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THRILLER & SUSPENSE
GUILTY WIVESby 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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PRIVATE GAMESby James Patterson Mark Sullivan
A pleasant romp all the same; as lightweight as a whiffleball—but fun. Full review >
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THE CHRISTMAS WEDDINGby James Patterson & Richard DiLallo
A perfect plot for a Meryl Streep or Diane Lane happily-ever-after movie. Full review >
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MARY MARYCertainly 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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THE BIG BAD WOLFAs 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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THE LAKE HOUSEPatterson’s sensibility dovetails perfectly with that of his prodigies, whose tender feelings and pitch-perfect teenage... Full review >
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VIOLETS ARE BLUEA real test for Patterson’s huge audience: If they buy this, they’ll buy anything. Full review >
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ROSES ARE REDAs usual, Patterson (Cradle and All, p. 262, etc.) provides a nonstop alternation of felonies and righteous retribution... Full review >
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THE BEACH HOUSEby 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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1ST TO DIEBargain-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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2ND CHANCELots 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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CROSSThe biggest disappointment, though, is an ending that makes you realize you should have skipped this installment and waited... Full review >
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FOUR BLIND MICEShort chapters, paragraphs, and sentences; stilted dialogue; facile plotting; a few feeble passes at description: a... Full review >
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