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Worst Case |  | Authors: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 216
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0316036226
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316036221
ASIN: 0316036226
Publication Date: February 1, 2010
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| • | ISBN13: 9780316036221 | | • | Condition: NEW | | • | Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. |
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Product Description
Best case: survival
The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal.
Worst case: death
Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the mayor, the press--anyone who will listen--to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's life--and love life--suddenly get even more complicated.
This case: Detective Michael Bennett is on it
Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet--one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York. From the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene, Worst Case is a non-stop thriller from "America's #1 storyteller" (Forbes).
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| Customer Reviews:
 Brenda's review March 11, 2010
Brenda C. Toscano (Virginia Beach, VA, US)
Great book. One of those that hooks you from the beginning and then you don't want to put
it down. Par for the course for the great James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge. Great
collaboration once again.
Couldn't Put This One Down! March 9, 2010
Kathleen Penles
Once again we catch up with Michael Bennett, a detective with the NYPD, who is also the widowed single parent of 10 children. In this book, Francis X. Mooney is an aging 1960's activist trying to rid the world of social injustice. When passing out literature doesn't work, he becomes a serial killer by kidnapping sons and daughters of New York's wealthiest residents. After kidnapping them, Mooney gives each victim a "quiz" and how they answer the questions determines whether they live or die. Then there is the kidnapping of the wheelchair bound son of a wealthy businessman that on the surface appears to be identical to the other kidnappings, but turns out to be a very different situation.
Michael is asked to investigate the string of kidnappings and is teamed up with FBI Agent, Emily Parker, an attractive divorced, single mother, whose specialty is abductions. A romantic attraction soon develops between them.
We also get a glimpse into Michael's relationship with his 10 children, as well as their nanny, Mary Catherine. In Worst Case, Mary Catherine's romantic feelings towards Michael are apparent, as she displays her jealousy when Michael brings Emily Parker home for dinner. It takes a while, but Michael eventually figures out what is bothering Mary Catherine. On Mary Catherine's birthday, Michael attempts to wish her happy birthday by kissing her on the cheek, but Mary Catherine has other ideas. It looks like Michael is going to skip Mary Catherine's birthday party for a romantic encounter with Emily, but he has second thoughts, and an angry Emily makes Michael realize that he has romantic feeling for the nanny. Michael leaves Emily and goes home to the party where he presents Mary Catherine with a piece of jewelry for her birthday. At this point, the reader is left wondering what happens next, but I'm sure we will find out in later books.
This book is a fast read with the right blend of suspense and romance. I like the Michael Bennett character because he comes across as the real deal.
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