THRILLER & SUSPENSE

GUILTY WIVES

by James Patterson & David Ellis

Patterson (The Christmas Wedding, 2011, etc.) and Ellis (Breach of Trust, 2011, etc.) make the pages fly without creating a... Full review >

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FICTION

PRIVATE GAMES

by James Patterson Mark Sullivan

A pleasant romp all the same; as lightweight as a whiffleball—but fun. Full review >

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FICTION

THE CHRISTMAS WEDDING

by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo

A perfect plot for a Meryl Streep or Diane Lane happily-ever-after movie. Full review >

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MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

MARY MARY

by James Patterson

Certainly not the worst of Patterson’s clueless mysteries, but still another likely candidate to be filmed as “a big, dopey... Full review >

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FICTION

THE BIG BAD WOLF

by James Patterson

As in summer movies, a triple dose of violence conceals the absence of real menace when neither victims nor avengers stir... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE LAKE HOUSE

by James Patterson

Patterson’s sensibility dovetails perfectly with that of his prodigies, whose tender feelings and pitch-perfect teenage... Full review >

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FICTION

VIOLETS ARE BLUE

by James Patterson

A real test for Patterson’s huge audience: If they buy this, they’ll buy anything. Full review >

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FICTION

ROSES ARE RED

by James Patterson

As usual, Patterson (Cradle and All, p. 262, etc.) provides a nonstop alternation of felonies and righteous retribution... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

THE BEACH HOUSE

by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge

A vigilante pipe-dream topped off by toothlessly shocking revelations about characters even less substantial than the... Full review >

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FICTION

1ST TO DIE

by James Patterson

Bargain-basement plotting, fewer thrills than a tax audit, and cardboard sleuths poised to return for a sequel. But the... Full review >

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FICTION

2ND CHANCE

by James Patterson

Lots of slam-bang action, though, except for Lindsay, the alleged action heroines mostly have it happen to them instead of... Full review >

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