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The Black Book (A Billy Harney Thriller, 1) Mass Market Paperback – May 29, 2018
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Billy Harney was born to be a cop. As the son of Chicago's chief of detectives with a twin sister on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Teaming up with his adrenaline-junkie partner, Detective Kate Fenton, there's nothing he wouldn't sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself who suspects Billy isn't the cop he claims to be. They're about to be linked by more than their careers.
A horrifying murder leads investigators to an unexpected address-an exclusive brothel that caters to Chicago's most powerful citizens. There's plenty of incriminating evidence on the scene, but what matters most is what's missing: the madam's black book. Now with shock waves rippling through the city's elite, everyone's desperate to find it.
As Chicago's elite scramble to get their hands on the elusive black book, no one's motives can be trusted. An ingenious, inventive thriller about power, corruption, and the secrets that can destroy a city, The Black Book is James Patterson at his page-turning best.
- Print length480 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherGrand Central Publishing
- Publication dateMay 29, 2018
- Dimensions4.25 x 1.25 x 7.5 inches
- ISBN-101538729083
- ISBN-13978-1538729083
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"It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots. I do this for a living, and he still manages to keep me guessing from the first to last page. Simply put: Nobody does it better."―-Jeffrey Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Collector
"James Patterson is The Boss. End of."―Ian Rankin, bestselling author of Rather Be the Devil
"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.'"
―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"The mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful."
―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Full of startling revelations...pitch-perfect pacing, plotting, and characterization."
―BookReporter.com
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- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing (May 29, 2018)
- Language : English
- Mass Market Paperback : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1538729083
- ISBN-13 : 978-1538729083
- Item Weight : 11.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 4.25 x 1.25 x 7.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #66,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #407 in Fiction Urban Life
- #3,533 in Police Procedurals (Books)
- #4,399 in Murder Thrillers
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About the authors
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 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 romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.
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, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
David Ellis is a judge and an Edgar-award-winning author of nine novels of crime fiction, as well as five books co-authored with James Patterson.
In December, 2014, Dave was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District.
Dave currently lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.
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The story, which alternates between present and past, begins with the discovery of three shooting victims in the bedroom of a high-priced condo. Two are dead – a woman detective and a woman prosecutor. The third victim barely survives but remembers nothing. He is Detective Billy Harney, our protagonist, the son of a top cop and the twin brother of a woman officer. Forensics points to him as the perp.
Not long before, Billy led a raid on that brothel. Among those arrested were the mayor and the archbishop. Will the case be dismissed because Billy did not have a probable-cause warrant?
Billy is put on trial for the murder of the two women in the condo plus the madam and a cop. (He had, shall we say, intimate relations with both women killed in the condo.) After a violent encounter, his memory is restored. He is able to testify about what happened in the condo. Not what the reader expects.
As a former police-news reporter in Chicago, I enjoyed revisiting the Windy City. Every chapter ends with a bang. But the timeline is tough to believe. Two big trials seem to begin almost immediately after charges are filed. Justice is not that swift in Chicago or anywhere else.
The astonishingly prolific James Patterson has more than 160 titles over (or under) his name. Co-author James Ellis, an Illinois judge, has written nine novels. I don’t know who composes the music and who writes the lyrics, but they make a good team. Patterson calls this book “the best work I have done in 20 years.” Maybe it is.
What I liked least was the story keeping me up late at night finishing it, as it 'raced ' to the end, and it made me lack some sleep. . It's a "can't put down" novel.
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Thankfully, The Black Book has reinstated him as one of my favourite authors. It's an absolute page turner, its many nail biting twists and turns defeating my efforts to guess the conclusion, which is only revealed in the last few pages. I cannot wait to read its successor, The Red Book, which wil have a hard time to match the pace of its predecessor..



