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

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Great story lines, with some interesting curves and the ending is a perfect setup for another installment of this character. The ending was also set up like there might be a book 4 in the future so will definitely keep an eye out for that. His experience and solid writing ability are present in his solo novels, which make for enjoyable reading. Bill does standup at the cop bar when he’s needing to unwind and is on the special assignments force handling the tough stuff.

I have been a big fan of James Patterson for perhaps thirty years having read over a hundred novels but have been disappointed with the nasty language in the more recent stories.I enjoyed Billy Harney as a lead character, his side bar comic moments on the bar stage, and his hope for a potential romance. I would read another one of his and hope they improve their storytelling and develop him more in his own unique way. The character of Billy’s sister was further developed in this book, which added depth to the series.

Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world. However, the daughter’s overheard her father plotting to kill her mom because of the damaging information she has. While not the best of the Patterson’s attributed series, it kept me intrigued until the final page turn, with a cliffhanger of its own. He has twenty-year-old advanced mathematics prodigy, Mason Tracy, that takes care of his books and keeps everything under the IRS thresholds for investigation. Firm plot lines offer the reader some suspense and leave the book from being too predictable, helping to keep the book mysterious when needed.

Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap.

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. It appears that the mom has found out horrible things about her husband, enough to drive her to leave and divorce him. Even when things appear to be clear-cut, there’s a twist and the story reaches a tense climax, with Harney in the middle. This was my first James Patterson book with co-author David Ellis —not realizing it was Book 3 of a Billy Harney series.Their arrival at the abandoned farm house began a chain of events, including the death of Carla, that kept Billy forging forward, determined to find the kidnapper and cop killer.

Harney’s sordid past and willingness to bend the rules help grease the wheels to ensure that nothing will keep CPD from catching the accused, once they are identified. I loved the super short chapters, the way all the moving pieces slowly came together, and the likeable hero of the story. Now, in 2022, Patterson and Ellis have brought back Harney for a third thriller, changing the book type title lingo to “Escape” and setting up Detective Harney’s hunt for a child kidnapper.

While there are quite a few stereotypes here, the storyline still has some interesting twists, turns and tumbles. Following a few key leads, Harney and his partner travel to a rural home, where they hope to find the girls and solve the case with little issue.