Escape: One killer. Five victims. Who will be next? (A Black Book Thriller 3)

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Their arrival at the abandoned farm house began a chain of events, including the death of Carla, that kept Billy forging forward, determined to find the kidnapper and cop killer. The action is furious, and Patterson and Ellis use the investigation to introduce Billy to readers and give them a thorough tour of the Windy City and its suburbs.

It looks like the ending of this book sets up another book in the series and I for one will be picking it up. While there are quite a few stereotypes here, the storyline still has some interesting twists, turns and tumbles. The character of Billy’s sister was further developed in this book, which added depth to the series. Full of sarcasm and great narrative flow, Patterson and Ellis provide readers with a great deal of entertainment throughout the reading experience. He has had to endure the death of his wife, as well as that of his partner, and the imprisonment of his father, also a Chicago police officer.

Chicago PD Detective Billy Harney was on the trail of a kidnapper, who as far as they knew, had a victim in the vehicle as they followed him. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. I was especially disappointed that so much unnecessary nasty language was used in this middle school story ~ I know middle schoolers hear and use profanity all the time but I see no reason for a popular author to encourage it! However, the daughter’s overheard her father plotting to kill her mom because of the damaging information she has. The big kicker is that the mystery was well thought out, had multiple layers, and even more important (for those of us who confidently feel that we can figure out the guilty party before he/she is revealed), the outcome was surprising and extremely well-delivered!

I had no idea where this story was going; it was all over the place at one point, but the authors did a phenomenal job of bringing everything together for a nice ending which included one hell of a surprise! Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. It was a detective story of Billy Harney, who survives a shooting with his girlfriend and partner while investigating corrupt government officials and police officers in Chicago.But there are more villains added to the mix as Billy juggles more cases and I wasn't into the rest of the story. ESCAPE meets all the James Patterson tests --- clear, sharp writing; an entertaining plot; and 121 chapters in 400 pages. Evidently, the success of the first two books have generated enough desire for a third outing and possible series potential with another sympathetic Patterson created law enforcement officer. This is easier said than done, as this is one conniving individual, happy to stay one pace ahead of the rest.

With the loss of his partner fuelling him, Harney strengthens his resolve to find her killer - and to make sure the body count ends there. While I have had some issues with James Patterson and his writing, he has certain collaborators who coax out some superior writing to which the popular author is attributed.This was my first James Patterson book with co-author David Ellis —not realizing it was Book 3 of a Billy Harney series. Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap. One key rule to reading Patterson is that you really have to suspend your sense of reality and disbelief to enjoy the adventure. As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency.

He’s mind candy – simple, fast-paced, detective and mystery-oriented adventures that can be read in about two to three days and easily left behind.

It appears that the mom has found out horrible things about her husband, enough to drive her to leave and divorce him.