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| Michael Ledwidge |
James Patterson is best known for his novels about fictional psychologist Alex Cross, the protagonist of his Alex Cross series. I'd like for you to meet another strong male character and one of New York's finest, Detective Michael Bennett. Patterson co-writes this series with Michael Ledwidge, son of Irish parents, born and raised in the Bronx. Ledwidge is a graduate of Manhattan College and is married with two children. The partnership with James Patterson has produced an exciting, spell binding detective series with winning storylines and an interesting cast of characters.
Tick Tock
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem. A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. A bomb set in one of New York's busiest places is discovered before it explodes. But relief turns to terror when the police realize it is just a warning of greater devastation to come.
The city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Not only does it tear apart their first vacation since Michael's wife Maeve died—it leaves the entire family open to attack.
Immediately, it becomes clear that these crimes are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. Bennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. As his affection for Emily grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. All too soon, another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer's pattern and the earth-shattering enormity of his plan.
Step On A Crack
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the
most sinister challenge of his career. 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. Then the
inconceivable occurs. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind
are suddenly trapped within one man's brilliant and ruthless scenario.
Bennett--father of ten--is pulled into the fray. As
the danger escalates, Michael is hit with devastating news. After fighting for
many years, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease. As New York descends
into chaos, he has lost the great love of his life and faces raising his ten
devastated children alone--and rescuing 34 hostages.
Day 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 the entire world
watches and the tension boils to a searing heat, Bennett has to find a way
out--or face responsibility for the greatest debacle in history.
Run For Your Life
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher
is taking on New York City, killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message
is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems
that the rich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York's elite, it
is a call to terror.
Only one man can tackle such a high-profile case:
Detective Mike Bennett. The pressure is enough for anyone, but Mike also has to
care for his 10 children-all of whom have come down with virulent flu at once!
Discovering a secret pattern in The Teacher's
lessons, Detective Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New York from the
greatest disaster in its history. From the #1 bestselling author comes BE
AFRAID, the continuation of his newest, electrifying series.
Worst Case
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
One by one, children of New York's wealthiest are
taken hostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money or power--he only wants to
ask the elite if they know the price others pay for their luxurious lifestyles.
And, if they don't, he corrects their ignorance--by killing them.
To Detective Michael Bennett, it becomes clear that
these murders are linked and must be part of a greater, more public
demonstration. With the city thrown into chaos, he is forced to team up with
FBI agent Emily Parker, and the two set out to capture the killer before he
begins his most public lesson yet--a deadly message for the entire city to
witness.
From the bestselling author who brought you the Alex
Cross novels comes James Patterson's most action-packed series yet. With the
heart-pounding suspense that only Patterson delivers, WORST CASE will leave you
gasping for breath until the very end.
I, Michael BennettJames Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
Detective Michael Bennett arrests an infamous
Mexican crime lord in a deadly chase that leaves Bennett's lifelong friend Hughie
McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain epic violence down upon
New York City-and to get revenge on Michael Bennett.
To escape the
chaos, Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, on
a much-needed vacation to his family's cabin near Newburgh, New York. But
instead of the calm and happy town he remembers from growing up, they step into
a nightmare worse than they could have ever imagined. Newburgh is an inferno of
warring gangs, and there's little the police-or Bennett-can do to keep the
children safe.
As violence overwhelms the state, Bennett is
torn between protecting his hometown and saving New York City. A partner in his
investigations, federal prosecutor Tara McLellan, brings him new weapons for
the battle-and an attraction that endangers his relationship with Mary
Catherine. A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel, I,
Michael Bennett is James Patterson at his most personal and most thrilling best.
Gone
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
A crime lord has declared war on America. Only
Detective Michael Bennett knows why.
Manuel
Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader,
Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen
suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the
only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he
has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him.
Detective Bennett, along with his ten adopted
children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural
California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI's witness protection program.
Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the
country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the
possibility of safety and law in the US. The FBI has no choice but to ask
Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine's war on America.
With explosive action and fierce villainy that
rivals James Bond movies at their best, GONE is the next astounding novel by
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.
