Detective Michael Bennett arrests an infamous South American crime lord in a deadly chase that leaves Bennett s lifelong friend Hughie McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain epic violence down upon New York City - and to get revenge on Michael Bennett.
To escape the chaos, Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, on a much-needed vacation to his family s cabin near Newburgh, New York. But instead of the calm and happy town he remembers growing up in, they step into a nightmare. Newburgh is an inferno of warring gangs, and there s little the police - or Bennett - can do to keep the children safe.
As violence overwhelms the state, Bennett is torn between protecting his hometown and saving New York City. A partner in his investigations, federal prosecutor Tara McLellan, brings him new weapons for the battle - and an attraction that endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine.
A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel, I, Michael Bennett is James Patterson at his most personal and most thrilling best.
To escape the chaos, Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, on a much-needed vacation to his family s cabin near Newburgh, New York. But instead of the calm and happy town he remembers growing up in, they step into a nightmare. Newburgh is an inferno of warring gangs, and there s little the police - or Bennett - can do to keep the children safe.
As violence overwhelms the state, Bennett is torn between protecting his hometown and saving New York City. A partner in his investigations, federal prosecutor Tara McLellan, brings him new weapons for the battle - and an attraction that endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine.
A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel, I, Michael Bennett is James Patterson at his most personal and most thrilling best.
James Patterson wuchs in Newburgh, New York, auf, studierte englische Literatur am Manhattan College und an der Vanderbilt University. Während seines Studiums, das er mit Auszeichnung abschloss, jobbte er in einer psychiatrischen Klinik. Danach war Patterson lange Zeit Chef einer großen New Yorker Werbeagentur. Nebenher begann er mit dem Schreiben von Kriminalromanen und das mit großem Erfolg. Denn bereits für seinen Debütroman erhielt er den begehrten Edgar Allan Poe Award, Amerikas wichtigsten Krimipreis. Mittlerweile gilt James Patterson als der Mann, der nur Bestseller schreibt: In den letzten Jahren standen 63 seiner Bücher auf der New York Times Hardcover-Bestsellerliste. Seine Romane wurden bisher in 38 Sprachen übersetzt und erreichten weltweit eine Gesamtauflage von über 260 Millionen Exemplaren. James Patterson lebt heute mit seiner Familie in Palm Beach, Florida.
? Peter Jonsson