And of course Kira/Meed falls for him and he for her. I wonder if he kept working out the whole time they were separated? The 5th Horseman (2006), with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-15977-7 Demons and Druids (2010), with Adam Sadler, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-03698-6 Private Paris (2016), with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-40705-2

Private Berlin (2013), with Mark T. Sullivan, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-21117-8 [13] Lies (2023), with Maxine Paetro, Andrew Bourelle, and Loren D. Estleman, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-1538752722

Patterson, James; Ellis, David (2014). Invisible. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-40534-8. Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review! The Perfect Assassin is a gripping, suspenseful tale that takes you into the life of Dr. Brandt Savage, a professor of anthropology whose planned sabbatical takes an unusual turn when he is kidnapped off the street by the enigmatic Meed and is schooled in the fine art of assassination.

Murder Games, or Instinct (2017), with Howard Roughan, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 0316273961 [20] Big Words for Little Geniuses (2017), with Susan Patterson, illustrated by Hsinping Pan, picture book, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-50294-8 The House Next Door (2019), with Susan DiLallo, Max DiLallo and Tim Arnold, New York: Grand Central Publishing ISBN 978-1538730805, collection of 3 novellas: Private#1 Suspect (2012), with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-09740-6

Confessions: The Paris Mysteries (2014), with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-37084-4 This book has a bit of a sci-fi feel to it while still staying in the thriller lane and I couldn’t have enjoyed it more. It is entertaining, exciting and I am quite eager to see what direction this series takes. As a Doc Savage fan I have been waiting anxiously for the publication of this book. Not with excitement but with fear. I was terrified of what might happened to the character under this pseudonym. I ended up reading the book in two evenings and found it to be harmless to my beloved Doc Savage. The writing is of the “telling not showing” variety. Plot driven, fast paced, filled with inconsistencies and plot holes. But easy reading. If I had a single complaint to share it would be the continuous use of double question marks at the end of sentences. I had only seen this in comic books and angry text messages. Witnessing it in a mainstream published novel which is supposed to have been proofread made me stumble each time. I’m not going to bother to discuss the multiple plot inconsistencies or my inability to suspend disbelief at times. I am just too grateful they didn’t butcher the source material. And if this can introduce Doc Savage to a wider audience then I want to be supportive at least to that degree. Thus four stars.

Secret of the Forbidden City (2015), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-28480-6 Patterson, James; Ledwidge, Michael (2014). Burn. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-21104-8.Patterson, James; Friedman, Hal (2010). Med Head. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-07617-3.

Doc is owned by Conde Nast who must not be making a lot of money with this property. So they have brought in superstar author James Patterson to presumably help generate some revenue along with Patterson’s ghost writer I mean co-author Brian Sitts. These geniuses totally raped The Shadow, another 30’s pulp hero when they revamped him recently. In their defense this novel (The Perfect Assassin) is not quite as bad. Confessions: The Murder of an Angel (2015), with Maxine Paetro, New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-30102-2 Patterson, James; De Jonge, Peter (2002). The Beach House. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-96968-0. How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (2013), with Christopher Tebbets, illustrated by Laura Park, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-23175-6 James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life (2022): Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-39753-7

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Robot Revolution! (2017), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-34958-1