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I, Michael Bennett James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate 383, 17 pages ; 25 cm880L Lexile Shares: Michael Bennett, Bennett, Organized crime, New york

Gone James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 407p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out,… Shares: Michael Bennett, Bennett, Assassins, Police

Alert James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate New Yorkers are not easily intimidated, but someone is doing their best to scare them, badly: why? After two inexplicable high-tech attacks, the city that never sleeps is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett, along with his old pal, the FBI's Emily Parker, have to catch the shadowy criminals who claim responsibility--but they're as good at concealing their identities as they are at wreaking havoc.… Shares: Michael Bennett, Bennett, New york, Police

Bullseye James Patterson · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Snow blankets the avenues of Manhattan's exclusive Upper West Side. The storm is the perfect cover for a fashionable, highly trained team of lethal assassins as they prowl the streets, hunting their prey. But their first hit is simply target practice. Their next mission may very well turn the Cold War red-hot once again. Stepping directly into the line of fire, the president of the United… Shares: Michael Bennett, Bennett, Assassins, New york

Obsessed James Patterson & James O. Born · 2023 · ★ 4.5 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this startling psychological thriller from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a killer is targeting young women in New York City and is obsessed with Michael Bennett's daughter.    A killer is obsessed ... with Detective Michael Bennett’s oldest daughter.   Michael Bennett is obsessed ...  with keeping his family safe.   New York City is obsessed ... with… Shares: Bennett, New york

Tick Tock James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Detective Michael Bennett joins forces with FBI Agent Emily Parker to root out a terrorist who is threatening New York City with a devastation of the greatest magnitude, and must simultaneously sort out his feelings for Emily and protect his ten adopted children. Shares: Michael Bennett, Bennett, New york, Police

The Winter of Frankie Machine Don Winslow · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as Frankie Machine, he was a brutally efficient killer. Now someone from his past wants him dead, and after a botched attempt on his life, Frankie sets out to find his potential killers.… Shares: Assassins, Thriller, Mystery

The Redbreast Jo Nesbø · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Don’t Miss the Netflix series Detective Hole, based on Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series, premiering March 26, 2026!“An elegant and complex thriller….Harrowingly beautiful.” —New York Times Book Review“The Redbreast certainly ranks with the best of current American crime fiction.” —Washington PostJo Nesbø, the New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman, has solidified his spot as one of the most… Shares: Police, Investigation, Murder

Big Shots Adam Shand · 2007 · ★ 3.5 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Vast shoplifting ring operating in Britain'A highly organised gang of Australian shoplifters is at work in Britain stealing goods worth hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. New members of the gang are flown from Australia whenever the organisers want replacements.'The Guardian, 15 August 1968From the mid 1960s, a brazen band of Australian thieves ran riot in London for more than a decade,… Shares: Organized crime, Murder

Haunted James Patterson & James O. Born · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation after a series of crises push him, and his family, to the brink. He settles on an idyllic, small town in the beautiful Maine woods, a recommendation from a former colleague. But just when Bennett thinks he can relax, he gets pulled into a case that has shocked the tight-knit community. Kids are disappearing left and right with no explanation --… Shares: Bennett, Police, Thriller

14th Deadly Sin James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate With a beautiful baby daughter and a devoted husband, Detective Lindsay Boxer can safely say that her life has never been better. In fact (for a change), things seem to be going well for all the members of the Women's Murder Club as they gather to celebrate San Francisco Medical Examiner Claire Washburn's birthday. But the party is cut short when Lindsay is called to a gruesome crime scene, where… Shares: Homicide, Police, Investigation, Murder

Resurrection Men Double Sided A2 Poster Ian Rankin · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Sent to a rehabilitation school after a serious mistake, Inspector John Rebus discovers that among his fellow "resurrection men" are a group of classmates plotting a drug heist and joins forces with his protTgT, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke to investigate ties to an art dealer's murder, a crime that could lead to scandal and danger at the highest level of law enforcement. 50,000 first… Shares: Police, Thriller, Mystery

Next of Kin David Hosp · 2011 · ★ 3.8 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Next of kin is a persons closest living blood relative or relatives. Shares: Organized crime, Investigation, Murder, Thriller

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In March 1873 aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox undertakes a delicate espionage mission to Egypt, where five British agents have been killed, apparently by the French. But soon after Charles's ship sets sail, the captain calls on him to dust off his deductive skills when a crew member is murdered and left eviscerated on the deck. Shares: Investigation, Murder

Berserker Fred Saberhagen · 1967 · ★ 3.9 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate [Berserkers][1]: Relentless, remorseless, pity less, tireless, adaptive, cunning, self replicating, artificially intelligent, genocidal doomsday weapons of a long forgotten interstellar war between two extraterrestrial races known as the Builders (the Berserker creators) and their enemies the Red Race (both now extinct). Berserkers have only one programmed directive and purpose "Destroy all… Shares: Assassins, Revenge

Worst Case James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 2008 · ★ 4.0 · 373p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Best case: survivalThe 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: deathDetective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own,… Shares: Bennett, New york, Police, Thriller

Canto for a Gypsy Martin Cruz Smith · 1972 · ★ 4.0 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey is back in one of Martin Cruz Smith's most beloved novels--​the exciting and fast-paced Canto for a Gypsy . The priceless Royal Crown of Hungary is on display in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. Guarded by many, including the NYPD and the gypsy antique dealer Roman Grey, a heist is impossible. But everybody wants the legendary Crown of Saint Stephen. The… Shares: New york, Thriller

Step on a Crack James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge · 1658 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Demanding With the unexpected death of a beloved former first lady, the nation falls into mourning as the world's most powerful people gather in New York for her funeral. Then the inconceivable occurs. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind are suddenly trapped by one man's brilliant and ruthless scenario. Pulled into the fray, Detective Michael Bennett-father of ten-faces the most… Shares: Bennett, New york, Police, Thriller

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