Triple Homicide
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1 out of 5 stars
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I Think I'm Finished with Michael Bennett
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1 out of 5 stars
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James Patterson where are you???
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Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire. Not even Emmy's ex-boyfriend, field agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, will believe her that hundreds of kidnappings, rapes, and murders are all connected.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Totally WARPED Antagonist! Loved It...
- By shelley on 09-12-17
Publisher's Summary
James Patterson's greatest detectives together for the first time!
Three electrifying thrillers with Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, and the Women's Murder Club.
Detective Cross: An Alex Cross Story
An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late....
The Medical Examiner: A Women's Murder Club Story (with Maxine Paetro)
A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for the Women's Murder Club--or just the most twisted?
Manhunt: A Michael Bennett Story (with James O. Born)
Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade directly in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The television news called it "holiday terror"--Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on....
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- Mindie
- 08-10-18
Terrible Trio
Not one of these stories had a good narrator or plot. The narrators practically ruined the books for me but I kept listening in hopes the story themselves would make up for it, but alas, the stories were predictable and very short. I'm generally a huge Patterson fan but these were just awful
31 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Carol saler
- 07-21-18
Be warned
If you read his book shots it is a mix of three of them. Not right to repeat old stuff
49 people found this helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- george winkler
- 07-23-18
What is This?
This book supposedly was a new release in July of 2018. But, I have read these stories before. What kind of hoax is this?
28 people found this helpful
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- Michelle
- 08-01-18
Loved but...
I wish instead of being 3 short stories that this book had been one story combining all 3 of our favorite characters.
7 people found this helpful
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- Pearl
- 07-25-18
Disappointed
I thought there was going to be interaction between Cross Bennet and the women! All separate stories!! DISAPPOINTING!! Not worth it!
23 people found this helpful
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Anne
- 10-22-18
Beware - this is is not a joint story
This is three separate stories that have been told in previous books. I was really disappointed that they were not all joining forces to solve a one crime. I'm sure it may have mentioned it in the details but that's what I get for wishful thinking. I love all the characters and it would be great to have them all overlap. But no such luck in this book.
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- Melissa Rhodes
- 07-27-18
I feel ripped off!
I am not going to invest my money or my time in another James Patterson book.
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- gfkhome
- 05-28-20
Just Okay
This two parter was three different stories. None of which up to Patterson’s usual good writing. If I had it to do over I would wait for a normal novel that I would enjoy. The performance was pretty good. Unless you are just trying to kill time this is one that you might skip.
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- Sandra C.
- 02-07-20
Three good short stories
I love James Patterson. This is a great combination of 3 of my favorite characters.
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- Jalen
- 01-12-20
Beware: Carefully worded mislead
I purchased this book thinking these detectives would be together in one book for the first time. It is actually three separate stories in one book for the first time. It seems as if someone with the license to use Mr. Patterson’s name, had incomplete stories and figured out how to sell them.
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- Photomadsue
- 07-29-19
A Nice Little Listen
3 nice short stories to fill a couple of morning breaks. Not too taxing so easy to just shut off and resume at your next break from whatever you are doing.
I quite liked the three subject groups selected. Enough interest in each story to keep you listening while at the same time being easy enough to keep up with that if you had to leave it for a couple of days you soon got back into it just going back two minutes to remember where you left off.
A nice way to be able to listen to some favourite characters when flitting about without time for serious sitting down time to get into a good long story.
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- anna
- 05-12-19
Great!!!!
Loved this collection. I always enjoy reading James Patterson and being able to listen to his books is an added bonus as I can work and listen.
Thank you.
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- naomi wilkie
- 03-11-19
triple homicide
loved it it made a change getting it read to u u took more in
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- JOHN P BENNETT
- 01-18-19
Patterson at his normal best
I have read dozens of james Patterson books and still have plenty to read. this is the first one I have listened to. definitely not disappointed
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- Sophia M Shiers
- 11-09-19
Enjoyed first and last books
First and last readers were great. We skipped the middle reader - didn’t enjoy the voice of the reader
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- Pamela L Jackson
- 07-11-19
Triple Homicide
Didn't like the narrator of third story. Had to stop listening a short way in