Worst Case (Detective Michael Bennett)

作者 James著Michael Ledwidge著
出版社 Grand Central Publishers
出版时间 2010年2月第1版
ISBN 9780316036221
定价 248.00

内容简介

AlexCrosshasWashington,DC.TheWomen'sMurderClubhasSanFrancisco.DetectiveMichaelBennetthasallofNewYorkCity—chaoscapitaloftheworld.Bestcase:SurvivalThesonofoneofNewYork'swealthiestfamiliesissnatchedoffthestreetandheldhostage.Hisparentscan'tsavehim,becausethiskidnapperisn'tdemandingmoney.Instead,hequizzeshisprisoneronthepriceotherspayforhislifeofluxury.Inthisexam,wronganswersarefatal.Worstcase:DeathDetectiveMichaelBennettleadstheinvestigation.Withtenkidsofhisown,hecan'tbegintounderstandwhatcouldleadsomeonetotargetanyone'schildren.Asanotherstudentdisappears,anotherpowerfulfamilyusestheirleverageandconnectionstoturnuptheheatonthemayor,thepress—anyonewhowilllisten—tostopthiskiller.TheirreachextendsallthewaytotheFBI,whichsendsitstopAbductionSpecialist,AgentEmilyParker.Bennett'slife—andlovelife—suddenlygetevenmorecomplicated.Thiscase:DetectiveMichaelBennettisonitBeforeBennetthasachancetoprotesttheFBI'sintrusiononhiscase,themastermindchangeshisroutine.Hisplanleadsuptothemostdevastatingdemonstrationyet—onethatcouldbringcataclysmicruintoeveryinchofNewYorkCity.Fromtheshockingfirstpagetothelastexhilaratingscene,WorstCaseisanonstopthrillerfrom'America's#1storyteller'(Forbes).

作者简介

JAMESPATTERSONisoneofthebest-knownandbiggest-sellingwritersofalltime.Heistheauthorofsomeofthemostpopularseriesofthepastdecade-theAlexCross,Women'sMurderClubandDetectiveMichaelBennettnovels-andhehaswrittenmanyothernumberonebestsellersincludingromancenovelsandstand-alonethrillers.HelivesinFloridawithhiswifeandson.Jamesispassionateaboutencouragingchildrentoread.Inspiredbyhisownsonwhowasareluctantreader,healsowritesarangeofbooksspecificallyforyoungreaders.JameshasformedapartnershipwiththeNationalLiteracyTrust,anindependent,UK-basedcharitythatchangeslivesthroughliteracy.

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