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Worst Case: A Novel

4 Ratings: 3.5

A book by James Patterson

New York detective Michael Bennett is an ace profiler who enjoys working alone, and when a beautiful young FBI abduction specialist named Emily Parker is assigned to his high-profile kidnapping case, he struggles to cede authority. Bobby Cannavale returns … see full wiki

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Author: James Patterson

Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Thriller

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

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review by DindyRobinson. July 16, 2010

Worst Case: Good Book

Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge is the third in a series featuring New York Police Detective Michael Bennett. In this book, Bennett goes up against a kidnapper who snatches the children of New York City's wealthiest elite. The kidnapper doesn't ask for ransom, however. Instead he quizzes his victims about social issues. If they fail the test, he beats them and kills them. In a dash to save more kids from being killed, Bennett must use his profiling skills and join forces with … more

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review by Kasia_S. May 08, 2010

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Chills and thrills but the bad guy could have been more intense and maniacal

The third book in this series has improved when it comes to sharpness, the story is tighter and with some funny and entertaining bits thrown in, from snippy comments to movie like action scenes the story is entertaining, the only down side I can think of is the lack of being overly memorable, but I had a great time reading it and I'm looking forward to the next part which sounds good all ready. In this story, one of New York's finest, Michael Bennett is slowly getting over … more

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review by IsraelDrazin. February 19, 2010

Much better than the previous books by the authors

A learned professor and author of philosophical non-fiction books told me that she reads philosophy, history and science books, but turns to Harlequin romance novels for relaxation. James Patterson's crime novels are a step or two above these books. I started Sue Grafton's U is for Undertow after finishing Worst Case and it seemed like a Dostoevsky classic in comparison to the Patterson-Ledwidge work; yet, Worst Case is interesting. This is the third time that Patterson joined with Ledwidge … more

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review by bridget3420. February 02, 2010

Bridget's Review

A child has been kidnapped. Instead of holding the child for ransom, the kidnapper asks questions about how much money others are paying for this family to live a lifestyle of the rich and famous. The right answer means the child lives, the wrong answer can only end in death. Can the detective on the case, Michael Bennett, track down the culprit before the parents give the wrong answer to a question? James Patterson is one of my favorite authors of all time. His books are … more

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