From Publishers Weekly
Pop a bowl of popcorn, settle into a comfy chair and you might
finish this combination thriller and tearjerker before the popcorn.
Bestseller Patterson Cross and Ledwidge The Narrowback spin a
fantastic tale of an audacious mass kidnapping and the unlikely
detective thrust into the primary role of negotiator, sleuth and
hero. Michael Bennett, a senior NYPD homicide detective, has a wife
dying of cancer and 10 adopted children of various ethnic origins.
When St. Pat
內容簡介:
During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New
York City''s largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men
disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside,
along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in
America. The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars,
athletes, and politicians, and the kidnappers are armed with enough
C4 explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan.
NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead
negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even
more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a
devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the
love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone. With
his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his
responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation
fast. Yet the kidnappers'' moves are impossible to predict, and they
block every attempt to break into the cathedralmost as if they are
privy to their deliberations.
關於作者:
James Patterson''s most recent major international bestseller
is Cross. He is the author of 35 novels and lives in New York and
Florida.
Michael Ledwidge is the author of The Narrowback, Bad Connection,
and Before the Devil Knows You''re Dead.