Being a cop runs in Billy Harney's family. The son of Chicago's chief of detectives whose twin sister, Patty, also followed in their father's footsteps, there's nothing Billy won't give up for the job, including his life. Left for dead alongside his tempestuous former partner and a hard-charging assistant district attorney out for blood, Billy miraculously survives. But he remembers nothing about the events leading up to the shootout.

Charged with double murder and desperate to clear his name, Billy retraces his steps to get to the bottom of what happened. When he discovers the existence of a little black book that everyone who's anyone in Chicago will stop at nothing to get their hands on, Billy suspects it contains the truth that will either set him free...or confirm his worst fears.

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James Patterson, see all
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Edoardo Ballerini
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4 May 2017
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English
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Listening Length	10 hours
Author	James Patterson, David Ellis
Narrator	Edoardo Ballerini
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	04 May 2017
Publisher	Random House Audiobooks
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B06WRSJ9VS
Best Sellers Rank	6,728 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 238 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) 473 in Suspense 1,605 in Suspense Thrillers (Books)

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MGE

The actual author seemed to suffer from memory loss

Reviewed in Australia on 2 August 2021

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as he/she repeated the same phrases several times in succeeding chapters. This made the writing seem particularly amateurish and certainly not like a book by James Patterson. If it wasn't for the brilliant ending, I would have awarded it no stars. But is it worth reading just for the ending, I suggest not?

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Wendy Sheridan-Smith

Twists and Turns

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2022

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A good mystery surprises you and a great one confounds you. Consider me confounded. Patterson kept me tripping over red herrings until the end.

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Wow

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2018

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I bought this book 9mths ago and forgot about it because i was suffering from James Patterson fatigue, figured it will take an amazing book to bring me back. Wow what a book!!!! I just could not put it down. The surprises just kept coming and an ending i did not see coming.

The writing was epic and the dialogue was amazing. Such an amazing read.

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Carol Michael

Amazing

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2018

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This book has so many twists and turns and just when you think you have it figured it throws for a loop - it was an amazing and a riveting book I sincerely hope that there will be more in the lives of Billy Harney and his sister Pattie

I love your books

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Lyn Gibb

Intriguing

Reviewed in Australia on 7 October 2018

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I read this book with no expectations but in the end I couldn't put it down. I really loved it. Great read.

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Bryan Jordan

Spellbinding.

Reviewed in Australia on 24 May 2021

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Excellent story line. Spellbinding writing with shock twists. Had me on the end of my chair. Hard to put down.

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Michael Kain

Confusing

Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2017

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Plot is quite good, not sure I am a fan of the past and present aspects of the book, not James usual style and I think tends to slow the action in the book.
Others may disagree but for me not one of James best.

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Karen Wren

Doesn't disappoint!

Reviewed in Australia on 8 May 2017

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I usually always enjoy James Patterson's books and this one didn't disappoint. I thought I had it figured out but was surprised by the twist at the end..

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G Barry Higgs

Patterson at his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2021

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Having been a great fan of Patterson for many years I have been disappointed in his recent ones written in collaboration with A N Other authors and had begun to believe that his role in producing a novel nowadays was merely allowing his name to appear on the cover to ensure sales and in collecting the royalties.

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..

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Penelope Sylvia Allen

The Black Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2020

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I really rate James Patterson as an amazing crime and law author of thrilling books but I prefer when he writes on his own and not as a co-author. I enjoyed this story very much but it just lacked something and I cannot say what exactly! It just seemed to miss a beat! I read all of the Alex Cross books solely written by Mr Patterson which were utterly amazing, enthralling and every other expletive I can think of, along with all the other James Patterson series I've read. I just couldn't bring myself to give this story 5 stars even though the plot was brilliant as are the characters, but it just lacked the brilliance of a singularly written James Patterson book.

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Rocketqueen

The Black Book by James Patterson

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2021

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I really enjoyed this book which has completely new characters. The story has twists and turns that keep you guessing right until you read who the criminals are. Every time I thought I'd worked it out another twist in the story. The 2nd book in the series is due to follow soon.

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The black book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2020

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A complex story with many characters to keep track of. There are several possibilities for the whereabouts of the black book but until near the end the end the reader does not have enough information to realise that the plot is deeper than at first thought.

SvdP

Great writing by James Patterson and his one-off stories are ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2017

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Great writing by James Patterson and his one-off stories are usually very good. Really enjoyed this book as the twist (which you know is coming) is not who you suspect!! Read within 2 days. Highly recommend.

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