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The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal. Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn up the heat on the mayor, the press, anyone who will listen, to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's work life - and love life - suddenly get even more complicated. Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most deadly demonstration yet - one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York.

New York's Lombardo's Steak House is famous for three reasons - the menu, the clientele, and now the gruesome murder of an infamous mob lawyer. Effortlessly, the assassin slips through the police's fingers, and his absence sparks a blaze of accusations about who ordered the hit. Seated at a nearby table, reporter Nick Daniels is conducting a once-in-a-lifetime interview with a legendary baseball bad-boy. Shocked and shaken, he doesn't realise that he's accidentally captured a key piece of evidence. Ensnared in the city's most sensational crime in years, Nick investigates for a story of his own. Back off - or die - is the clear message as he closes in on the facts. Heedless, and perhaps in love, Nick endures humiliation, threats, violence, and worse in a thriller that overturns every expectation and finishes with the kind of flourish only James Patterson knows.

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what its like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the ''Flock'' Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel are just like ordinary kids only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time like when Angel, the youngest member of the ''Flock'', is kidnapped and taken back to the ''School'' where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, California, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf ''Erasers'' in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb now her betrayed and greatest enemy that her purpose is save the world but can she?

The world is changing - the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now kids are disappearing. For fifteen-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside-down when they are hauled out of bed one night, separated from their parents, and thrown into a secret compound for no reason they can comprehend. The new government is clearly trying to suppress life, liberty, and the pursuit of being a normal teenager. Imprisoned together and condemned to death, Wisty and Whit begin exhibiting strange abilities and powers they never dreamed of. Maybe there is a reason they were singled out. Can this newly discovered witch and a wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parents - and maybe the world?

Un tueur machiavélique, baptisé « Le Professeur », sévit Manhattan. Ses cibles : le gratin new-yorkais, l'élite qui hante magasins, clubs et hôtels huppés de la 5e Avenue. Sa particularité : il agit en plein jour et visage découvert. Son message, qu'il diffuse sur Internet comme pour narguer la police : soyez humbles ou préparez-vous subir le châtiment du Professeur !Si certains considèrent que les riches ont enfin ce qu'ils méritent, l'élite de New York, elle, panique. Un seul homme peut identifier le serial killer et mettre un terme l'angoisse qui gagne : Mike Bennett, du NYPD, négociateur hors pair… et héros de Crise d'otages - qui a fait ses preuves lors de précédentes affaires.Quand Bennett croit découvrir enfin l'identité de l'assassin, il se rend chez lui pour l'arrêter, mais le retrouve mort. Et les crimes continuent

The world is changingthe government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now kids are disappearing. For fifteen-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside-down when they are hauled out of bed one night, separated from their parents, and thrown into a secret compound for no reason they can comprehend. The new government is clearly trying to suppress Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Being a Normal Teenager. Imprisoned together and condemned to death, Wisty and Whit begin exhibiting strange abilities and powers they never dreamed of. Maybe there is a reason they were singled out. Can this newly discovered witch and a wizard master their skills in time to save themselves, their parentsand maybe the world?

Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that his niece, Caroline, has been found brutally murdered. Cross vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that Caroline was mixed up in one of Washingtons wildest scenes. And she was not this killers only victim. The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain - they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.

With supreme abilities, like being able to shape-shift and move objects with his mind, Daniel is strong enough to take on anything in the world It's the things from beyond this planet that are the real problem Daniel possesses a coverted List - that belonged to his father, before he was brutally murdered - targeting intergalactic criminals preying on the human race Now, Daniel vows to take on his father's dangerous mission as the Alien Hunter...

NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him, he sees each museum, each cathedral, and each cafe through the eyes of his daughter's killer. Kanon's daughter, Kimmy, and her fiance were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and Stockholm have been found dead. Little connects the murders, other than a postcard to the local newspaper that precedes each new victim. Now Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter, Dessie Larsson, who received the postcard in Stockholm, and they think they know where the next victims will be. With relentless logic and unstoppable action, Postcard Killers may be James Patterson's most vivid and compelling thriller yet.

From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great-uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he''s written - a novel called Trial. As a lawyer in early-twentieth-century Washington DC, Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. Fighting against oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process. When President Theodore Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his hometown to investigate rumours of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse. Arriving in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful daughter, Moody. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town''s black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror - but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart. Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross''s Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.

Por la mañana, Ned lo tenía todo: la mujer de sus sueños en la cama de una lujosa suite, y el plan para un atraco perfecto que le permitiría dejar de ser un pobre socorrista cansado de envidiar a los ricos de Palm Beach. Por la tarde, no tenia nada. La chica, brutalmente asesinada. El golpe, un fracaso total. Sus compañeros y amigos, muertos. Y toda la policia del pais siguiendo sus pasos por unos crimenes que no ha cometido. Solo una joven agente del FBI parece creer en su inocencia, pero se enfrenta a personas muy poderosas que estan dispuestas a que Ned sea la perfecta cabeza de turco. Para demostrar su inocencia, han de descubrir que paso realmente durante el fallido robo, y donde han ido a parar las valiosas obras de arte que desaparecieron. James Patterson demuestra de nuevo por que es uno de los principales autores norteamericanos de thriller, en una novela llena de intriga, accion y ritmo trepidante.

Un tiroteo en el cosas salen mal, una delincuente muerta, un muchacho condenado a una silla de ruedas... y la detective Lindsay Boxer queda en el ojo del huracán. Acodada por los medios de comunicacion, con el unico apoyo de su abogada y de sus viejas amigas Cindy y Claire, Lindsey busca descanso en el pequeño pueblecito rural de Half Moon Bay, pero cuando comienzan a aparecer cadaveres en la tranquila localidad, Lindsay se ve obligada a defender tanto su carrera como su vida. Una detective injustamente acusada, unos crimenes que vuelven del pasado para acosarla...en una impactante novela de James Patterson.

James Patterson, Richard Dilallo A few months after Alex Cross hunted a vicious killer named The Tiger halfway around the world, he began to think seriously about a book he had been wanting to write for years. It is a story his grandmother had told him - a story that has always stayed with him - about what took place in the early part of the Twentieth Century in Mississippi, during the time that Theodore Roosevelt was President. It is a story that Alex Cross believes helps illuminate why so many black people are angry, hurt, and lost, even today. At it's heart is Ben Corbett, a smart and courageous lawyer handed a mission by the President which will take him back to his hometown and into the heart of a series of murders and violent attacks, where the Klu Klux Klan play their part and where a community is being torn apart. Alex Cross has dealt with some terrifying cases in the past but this is a part of history that he wants to tell the world.

When a rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress are all murdered in mysterious circumstances, Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the high-profile investigation. Few people are as interested when a local hero, Bagman Jesus, is found brutally executed. Reporter Cindy Thomas, however, becomes fascinated by his story. He was loved by so many _ who would want to kill him? Could the down-and-out Samaritan have been hiding a dark secret?

A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter.Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the LA Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief - Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer. And for Ben to have the story of his life.All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best - and they wont be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise.

When Axi Moore decides to take a road trip across the US, the only person she wants to go with her is her best friend Robinson - who she also happens to be secretly in love with. She's planned it all out, and all he has to do is say yes. Axi has had a tough life: her little sister died young, her mother walked out and her father turned to the bottle for comfort. Her parents escaped their grief in their own ways; this trip will be hers. But life doesn't always work out as you plan it, and there are some things you just can't run away from.

NYPD Red is an elite team of police officers who protect New York City's richest and most powerful. Now a vigilante serial killer is on the loose, murdering people whose crimes have not been punished. When a woman of vast wealth disappears, NYPD Red are on the case, and while political and personal secrets hang in the balance, they must uncover the true motive behind the murders.