Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves the plot along.
He's the king.make that the emperor of contemporary suspense fiction. You just can't beat James Patterson when it comes to suspense. “A James Patterson novel receiving stellar reader reviews.”. I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down. I can't believe how good Patterson is, whether he's doing a Washington police yarn or traveling a different road with a female narrator. With larger than life action, relentless speed, and white-knuckle twists, NYPD Red is the next mega-blockbuster from “the man who can’t miss.” ( Time) With the whole world watching, they have to find a way to stop a psychopath who has scripted his finale down to the last explosive detail. Zach and Kylie know there’s no way of telling what a killer this deranged will do next. But this is only the beginning, the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they’ve ever encountered are about to send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend, to discover who the murderer might be. Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast and top NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. With this many celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert and they can’t afford to make a single mistake. The most exclusive restaurants close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors, and thousands of fans gather with the paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and most beautiful faces in the world.
Every night the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos. It’s the start of Hollywood on Hudson and New York City is swept up in the glamour.