**’A classic, witty and wonderful mystery from the king of crime. Fast-paced and fun, clever and exciting. I loved it.’ CHRIS WHITAKER* ***’I loved every criminally delicious moment of Holmes, Margaret and Poe. What a wild ride! Hooked from the first page – and not just by the crime story but also the depth and complexity of the characters. Rock on Book 2!’ DREDA SAY MITCHELL** *****_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** _** **Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe run the most in-demand private investigation agency in New York City.** The three detectives make a formidable team, solving a series of seemingly impossible crimes which expose the dark underbelly of the city – from a priceless art theft, high-stakes kidnapping and a decades-old unsolved murder, to a gruesome subterranean prison and corruption and bribery at the highest levels of power.But it’s not long before their headline-grabbing breakthroughs, unconventional methods – and untraceable pasts – attract the attention of the NYPD and the FBI. **After all, it’s no surprise that there’s a mystery or two to unravel in the city that never sleeps . . . not least, who really are Holmes, Margaret and Poe?** ***_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ___ **Readers are loving** **Holmes, Margaret and Poe . . .** *****’I devoured this in less than 24 hours and I did not want it to end’**** *’I loved this book!’*** **’This has quickly become my favourite James Patterson novel to date’**** *’A great start to what I’m hoping will turn into a fantastic new series’*** **’Read in a day’ ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ____ **’One of the greatest storytellers of all time’ **Patricia Cornwell** ‘A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.’ **Mark Lawson, Guardian** ‘No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent – which is what Jim has, in spades.’ **Lee Child** ‘James Patterson is The Boss. End of.’ **Ian Rankin** ‘The master storyteller of our times’ **Hillary Rodham Clinton** ‘It’s no mystery why James Patterson is the world’s most popular thriller writer . . . Simply nobody does it better.’ **Jeffrey Deaver** ‘Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It’s what fires off the movie projector in the reader’s mind.’** Michael Connelly19th Christmas was a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller 10/10/2020