If you’re a fan – young or old – you already know James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. For the past 20 years, he’s written bestsellers in popular series including the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – as well as exciting stand-alone thrillers and lovely romance novels. He’s sold more than 300 million books … here are three to add to your collection.
The Noise by James Patterson & JD Barker
Terror has a new sound . . . and it comes from the darkest corners of James Patterson’s imagination.
Two young sisters are the only people to withstand a massive explosion that destroys their community, located in the shadow of Oregon’s Mt. Hood. A team of elite government investigators are sent to research the fallout and the girls amd find out … why did only they survive?
But the teams have conflicting objectives. For the psychologist who analyses large-scale medical emergencies: study them. For the career military leader with an inherent mistrust of civilians: contain them. But as the disturbance replicates across the Pacific Northwest, it threatens to topple the chain of command. Penguin, R320
The Shadow by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
Only two people know Lamont Cranston’s secret identity as the Shadow, a vigilante of justice: his greatest love, Margo Lane, and his fiercest enemy, Shiwan Khan. Then Khan ambushes the couple, who find the slimmest chance of survival . . . in the uncertain future.
A century and a half later, Lamont awakens in a world both unknown and strangely familiar. The first person he meets is Maddy Gomes, a teenager with her own mysterious secrets, including a more than passing awareness of the legend of the Shadow.
Most disturbing, Khan’s power continues to be felt over New York and its people. No one in this new world understands the dangers of stopping him better than Lamont Cranston. He also knows he’s the only one who stands a chance. Lamont must prove that the Shadow is more than just a legend. Penguin, R215
Private Rogue by James Patterson and Adam Hardy
In Afghanistan, an experienced pilot is shot down during a covert mission. The man survives the crash, but is pursued into the mountains by Russian operatives. In New York, a wealthy businessman hires Jack Morgan to track down his daughter, who has gone missing along with her two children. But it is more than a missing persons case, the daughter has been linked to the murder of two men.
Jack finds the missing daughter and discovers that she is being pursed, and killed two of her pursers in her escape. Jack takes the woman and her children into his protection, but now he is harbouring a wanted murderer.
As Jack discovers more of the backstory of this woman and her children, he realises the only way to clear her name is for him to head to Afghanistan, and face the traumatic memories of his own time there serving as a US Marine many years ago. Penguin, R320
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