Escape: One killer. Five victims. Who will be next? (A Black Book Thriller 3)

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He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. No spoilers here, my friends, but it was an impactful and sad event that kicked the plot forward in a way that invested the reader emotionally into the outcome of the story. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses.

ESCAPE meets all the James Patterson tests --- clear, sharp writing; an entertaining plot; and 121 chapters in 400 pages. Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap. Great story lines, with some interesting curves and the ending is a perfect setup for another installment of this character. I would read another one of his and hope they improve their storytelling and develop him more in his own unique way. As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency.Although the suspense and mysteries weren’t bad, there were some actions and outcomes that didn’t really make sense to me and hurt the plotting. It was a detective story of Billy Harney, who survives a shooting with his girlfriend and partner while investigating corrupt government officials and police officers in Chicago. Multiple plotlines ran parallel until most of them connected in interesting ways and surprising ways; although there was some convoluted and far from realistic situations happening.

One key rule to reading Patterson is that you really have to suspend your sense of reality and disbelief to enjoy the adventure.I was especially disappointed that so much unnecessary nasty language was used in this middle school story ~ I know middle schoolers hear and use profanity all the time but I see no reason for a popular author to encourage it! My other challenge with this one was there was so much going on with the many storylines and characters dropping and out.