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Escape: One killer. Five victims. Who will be next
By (Author) James Patterson
Cornerstone
Penguin (Cornerstone)
27th June 2023
16th March 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Thriller / suspense fiction
813.6
Paperback
448
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 27mm
309g
Detective Bill Harney's on the hunt for a serial killer who has abducted five teenage girls - perfect for fans of Harlan Coben. 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.
Brilliantly twisty -- Publishers Weekly
The plot twists will give you whiplash -- Washington Post
Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination -- New York Times Book Review
No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades -- Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind -- Michael Connelly
James Patterson is the boss. End of -- Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged -- Steve Berry, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series
Patterson is in a class by himself -- Vanity Fair
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 400 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, Dog Diaries, Treasure Hunters and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.