Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
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While I attend some great panels and meet some authors and publishers in New York City this week, I didn’t want to leave my readers high and dry for reviews. My mom, Pat, has supplied me with enough reviews to get you through until my return. Please give her a warm welcome.
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge's Worst Case is another in the Michael Bennett detective series set in New York. In this novel, a son of one of New York's wealthy elite is kidnapped off the street and held hostage. The twist is that the parents do not have a ransom demand to meet and the prospects of saving their son appear grim.
The killer seems to like playing games with his victims and their families, quizzing the kidnapped victim and killing them if the answers they give are incorrect. Bennett must follow the clues left for him to solve the case.
However, one kidnap victim was smarter than the others and she answers all the questions correctly. Surprisingly, she is freed. Patterson does a great job leaving the killer a mystery; the last person readers would suspect is the killer.
Another fast read with spell-binding action. Five stars.
Thanks to Hachette for sending along a free copy of Worst Case for review.