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  • Michael Bennett, Book 14
  • By: James Patterson
  • Narrated by: Joshua Kane
  • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (83 ratings)

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Summary

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After returning from his honeymoon, Detective Michael Bennett is greeted with the shocking news that FBI agent Emily Parker is missing.

Determined to track down his former partner, Bennett follows Emily's investigation into an anarchist group that led her between Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC.

Lurid rumours begin to surface about Emily's disappearance, but Bennett will never give up hope of finding her.

After everything they've been through together, he owes her that much.

©2022 James Patterson (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent—which is what Jim has, in spades." (Lee Child)

"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 put: nobody does it better." (Jeffery Deaver)

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major plot hole

I've been listening to all the Michael Bennett book back to back after completing the Alex Cross series. It's maybe because of this that I find myself disappointed and frustrated. In the third book when Emily Parker is introduced she has a daughter called Olivia and an ex Husband. This story seems to have totally forgotten that. I don't want to spoil anything, but there was plenty of opportunity to bring Olivia up. With an author of James Pattersons caliber, it's not something I expect, and I find myself very annoyed by it.
Story itself is good. Did not like the drastic switch of narration type, but you do get used to it.
I would also like to see a female charachter introduced that is not written in a way that makes them all size 0 waistlines (4 if they are pushing it), dazzling smiles and flawless looks. It's not only James Patterson that is guilty of this.
There also seems to be a pattern of women and fertility issues....maybe we couls try something new!

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Recommend

Really good story line, the surprise ending to the crime was a good twist, enjoyed.

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Not my favourite narrator

Really good story. Just not my favourite narrator.
It’s relatively a straight forward formula novel. Not his best, but still worth it

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Not the usual standard but worth a listen

I have loved the previous Michael Bennett novels but found this one to be overly sentimental and slushy. The story was ok but a touch predictable, I still enjoyed it though. The narrator did his best but Danny is the true voice of Michael Bennett!

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Superb, Brilliant.

Such a good read, written so very well, narrative goo, story brilliant, with such a surprising twist at the end.

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A poor storyline , with the worst narrator

it was nothing like his other books. thus book is so poorly written and the narrator is awful his Irish Accent is embarrassing.
the plot could have been over with in 2 chapters.

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Where is Danny Mastrogiorgio?!

A typical Michael Bennett book.

Generally well read, but the narration is very cringe with exaggerated inflection throughout... Where has Danny Mastrogiorgio gone? To me, he is the true voice of Michael Bennett.

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Only ok

What happened to the voice of Michael Bennett - Danny Mastrogiogio? Simply not as good with this narrator who mispronounces words and gets inflection very wrong.
Not the best in the series by a long way - I got the murderer quickly.

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shattered

great story line sorry that we lost anotjer key person in Bennetts life. do hope though that he is successful in his marriage and fingers crossed he has another child

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Don’t bother reading this book

Awful - boring and disappointing. This wasn’t Michael Bennett as we know him. It was a very sub-standard interpretation of him. What a shame

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