79

Chapter 80

Chapter 81

Chapter 82

Chapter 83

Chapter 84

Chapter 85

Chapter 86

Chapter 87

Chapter 88

Chapter 89

Chapter 90

Chapter 91

Chapter 92

Chapter 93

Chapter 94

Book Five: When the Wind Blows

Chapter 95

Chapter 96

Chapter 97

Chapter 98

Chapter 99

Chapter 100

Chapter 101

Chapter 102

Chapter 103

Chapter 104

Chapter 105

Chapter 106

Chapter 107

Chapter 108

Chapter 109

Chapter 110

Chapter 111

Chapter 112

Chapter 113

Chapter 114

Chapter 115

Chapter 116

Chapter 117

Chapter 118

Chapter 119

Chapter 120

Chapter 121

Chapter 122

Chapter 123

Chapter 124

Chapter 125

Epilogue: Angels

Chapter 126

Chapter 127

A Preview of "The Lake House"

Prologue

Part One: Child Custody

1

About this Title

Author’s Note

BEFORE I BEGAN THIS BOOK, I had no idea how close to reality the story would be. Over thirty medical doctors and research
scientists helped at the conceptual stage, and then again when the manuscript was nearing completion. As one medical doctor
and Ph.D. at the National Institutes of Health said, “Most people are not going to believe the breakthroughs that are coming
in the very near future.” These doctors and researchers went into considerable detail, but I don’t want to spoil the surprises
and suspense in the story you are about to read.

I would especially like to thank Maxine Paetro, who was deeply involved with the book almost from the beginning, and who was
important through the arduous research, writing, and editing process.

2/24/98

Prologue

FIRST FLIGHT

I

S
OMEBODY PLEASE help me! Somebody please! Can anybody hear me?”

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