The son of an insurance salesman and a schoolteacher, Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, and began casually writing at the age of nineteen. He is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children’s bestseller lists. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, among them The President Is Missing with President Bill Clinton, Patterson also writes fiction for young readers of all ages, including the Max Einstein series, produced in partnership with the Albert Einstein Estate. He has sold over 380 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. He has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today, with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. He has sold over 380 million books wo Official US Site Official US Site Official UK Site JIMMY Patterson Books ReadKiddoRead James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author and most trusted storyteller. Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:Ī Book for All Seasons, a different sort of Book Challenge. This may be one of the top five BookShots I have tackled in the last year or so! I will certainly revisit your work soon, given the chance. This game of gangland justice shows the reader that truth can sometimes take a backseat, especially when media outlets help fan the flames and take no prisoners (alive!). I can say that I loved the varied points of view and the captivating slow reveal as vigilante justice takes hold and common sense melts away. The story is an interesting concept that grows with each passing chapter. There is certainly a lingering question around which character might know more than they are letting on, though it is up to the reader to forge ahead and piece the mystery together. The backstory is minimal and the development is mainly focussed on the chase for justice, but there is a better sense of these characters as the story progresses, from their angst to anger and all those points in between. While Thomas Scott may be the central character here, the story switches constantly, allowing a handful of central characters to share the spotlight. Patterson has a vast array of talent helping to create these stories and there’s nothing like a strong collection of writers to entertain dedicated readers. It is refreshing to find new pathways of enjoyment with these short stories. BookShot fans and those who like a little legal drama in their reading will surely appreciate this piece. Patterson and Hart have this masterful piece ready to impress the reader at every page flip. Sometimes the truth cannot set you free, if society has already drawn-up the verdict.
Prepared for some vigilante justice, these parents want Scott dead once and for all, but they will have to catch him first. The detective, while on paid leave, is equally convinced that the constitutional violation was nothing more than a way to cover the truth that Thomas Scott is a hardened murderer. The parents of the three victims are outraged and feel that the loophole has allowed a killer to go free.
With media broadcasting the news and continuing to lynch him, Scott wants out of the limelight at away from this city. After Scott became the prime suspect in the kidnapping and killing of three small children from a daycare at which he works part-time, an overzealous NYPD Detective is found to have illegally entered his apartment to plant evidence. The story opens on the day Thomas Scott is released from prison after a judge rules his constitutional rights have been violated. James Patterson and Rob Hart have developed something intriguing and entertaining here in this aptly-named short story. After Scott became the prime suspect in the kidnapping and killing of three small children from a d Just when you think you’ve explored all the interesting angles that BookShots can take, a new collaboration pops up and something exciting coms of it. Just when you think you’ve explored all the interesting angles that BookShots can take, a new collaboration pops up and something exciting coms of it.
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