Escape

FIVE VICTIMS. ONE KILLER. When five teenage girls are abducted, Chicago PD Detective Billy Harney leads the investigation to find them. Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap. A huge explosion rips through the building, killing Carla and allowing the kidnapper to escape. With the loss of his partner fuelling him, Harney strengthens his resolve to find her killer - and to make sure the body count ends there. PRAISE FOR THE BLACK BOOK SERIES `It`s almost as thrilling to see a writer like James Patterson at the top of his game as it is to read The Black Book - a total page-turner that will keep you guessing from start to terrifying finish` KARIN SLAUGHTER `The Black Book has more twists than a Formula One race, and the pace is just as fast. Deeply rooted characters, a touch of humour, and a climax nobody can see coming - it`s vintage Patterson` BRAD TAYLOR, author of the Pike Logan series `The plot twists will give you whiplash` WASHINGTON POST `Brilliantly twisty . . . Many readers will agree with Patterson that this is the `best book [he`s] written in 25 years`` PUBLISHER`S WEEKLY `The mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful` KIRKUS