**’Brilliantly twisty’** *Publisher’s Weekly*** ‘The plot twists will give you whiplash’***Washington Post ***’The mystery is authentic, the lead-up genuinely suspenseful’** *Kirkus* *****_******_******_******_***** ** FIVE VICTIMS. ONE KILLER.** When five teenage girls are abducted, Chicago PD Detective Billy Harney leads the investigation to find them. Harney and his partner, Carla, follow a lead to a remote house, only to find themselves caught in a deadly trap. A huge explosion rips through the building, killing Carla and allowing the kidnapper to escape. 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. *****_******_******_******_***** ** Readers are loving *Escape * ‘Another cracking story’ ‘How could a James Patterson book not be good? A great story and great characters’ ‘If you love Jack Reacher you’ll love this’ ‘Heart-pounding scenes’ ‘Loads of twists’ ‘Couldn’t put it down’ ‘A great and gripping story’ ‘Keeps you reading until the very end’** ** ***_******_******_******_*** * * * Praise for *The Black Book* series ** ** ‘A total page-turner that will keep you guessing from start to terrifying finish’**Karin Slaughter **’Deeply rooted characters, a touch of humour, and a climax nobody can see coming – it’s vintage Patterson’** Brad Taylor