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James Patterson – Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports is the 3rd installment in the first Maximum Ride series.

This novel was published on May 29, 2007.

Saving The World And Other Extreme Sports book description

The time has arrived for Max and her winged “Flock” to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of “Re-evolution”, a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race… and to terminate the rest.

Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them – but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another?

James Patterson – The 6th Target is book 6 in the series following the adventures of the Women’s Murder Club and was co-authored by Maxine Paetro.

This novel had a release date of May 8, 2007.

The 6th Target book description

When a horrifying attack leaves one of the four members of the Women’s Murder Club struggling for her life, the others fight to keep a madman behind bars before anyone else is hurt.

And Lindsay Boxer and her new partner in the San Francisco police department run flat-out to stop a series of kidnappings that has electrified the city: children are being plucked off the streets together with their nannies – but the kidnappers aren’t demanding ransom.

Amid uncertainty and rising panic, Lindsay juggles the possibility of a new love with an unsolvable investigation, and the knowledge that one member of the club could be on the brink of death.

And just when everything appears momentarily under control, the case takes a terrifying turn, putting an entire city in lethal danger.

Lindsay must make a choice she never dreamed she’d face – with no certainty that either outcome has more than a prayer of success.

Step On A Crack is the first novel in the Michael Bennett series.

This James Patterson book was co-authored by Michael Ledwidge and was published on February 12, 2007.

Step On A Crack book description

During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New York City’s largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in America.

The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars, athletes, and politicians, and the kidnappers are armed with enough C4 explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan.

NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone.

With his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation fast.

Yet the kidnappers’ moves are impossible to predict, and they block every attempt to break into the cathedral – almost as if they are privy to their deliberations.

James Patterson – Cross is the author’s 12th story in the bestselling Alex Cross series.

This novel was released on November 13, 2006. The story was also used as the basis for the Alex Cross movie featuring Tyler Perry.

Cross book description

Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, Police Department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. The killer was never found, and the case turned cold, filed among the unsolved drive-bys in D.C.’s rough neighborhoods.

Years later, still haunted by his wife’s death, Cross is making a bold move in his life. Now a free agent from the police and the FBI, he’s set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama, Damon, Jannie, and little Alex is finally getting in order. He even has a chance at a new love.

Then Cross’s former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favor. He is tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown, one whose brutal modus operandi recalls a case Sampson and Cross worked together years earlier.

When the case reveals a connection to Maria’s death, Cross latches on for the most urgent and terrifying ride of his life.

School’s Out Forever is the 2nd book in the first of James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series.

This novel was released on May 23, 2006.

School’s Out Forever book description

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the “Flock” – Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel – are just like ordinary kids – only they have wings and can fly. It seems like a dream come true – except that they’re being hunted by half-human, half-wolf “Erasers” who can fly, too.

In Book 2 of the series, the Flock members are taken under the wing of an FBI agent and try to live “normal” lives by going to school, making friends – and continuing their relentless search for their parents.

But the Erasers return, forcing the Flock to abandon their search and make their escape once again. The voice inside Max’s head keeps telling her that it’s up to her to save the world, but this is especially challenging to do when she is faced with her ultimate match: a newer and better version of herself, Maximum Ride II.

Beach Road is a book by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.

This novel had a publication date of May 1, 2006.

Beach Road book description

Montauk lawyer Tom Dunleavy’s client list is woefully small – occasional real estate closings barely keep him in paper clips. When he is hired to defend a local man accused in a triple murder that has the East Hampton world in an uproar, he knows that he has found the case of his lifetime.

The crime turns the glittering playground for the super-rich into a blazing inferno. Dunleavy’s client is a local hero, but Dunleavy knows the case rests atop a volcano of money, deception, and forbidden desires. His client is the perfect fall guy – unless he can find the key that unlocks the secret rooms of the gilt-shrouded set.

When Dunleavy is joined by his former flame, the savvy and well-connected attorney, Kate Costello, he believes he has a chance. But payback is a bitch – especially from the rich. The violent retaliations of billionaires threatened by his investigation exceed anything Dunleavy has ever seen.

With the entire nation’s eyes on him in a new Trial of the Century, Dunleavy orchestrates a series of revelations that lead to a stunning outcome – only to find afterward that the truth is wilder than anything he ever imagined.

The 5th Horseman is the 5th book in the Women’s Murder Club series.

This James Patterson novel was co-written with Maxine Paetro and was published on February 13, 2006.

The 5th Horseman book description

It is a wild race against time as Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer and the newest member of the Women’s Murder Club, attorney Yuki Castellano, lead an investigation into a string of mysterious patient deaths – and reveal a hospital administration determined to shield its reputation at all costs.

And while the hospital wages an explosive court battle that grips the entire nation, the Women’s Murder Club hunts for a merciless killer among its esteemed medical staff.

The newest addition to the top selling new mystery series takes the Women’s Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter.

James Patterson – Mary Mary is the 11th novel in the Alex Cross series.

This book was released on November 1, 2005.

Mary Mary book description

FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call from the Director. A well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills.

Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an e-mail describing the murder in vivid details. Alex quickly learns that this is not an isolated incident. The killer, known as Mary Smith, has done this before and plans to kill again.

Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening?

Now members of Hollywood’s A-list fear they’re next on Mary’s list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.

James Patterson – 4th Of July is the 4th of the Women’s Murder Club novels and was co-authored by Maxine Paetro.

This book was published on May 2, 2005.

4th Of July book description

A young girl is killed in the crossfire after a routine arrest goes terribly wrong, and Lt. Lindsay Boxer has to defend herself against a charge of police brutality. In a landmark trial that transfixes the nation, Lindsay fights to save her career and her sanity.

While awaiting trial, Lindsay escapes to the tranquility of the beautiful town of Half Moon Bay. But the peaceful community there is reeling from a string of unspeakable murders.

Working with her friends in the Women’s Murder Club, Lindsay finds a link between these killings and a case she worked on years before – an unsolved murder that has haunted her ever since.

As summer comes into full swing, Lindsay battles for her life on two fronts: before a judge and jury as her trial comes to a climax and facing unknown adversaries who will do anything to keep her from the truth about the killings.

It all comes to a head before the big annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Half Moon Bay.

James Patterson – The Angel Experiment is the first novel in the first Maximum Ride series.

This book was released on April 1, 2005.

The Angel Experiment book description

Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it’s like to soar above the world.

She and all the members of the “flock” – Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel – are just like ordinary kids – only they have wings and can fly.

It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time… like when Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the “School” where she and the others were experimented on by a crew of wack jobs.

Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare – this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf “Erasers” in New York City.

Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb – now her betrayed and greatest enemy – that her purpose is to save the world – but can she?