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The Quickie

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Narrated by: Mary Stuart Masterson
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Publisher's summary

Lauren Stillwell isn't your average damsel in distress.

When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.

In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood - and her life.

Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust, and dangerous secrets will have listeners' hearts pounding.

©2007 James Patterson (P)2007 Hachette Audio

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QUICKIE

Great audio and story. I had read this actual book probably couple of years ago & wanted to go back & revisit.

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Crazy book! Great read!

Crazy book! A lot happening all at once! Fast paced! You never know who is good or bad. Great read!

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the long quickie

couldn't put it down.I truly enjoyed it from beginning to end. will listen to it again.

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very entertaining

I liked the narrators voice - easy to listen to. The story line at first seemed predictable but turned out to have some nice twists and turns - didn't end the way i would have expected. Very entertaining and couldn't wait to get back into my car to listen. Recommended.

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Another great book.

Suspenseful with a surprise ending. The narrator was very good. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel.

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Enjoyable

First the narration was excellent.

The rest, while enjoyable, had a few too many unrealistic surprises for me. It makes the listener zone as the details don’t matter because right around the corner is a completely new set of facts.

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Great story

Love and the tangled mess that sometimes comes with it, but this had more twists than a roller coaster. Very interesting and almost imaginable. Definitely worth the time to listen to this one!

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Donna

I have been a James Patterson since the beginning. I have read all of his books but this is my last one. I am so disappointed in his last few books written with someone else. The quality just isn't there anymore.

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mediocre at best

I found this book to be predictable and lacking depth. If you are looking for a true mystery, look elsewhere. I found the main character to be void of anything that would give me reason to be intrigued and stay interested. In the last 1/8th of the book, I finally found myself engaging. Just too many events that seemed totally disconnected with reality. The whole book seemed very unrealistic and the other characters were created as enablers but not contributers.

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the quicky

excellent book very well narrated

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