
In these post-9/11 days, Ledwidge and Patterson's scenario seems all too credible. “A James Patterson ticking-time-bomb thriller.” - Barnes & “Narrators John Slattery and Reg Rogers create thoroughly believable hostages and hostage takers and are especially effective voicing the beleaguered cop, hijacker ‘Jack,’ and the reptilian villain, ‘The Neat Man’…Short, intense chapters make it impossible to stop listening to this well crafted story.” - AudioFile

I'd like to get some advice from this character, since I feel like I can barely handle my stay at home life with four kids." Amazing how a detective in downtown NYC can still solve a major mystery involving a hostage situation over Christmas, with a dying wife and 10 kids can hold it together.

"Well, once again another James Patterson book, but not belonging to any series. As the entire world watches, and the tensions build to a searing heat Bennett has to find a way out … or face responsibility for the greatest debacle in history. And he must still somehow rescue thirty-four hostages.ĭay after day, Bennett confronts the most ruthless man he has ever dealt with, a man who kills without hesitation and counters everything the NYPD and FBI throw at him with impunity. As New York descends into chaos, he has lost the great love of his life and faces raising his heartbroken children alone. As the danger escalates, he is hit with devastating news: after fighting for many years, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind are suddenly trapped within one man's brilliant and cold-blooded scenario-and Bennett gets pulled into the fray.

The nation has fallen into mourning after the unexpected death of a beloved former first lady, and the most powerful people in the world gather in New York for her funeral. NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the most sinister challenge of his career. The first book in James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Bennett series
