Showing results by author "James Patterson" in Police Procedurals

To Billy Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case. So, when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's West Side turns political, he doesn't shy away from leading the case. As the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones, Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past.

Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene of the biggest case he’s ever been part of. The President’s son and daughter have been abducted from their school – an impossible crime, but somehow the kidnapper has done it. Alex does everything he can but is shunted to the fringes of the investigation. Someone powerful doesn’t want Cross too close.

Holmes, Margaret and Poe’s Brooklyn-based detective agency solves the crimes no one else can. Or they did – until Holmes decided to leave the business. There is no time to waste as the team are called to a fresh NYPD crime scene – and tasked with looking into the disappearance of six infants. Time is ticking as they work to unravel the mystery. But they need Holmes.

It's not easy being a good detective - when your brother's a serial killer. Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she's determined to prove it. Except she's now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan - the massacre of the entire town.

Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she’ll be the one to pull the trigger. But Regan - the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother’s life - has gone to ground. Suddenly, her phone rings. It’s him. Regan. ‘Catch me if you can,’ he tells her. Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind. Revenge is coming - and its name is Harriet Blue....

A stunningly brilliant psychopathic killer who has skillfully eluded the police from London to Paris to New York. A beautiful woman journalist suddenly in grave danger. An unorthodox New York detective whose motive for stopping the killer couldn't be more personal or emotional. With his latest release, the best selling author of When the Wind Blows and Cat and Mouse, turns 1999 into the Summer of St. Germain. You'll listen in terror as New York Cop John Stefanovich pursues Alexandre St. Germain, the most deadly and powerful member of the secret society of criminals known as the Midnight Club.

Master of suspense, James Patterson, takes us into a terrifying underworld with this second thriller in his dazzling Women's Murder Club series. When a little girl is shot on the steps of a San Francisco church, Detective Lindsay Boxer knows it's time to reconvene the Women's Murder Club. Working with reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant DA Jill Bernhardt, and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay tracks a mystifying killer who soon turns his pursuers into his victims.

Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene of the biggest case he’s ever been part of. The President’s son and daughter have been abducted from their school – an impossible crime, but somehow the kidnapper has done it. Alex does everything he can but is shunted to the fringes of the investigation. Someone powerful doesn’t want Cross too close. A deadly contagion in the DC water supply threatens to cripple the capital, and Alex sees the looming shape of the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

This year Valentine’s Day isn’t for romance. It’s for murder.Mega rich restaurant owner Jack Barnes and his second wife Zee are very much in love. However, their plans for Valentine’s Day are about to be torn apart by the most violent murder.Who is the strange figure plotting this sick crime? Who hates Jack that much? There are plenty of suspects living in Jack’s fancy block of flats. Is it them, or could it be the work of an outsider with a twisted mind?

Chi è realmente Gary Soneji, timido e stimato professore di matematica in una esclusiva scuola di Washington? E perché, senza un motivo apparente, ha rapito Maggie Rose, figlia di una star del cinema, e Michael Goldberg, figlio del ministro del Tesoro? Un caso micidiale per Alex Cross, detective con una laurea in psicologia, che lavora nel ghetto di Washington.

Washington, D.C. non è mai stata più pericolosa. Il rumore degli spari infrange la quiete notturna di un tranquillo quartiere residenziale della città. Quando torna il silenzio un uomo giace a terra, morto. Ma quello che inizialmente sembra essere un regolamento di conti fra criminali di strada potrebbe nascondere qualcosa di molto, molto più sinistro.

Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it. Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan - the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry’s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.

The thrilling follow-up to best seller Never Never. It's not easy being a good detective - especially when your brother's a serial killer. Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she's determined to prove it. Except she's now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75)....

Detective Billy Harney hat über die Jahre viele harte Fälle aufgeklärt. Doch als in einem heruntergekommenen Viertel von Chicago mehrere Menschen erschossen werden, darunter ein vierjähriges Mädchen, ist selbst der hartgesottene Polizist schockiert. Alles deutet auf Gangkriminalität hin, und als Proteste laut werden, drängen die Behörden auf schnelle Aufklärung. Harney aber gibt sich nicht mit einfachen Antworten ab und gräbt weiter nach der Wahrheit. Damit macht er sich in einer Stadt wie Chicago, in der Waffengewalt und Korruption allgegenwärtig sind, mächtige Feinde...

Fotomodellen Kim McDaniels befinner sig på ett av Hawaiis mest glamourösa hotell för en fotografering, när hon försvinner spårlöst. Bara timmar efter hennes försvinnande mottar hennes föräldrar ett skrämmande telefonsamtal som gör att de tar första möjliga flyg till Maui. Den före detta polisen Ben Hawkins arbetar som reporter för L.A. Times och får uppdraget att rapportera om fallet. Ben upptäcker snart att den lokala polisen varken har resurserna eller kunskapen för att lösa fallet, och bestämmer sig för att börja utreda försvinnandet på egen hand.

"En 2:a chans" är andra delen i James Pattersons bästsäljande deckarserie om kvinnorna som löser fall i San Fransisco tillsammans. En pulshöjande bok som är omöjlig att lägga ifrån sig! En elvaårig flicka blir mördad utanför en kyrka i San Francisco, och vid hennes kropp finns en symbol från den grekiska mytologin. Polisinspektör Lindsay Boxer och hennes vänninor, tillika utredarkollegor, tar sig an fallet direkt.

Tijdens zijn eerste avond bij het politieteam van Detroit wordt Walter O'Brien naar een plaats delict gestuurd. Een doodsbange jonge vrouw zit weggedoken onder de wastafel, de spiegel is aan gruzelementen. Op het bed ligt een man die overduidelijk geen natuurlijke dood is gestorven. Tijdens de terugrit naar het bureau weet de vrouw te ontsnappen: ze verdwijnt spoorloos. Het is voor de politie onmogelijk om de zaak af te sluiten en voor O'Brien om haar te vergeten.

"Den 1:a att dö" är första delen i James Pattersons populära deckarserie om kvinnorna som löser kallblodiga fall tillsammans. Flera av böckerna har blivit New York Times Best Sellers, och ligger även till grund till tv-serien "Women's Murder Club". Kommissarie Lindsay Boxer blir avbruten mitt under ett läkarbesök av att ett brutalt dubbelmord har skett. David och Melanie Brandt har blivit dödade under sin bröllopsnatt av en hänsynslös mördare, som dessutom har fördärvat Melanies lik.