Step on a Crack

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

Narrated by: John Slattery, Reg Rogers

Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the most sinister challenge of his career. The nation has fallen into mourning after the unexpected death of a beloved former first lady, and the most powerful people in the world gather in New York for her funeral. Then the inconceivable occurs. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind are suddenly trapped within one man's brilliant and cold-blooded scenario.

Bennett, father of 10, is pulled into the fray. As the danger escalates, he is hit with devastating news: after fighting for many years, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease. As New York descends into chaos, he has lost the great love of his life, faces raising his heartbroken children alone, and must somehow rescue 34 hostages.

Day after day, Bennett confronts the most ruthless man he has ever dealt with, a man who kills without hesitation and counters everything the NYPD and FBI throw at him with impunity. As the entire world watches, and the tensions build to a searing heat, Bennett has to find a way out or face responsibility for the greatest debacle in history.

©2007 James Patterson. All Rights Reserved (P)2007 Hachette Audio

"Die Hard" in Saint Pat's Cathedral.

Intense, and tragic. The music and sounds really bring it to life, as do both narrators. The multiple POV's help as well. An excellent beginning for this book series.

Fabulous read

A heart warming and suspense filled story. Going between personal conflicts and being a cop, Mike Bennett does an admirable job. This books made me wanting to never stop listening. I believe you will not regret you happy hours of listening.

Great book

I love how he mixed the family story with the police story. The twist and turns made the story very interesting to the very end.

Great book!

I felt like this book was a very good step for the author and I highly recommend it....It was fast paced and well done....the voices were excellent as well..

Narrator irritating at times

I tried to give the performance a 3, but the app would not allow the change. At times the narrator was annoying, especially when voicing female parts. The performance of The Neat Man was exceptional. It would have been better to keep the male reading that part and substitute a female for the other male.

The story pulled me in, but portions could have been fleshed out further.

Nonetheless, I will be saving this one to listen to with my family on road trips.

Exciting

This was a fast moving crime thriller with a tender backstory. A large group of VIP's are taken hostage during the funeral of an ex president's wife. Mike is a police negotiator who's wife is seriously ill and in the hospital with Cancer. When no one else is available he is ordered by his superior to hadle the kidnappers demands. Each of the hostages are terrorized into revealing all of their financial information. Millions are to be transferred to an account that can't be followed, but Mike's big question is, why they think there is any possibility of escape.

An interesting premiss with very relatable characters and solid, smart writing. John Slattery and Reg Rogers do an excellent job narrating. Both of their voices were perfect for the characters. A great Daily Deal.

A Tearjerker Cliffhanger

Whoever heard of a detective mystery and suspense book in which the protagonist's life evokes so much empathy and compassion from the reader. This is a really great book for both suspense and the reality of a cop's daily life. It makes one want to meet the detective! As always Patterson's books call out of usthe ability to feel both suspense and human compassion.

AWESOME!!!!!

I fell in love with Mike and the all the kids!! I laughed, I cried, it moved me ;-) The villians are interesting and the heroes are people you would love to have over for dinner. The story has a good pace and the narration is well done. ( even the second voice was good it just took a minute or two to get used to.)The balance and insight into Mike's professional and personal life is well done.
Overall, good story.

Outstanding Audible Book

I have always enjoyed reading a James Patterson books. Very good writing between Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. I really liked this first story about the character Michael Bennett, his family and his grandfather. Story plot was interesting and I liked that the book didn’t leave you hanging were you had to buy the next book in the series. I do plan to read the other books in the Michael Bennett series. What made this audible book standout was the use of two narrators to tell this story. Narrators John Slater and Reg Rogers made this a outstanding book to listen too.

amazing 👏

loved it so much! My favorite author does it again and again! touches my soul!