Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away from his new bride—except the murder of his partner and best friend—in this suspenseful thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett and top FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker have a history.
Working case after case, each can predict the other’s next move. So when she fails to show at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, Bennett risks venturing far outside his jurisdiction. The investigation he undertakes is the most brilliant detective work of his career…and the most intensely personal.
A portrait begins to emerge of a woman as adept at keeping secrets as forging powerful connections. A woman whose enemies had both the means and the motives to silence the real Emily Parker—and her protectors.
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" What happened to Emily Parker, sadly I'll never know. I appreciate the narrators voice and wondered if I may have heard it in television voice-overs, radio or podcast commercials, however it just did not work for me in this story. The narration does not make the characters endearing; this reading produces cartoon imagery in my mind. I listened through chapter 12 but found no reason to go further and could not get invested in the characters. "
— GaveItATry, 1/27/2023" First book I had to stop. It is a personal issue with me. The narrator's voice prevented me from establishing the characters in my mind. I made it to track 15 and realized I had no idea what and who was going on. I do not mean to insult this professional reader. His voice just does not work.... "
— RescueRon , 12/25/2022James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. 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. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson, and received an Edgar Award, nine Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
James O. Born is a former US drug and state law enforcement agent. Each of his crime novels is based on some aspect of his career. Escape Clause won the inaugural Florida Book Award for Best Novel.