A stunning stand-alone thriller following a Detroit cop's hunt for a serial killer like no other, from the bestselling authors of The Noise.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

You never forget your first case.

Officer Walter O'Brien is called to a murder scene on his first night with Detroit PD. A terrified young woman has bludgeoned her attacker with shocking skill.

She is also a brilliant escape artist. Her flight from police custody makes the case impossible to solve - and, for Walter, impossible to forget.

His fascination with the missing, grey-eyed woman approaches obsession. And when Walter discovers that he's not alone in his search, only one thing is certain . . .

The string of murders didn't begin in his home city - but he's going to make sure it ends there.
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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' Lee Child

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' Jeffrey Deaver

'Patterson boils a scene down to the 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

'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' Mark Lawson, Guardian

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin

'A really entertaining thriller [that] like Michael Crichton . . . keeps ratcheting up the suspense' Booklist
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Two sisters have always stood together. Now, they're the only ones left.

In the shadow of Mount Hood in the US Pacific Northwest, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps with her eight-year-old sister Sophie.

The girls are suddenly overcome by a strange vibration rising out of the forest, building in intensity until it sounds like a deafening crescendo of screams.

From out of nowhere, their father sweeps them up and drops them through a trapdoor into a storm cellar. But the noise only gets worse . . .
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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades' Lee Child

'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better' Jeffrey Deaver

'Patterson boils a scene down to the 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

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' Patricia Cornwell

'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting' Mark Lawson, Guardian

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

From coastal California to upstate New York, a killer is plotting a devastating path of destruction . . .

Michael and Megan Fitzgerald are siblings who share a troubling past. Both adopted, and now adults - Michael is a long-haul truck driver, Megan a college student majoring in psychology - they trust each other before anyone else. They've had to.

When a young woman is found murdered in Michael's LA apartment, he is the chief suspect and quickly arrested. But then there's another killing that is strikingly similar. And another. And not just in LA - as the spree spreads across the country, the FBI become involved in a manhunt for a cold-blooded serial killer.

Racing against time, the LAPD and FBI desperately search for a way to prevent a string of murders that seems unstoppable.
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Readers love The Coast-to-Coast Murders:

'This is James Patterson at his breathtaking best' *****
'Sits right up there with the best of the best . . . utterly unputdownable' *****
'Full of twists and turns . . . I was completely thrown at the end' *****
'A fast-paced thriller of epic proportions. Utterly brilliant' *****
'Gripping from the first page to the last, this book has it all' *****
'A fascinating, intricate storyline that wends and weaves and left me breathless' *****
'Patterson does it again . . . I was gripped from start to end' *****
'Has you on the edge of your seat . . . the short chapters power the plot along at lightning speed; you simply can't put it down' *****
'You really can't go wrong with a James Patterson novel, and this one didn't disappoint' *****
'A rollercoaster of a ride' *****
'Beyond stellar' *****
'Had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish' *****
'Like reading a blockbuster movie . . . Brilliantly written' ****
'Will keep you guessing until the very end' ****
'Twisted, jaw dropping, eye popping . . . You cannot relax for a second' ****

‘J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer and that’s a rare and special thing. Stephen King comes to mind and Lee Child, John Sanford. All one-of-a-kinds. Don’t miss anything J.D. writes.’ James Patterson

Murder. It’s a family affair.

In the midst of one of the worst winters Chicago has seen in years, the body of missing teenager Ella Reynolds is discovered under the surface of a frozen lake.

She’s been missing for three weeks… the lake froze over three months ago.

Detective Sam Porter and his team are brought in to investigate but it’s not long before another girl goes missing. The press believes the serial killer, Anson Bishop, has struck again but Porter knows differently. The deaths are too different, there’s a new killer on the loose.

Porter however is distracted. He’s still haunted by Bishop and his victims, even after the FBI have removed him from the case. His only leads: a picture of a female prisoner and a note from Bishop: ‘Help me find my mother. I think it’s time she and I talked.’

As more girls go missing and Porter’s team race to stop the body count rising, Porter disappears to track down Bishop’s mother and discover that the only place scarier than the mind of a serial killer is the mind of the mother from which he came.

Perfect for fans of Helen Fields, Val McDermid and Jo Nesbo this gripping and twisted thriller will have you wondering, how do you stop a killer when he’s been trained from birth?

Praise for The Fifth to Die:

‘J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer and that’s a rare and special thing. Stephen King comes to mind and Lee Child, John Sanford. All one-of-a-kinds. Don’t miss anything J.D. writes.’ James Patterson

‘Superbly paced, beautifully constructed evocation of evil’ Daily Mail

‘A gritty thriller that gets right under your skin’ HEAT

‘Chillingly written’ Woman

‘Barker spins a serpentine and sometimes gruesome
tale… Sparse and cinematic, the pages fly by.’ Press Association

‘The Fourth Monkey has one of the most ingenious openings that I’ve read in years. This thriller never disappoints.’
James Patterson

‘Superbly constructed and immaculately paced’
The Daily Mail

Two days to save her…

They’ve found the killer. The killer that Detective Sam Porter has been hunting for five years. But it’s too late to put him behind bars. He’s already dead.

One day to save her…

But even death can’t stop this murderer. His last victim is still alive, struggling to escape and the police have no idea who or where she is.

Zero.

Now Sam Porter must race against time, as her chances of survival slip away, to stop this serial killer from claiming his final victim…

This stunning thriller is perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Jo Nesbo and Helen Fields.

Inspired by the notes DRACULA's creator left behind, Dracul is a riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense . . .

'Scary as hell. Gothic as decay' Josh Malerman

'Reading Dracul is like watching a classic vampire film . . . a terrifying read' R. L. Stine

'J.D. Barker is a one-of-a-kind writer' James Patterson

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Dracul reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . . . and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.

It is 1868, and a 21-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life.

Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles down the events that brought him to this point - and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proved to be true.

What readers are saying:

***** 'Gripping . . . has you clinging to the pages white-knuckled'
***** 'This book oozed atmosphere . . . if you love classic, atmospheric, proper old school horror, read this book'
***** 'Packed full of suspense and horror to rival the Dracula story itself'

DIE HARD meets TALK RADIO in this heart-pounding, relentlessly fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey—master of suspense, J.D. Barker.

“I’m going to offer you a choice.”

Controversial satellite radio talk show host, Jordan Briggs, has clawed her way to the top of the broadcast world. She doesn’t hold back, doesn’t spare feelings, and has no trouble sharing what’s on her mind. Her rigorous pursuit of success has come at a price, though. Her marriage is in ruins, she hasn’t spoken to her mother in years, and she’s distanced herself from all those close to her. If not for her young daughter, Charlotte, her personal life would be in complete shambles.

When a subdued man calls into the show and asks to play a game, she sees it as nothing more than a way to kick-start the morning, breathe life into the beginnings of drive-time for her listeners. Against her producer’s advice, she agrees, and unwittingly opens a door to the past.

Live on the air with an audience of millions, what starts out as a game quickly turns deadly—events long thought buried resurface and Jordan Briggs is forced to reconcile with one simple fact—All decisions have consequences.

Actiongeladen, pulsbeschleunigend und unvorhersehbar – der Stand-alone Thriller der beiden SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautoren ist Nervenkitzel pur!

Band 1: Geboren, um zu töten
Seit fünf Jahren terrorisiert der berüchtigte Four Monkey Killer bereits die Einwohner Chicagos, als ein unvorhergesehener Verkehrsunfall den Täter zum Opfer macht. Als seine Leiche gefunden wird, ist der Polizei schnell klar, dass er noch eine letzte Nachricht übermitteln wollte. Ein letztes Opfer wartet irgendwo auf sein endgültiges Schicksal. Detective Sam Porter ist dem Serienkiller schon seit Jahren auf der Spur. Er kennt ihn besser als jeder andere und weiß, dass dieser selbst nach dem Tod noch lange nicht ruhen wird. Als er sein Tagebuch findet, taucht Porter in die perfiden Gedanken eines kranken Psychopathen ein, der sein grausames Spiel auch nach seinem Tod unbarmherzig weiterzutreiben scheint …

Band 2: Das Mädchen im Eis
Seit Monaten herrschen in Chicago Minustemperaturen, als die Leiche der jungen Ella Reynolds eingefroren im See gefunden wird. Sie wurde vor drei Wochen vermisst gemeldet – der See ist seit Monaten zugefroren. Die Medien beschuldigen den berüchtigten Four Monkey Killer Anson Bishop, aber Detective Sam Porter will nicht glauben, dass er damit etwas zu tun hat. Er kennt den Serienkiller gut, denn er hat ihn geschnappt und laufen lassen, und er hat noch eine Rechnung mit ihm offen. Porter hat sich auf ein gefährliches Spiel eingelassen, währenddessen verschwindet ein Mädchen nach dem anderen …

Band 3: Das Haus der bösen Kinder
Eine Obdachlose findet auf dem Friedhof von Chicago die Leiche einer Frau, deren Augen, Zunge und Ohren entfernt und in kleine weiße Schachteln verpackt wurden. Neben der Toten liegt ein Schild mit der Aufschrift »Vater, vergib mir«. Kurz darauf tauchen weitere, ähnlich zugerichtete Opfer auf. Für die Polizei von Chicago und das FBI ist klar, dass die Morde die Handschrift des immer noch flüchtigen Four Monkey Killers Anson Bishop tragen. Doch Detective Sam Porter glaubt nicht daran – die Tatorte liegen zu weit entfernt voneinander, als dass nur ein Täter infrage kommen könnte. Zudem stimmt auch etwas mit der Haut der Leichen nicht. Als sich Bishop aus heiterem Himmel stellt und beteuert, keines der Verbrechen begangen zu haben, die ihm zur Last gelegt werden, fällt der Verdacht auf Sam Porter selbst – denn er hat kein Alibi, dafür aber ein verheerendes Geheimnis …