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The 20th Victim by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro is the 20th book in the Women’s Murder Club series.

The release date of this novel was May 4, 2020.

The 20th Victim book description

Three victims, three bullets, three cities.

Simultaneous murders in LA, Chicago, and San Francisco — SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer’s jurisdiction, and local reporter Cindy Thomas’s beat.

The shooters’ aim is as fearsomely precise as their target selection. When Lindsay realizes that the fallen men and women excel in a lucrative, criminal activity, she leads the charge in the manhunt for the killers. As the casualty list expands, fear and fascination with this suspicious shooting gallery galvanizes the country.

The victims were no angels, but are the shooters villains . . . or heroes?

Malevolent by James Patterson and James O. Born is the third BookShots story to feature the character Mitchum.

The release date of Malevolent was January 7, 2020 and is in a collection with the first two Mitchum stories (Hidden and Malicious) called The River Murders.

Malevolent book description

Mitchum has never been more desperate.

One by one his loved ones have become victims of carefully staged attacks. There’s only one way to stop the ruthless mastermind intent on destroying everyone around him–to go on the most dangerous hunt of his life.

Blindside is the 12th book in the Michael Bennett series and is written by James Patterson and James O. Born.

The release date of this novel was February 24, 2020.

Blindside book description

The mayor of New York has a daughter who’s missing and in danger. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who’s in prison. The two strike a deal.

Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett a discreet investigator with family worries of his own. Just one father helping another.

The detective leaps into the case and sources lead him to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation — and also to the mayor’s missing daughter, Natalie, a twenty-one-year-old computer prodigy. The murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the center of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI, and a transnational criminal organization.

Michael Bennett has always been an honorable man, but sometimes — when the lives of innocents are at stake — honor has to take a back seat. Survival comes first.

Rebels With A Cause is the second story in the Max Einstein series by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.

The release date of this book was September 9, 2019.

Rebels With A Cause book description

Max Einstein’s typical day is not your average 12-year-old’s. She…

• TEACHES classes at a New York college
• Dodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friends
• Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss
• Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert Einstein
• Just a day in the life of the Change Makers Institute’s top agent!

A village outside Mumbai is having a water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix-so Max and CMI her friends book it to India.

But it’s hard to save the world when you’re trying not to be kidnapped by a greedy corporation that profits when others suffer–and seems to know your every move. It’s almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers…

Happy Howlidays is the second book in the Dog Diaries series by James Patterson and Steven Butler.

The release date of this story was October 14, 2019.

Happy Howlidays book description

When mischievous mutt, Junior, causes a Turkey Day disaster, getting out of the doghouse will take a Christmas miracle!

Are you ready for a festive adventure? Join me, Junior on the most PAWSOME, most BARKTASTIC journey through the HOWLIDAY SEASON. You’ll read all about:

• FANGSGIVING, CRITTER-MESS and the mysterious SAINT LICK.
• Why strange humans called CAROL come and howl at the front door.
• And why SHINY TREES suddenly sprout inside your kennel!

This will be the best holiday EVER! As long as the Mom-Lady doesn’t find out what I did to the Fangsgiving turkey. You can keep a SECRET, right?

This hilarious, illustrated MIDDLE SCHOOL spin-off about a dog and his boy is perfect for younger readers!

Ali Cross is the first book in the Ali Cross series – a spin-off from the bestselling Alex Cross series – by James Patterson.

The release date of this young adult novel was November 25, 2019.

Ali Cross book description

Ali Cross has always looked up to his father, former detective and FBI agent Alex Cross. While solving some of the nation’s most challenging crimes, his father always kept his head and did the right thing. Can Ali have the same strength and resolve?

When Ali’s best friend Abraham is reported missing, Ali is desperate to find him. At the same time, a string of burglaries targets his neighborhood—and even his own house. With his father on trial for a crime he didn’t commit, it’s up to Ali to search for clues and find his friend. But being a kid sleuth isn’t easy—especially when your father warns you not to get involved!—and Ali soon learns that clues aren’t always what they seem.

Will his detective work lead to a break in Abraham’s case or cause even more trouble for the Cross family?

Criss Cross by James Patterson is the 27th installment in the bestselling series of Alex Cross books.

The release date of this novel was November 25, 2019.

Criss Cross book description

In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed “M” rests on the corpse. “You messed up big time, Dr. Cross.”

Was an innocent man just put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as “M” lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details — details that conjure up decades-old cases. Details that conjure up Cross family secrets. Details that make clear that M is after a prize so dear that — were the killer to attain it — Alex’s heart would no longer have reason to beat.

The 19th Christmas is the 19th book in the Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson and co-authored by Maxine Paetro.

The release date of this book was October 7, 2019.

The 19th Christmas book description

As the holidays approach, Detective Lindsay Boxer and her friends in the Women’s Murder Club have much to celebrate. Crime is down. The medical examiner’s office is quiet. Even the courts are showing some Christmas spirit. And the news cycle is so slow that journalist Cindy Thomas is on assignment to tell a story about the true meaning of the season for San Francisco.

Then a fearsome criminal known only as “Loman” seizes control of the headlines. He is planning a deadly surprise for Christmas morning. And he has commissioned dozens of criminal colleagues to take actions that will mask his plans. All that Lindsay and the SFPD can figure out is that Loman’s greed — for riches, for bloodshed, for attention — is limitless.

Solving crimes never happens on schedule, but as this criminal mastermind unleashes credible threats by the hour, the month of December is upended for the Women’s Murder Club. Avoiding tragedy is the only holiday miracle they seek.

All-American Adventure is the sixth installment in the Treasure Hunters series of children’s books.

It’s written by James Patterson, co-written by Chris Grabenstein and illustrated by Juliana Neufeld.

The release date of this book was June 10, 2019.

All-American Adventure book description

The U.S.A. is in danger…
Only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it!

Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C. without any priceless antiques to hunt–BORING! But everything changes when the Kidds uncover a dastardly conspiracy: a fake Bill of Rights!

Now they’re crisscrossing the country in a race to prove the document is a forgery. But the key to exposing the conspiracy may have been under their noses the whole time. And if they don’t find it soon, the U.S.A. as we know it could be gone forever…

The 13-Minute Murder by James Patterson is one of the stories in the BookShots series and is co-authored by Shan Serafin.

The release date of this story was April 16, 2019.

The 13-Minute Murder book description

He can kill anybody in just minutes–from the first approach to the clean escape. His skills have served him well, and he has a grand plan: to get out alive and spend his earnings with his beloved wife, Maria.

An anonymous client offers Ryan a rich payout to assassinate a target in Harvard Yard. It’s exactly the last big job he needs to complete his plan.

The precision strike starts perfectly, then somehow explodes into a horrifying spectacle. Ryan has to run and Maria goes missing.

Now the world’s fastest hit man sets out for one last score: Revenge. And every minute counts.