Michael Ledwidge Books In Order

The Narrowback

Tom Farrell is a working class Irish American from the Bronx, a ‘narrowback’ who masterminds the heist of a ritzy midtown Manhattan hotel. His well executed scheme unravels when one of his gang claims more than his share of the loot and suffers a brutal fate. But the dead man’s IRA ties have made Farrell a marked man…
. On a violent crash course in a dangerous Gotham underworld, fleeing from terrorists, the NYPD, and his own criminal past, Farrell will survive the way he always has in his hard luck life by the skin of his teeth and fight to be the last man standing.

Bad Connection

‘How does it feel being twenty six and about to become a multimillionaire?’ In a city fueled by money lust, a powerful CEO and an ordinary working man come together by a twist of fate to go head to head in a heart pounding scheme of greed and deadly corporate conspiracy. New York City telephone repairman Sean Macklin has a good enough life, but he wishes he could get his hands on some extra dough and move with his disabled wife to Florida. So when he inadvertently taps into a secret conversation between an investment banker and a dot com entrepreneur, and before his conscience can tell him otherwise, he turns his insider information of an imminent merger into a tidy profit through day trading. As his penchant for subversive stock deals grows, so do the risks. But the day he taps into the line of a chemical company’s CEO, a man with the power to order a clean merger at any cost Macklin’s get rich quick plan starts to spiral desperately out of control. Hearing more than he should, he calls on his brother, NYPD officer Ray, for help. In a world where nothing is as it sounds, the Macklin brothers become the bait in a cutthroat game of blackmail, corruption, and violence. And Sean Macklin’s dream of a better life becomes a fatal nightmare…
. In the suspense charged, noir tradition of Richard Price and Jim Thompson, Michael Ledwidge’s electrifying thriller pulses with raw, urban energy. From Manhattan boardrooms to Bronx streets, Bad Connection traces the evil depths to which men will sink to protect their business interests.

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

In the full throttle, noir soaked tradition of Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, the acclaimed young author of Bad Connection unleashes an ambitious and edgy new thriller pulsating with raw, urban energy. Decorated NYPD Officer John Coglin always thought his picture on the front page of the newspaper would be one for the scrapbook. That was before he had the bad luck to be forced into a witness free, kill or be killed confrontation with a drug dealing thug. It’s of no help to him that the incident took place during the run up to a bitter mayoral election campaign, and that his adversary was sixteen years old and black. Now, instead of another commendation, Coglin is staring down the barrel of a media and politics stoked murder rap. But on the eve of his sure conviction arrives a fateful telephone call. It’s not the governor, but his long lost uncle, Aidan O’Connell. A veteran of the IRA and a recently released guest of San Quentin Penitentiary for armed to the teeth robbery, Aidan offers his nephew a pardon that has nothing to do with lawyers. Coglin is about to find out that the type of amnesty Uncle Aidan is proposing is the kind that involves a beautiful but dangerous Mafia widow, a car trunk full of M 16s, and thirty million dollars in jewels smack dab in the middle of Rockefeller Center. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead is a highly entertaining, deliciously gritty, super fast thriller that takes us on a cutthroat ride into an urban realm where criminal intent collides head on with the vagaries of fate and the inscrutabilities of the human heart.

The Quickie (With: James Patterson)

THE 1 BESTSELLING SENSATION

1 New York Times
1 Chicago Tribune
1 Washington Post
1 Entertainment Weekly
1 USA Today
1 Wall Street Journal

America’s most popular thriller writer, James Patterson, presents his most daring and astonishing novel ever.

With the perfect marriage and a great job, Lauren Stillman loves her wonderful life…
until she sees her husband with another woman. Devastated and lu*sting for revenge, Lauren has her own affair. It’s supposed to be a quickie, but Lauren’s night of passion takes a shocking turn when she witnesses an unbelievable and deadly crime.

Now her horrifying secret threatens to tear her life apart, pitting her need to uncover the truth against her fear that the truth may be too horrible to bear. And whichever choice she makes may cost her dearly her job, her marriage…
or even her life.

Now You See Her (With: James Patterson)

The perfect lifeA successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she’s built in New York including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But when an innocent man is framed for murder, she knows that she can’t let him pay for the real killer’s crimes. The perfect lieNina’s secret life began 18 years ago. She had looks to die for, a handsome police officer husband, and a carefree life in Key West. When she learned she was pregnant with their first child, her happiness was almost overwhelming. But Nina’s world is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity. The perfect way to dieNow, years later, Nina risks everything she’s earned to return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she fled. In a story of wrenching suspense, James Patterson gives us his most head spinning, action filled story yet a Hitchcock like blend of unquenchable drama and pleasure.

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (With: James Patterson)

THE HOT NEW 1 BESTSELLING SERIES 1 New York Times 2 Wall Street Journal 2 Washington Post 5 Los Angeles Times Daniel X was born with the world’s most extraordinary power: the power to create. With his secret ability, he can conjure anything and everything, from inanimate objects to living, breathing people. This talent has helped him survive but couldn’t save his parents from being brutally murdered. Discovering a strange list of names, Daniel vows to complete his father’s mysterious mission and hunt down his family’s assassin. Now, on his own, he must uncover the dark truth behind an apocalyptic struggle that will determine the fate of all mankind. But hot on his trail is a cunning killer one who knows exactly what Daniel X can do. A JAMES PATTERSON PAGETURNER In the spirit of the most enduring hit movies and books, James Patterson has written this story for readers from ten to a hundred and ten.

Watch the Skies (By:James Patterson,Ned Rust)

LIGHTS
All’s quiet in the small town of Holliswood. Television sets, computers, and portable devices are aglow in every home, classroom, and store. Yet not all is perfect. Evil is lurking, just out of sight, behind the screen.

CAMERA
Residing in this sleepy town is a villain with more ambition than the world can withstand. Twisted beyond reason, he is dead set on throwing Holliswood into chaos and documenting the destruction of every person in it, including Daniel X.

EXTERMINATION
The only person who can stop this made for TV tyrant, Daniel must use his extraordinary power to save the town. But this devilish director has assembled an all star team of his own creation and vows to stage the most spectacular finale the world has ever seen. Can Daniel X stop this deranged outlaw or will he find himself on the cutting room floor?

Demons and Druids (By:James Patterson,Adam Sadler)

Daniel X is on an impossible mission: to eliminate every intergalactic criminal on the face of the Earth. Using his incredible superpower to create objects out of thin air, he’s taken on some of the most fearsome and fiendish aliens in the universe, and now he’s aiming to extinguish his next target: the explosive demon of fir, Phosphorius Beta, and his army of flame weaving henchmen. But it’s going to take a whole new level of mojo to destroy this villain. Beta’s strength has been growing since he arrived on Earth over a millennium ago, and he’s finally ready to turn the blue planet into his own fiery wasteland. The only way to stop him is by jumping back in time to the Dark Ages to end Beta’s blistering reign before it has a chance to begin. But can Daniel X take the heat? Or will the alien hunter finally get burned?

Game Over (By:James Patterson,Ned Rust)

When Daniel X discovers that a duo of evil extraterrestrials is plotting to control kids around the world through videogames, he’s determined to take them both out of commission. This pair of wicked game masters wants to destroy the human race by turning brainwashed videogamers into an unstoppable army of doom! They’re also running an endangered species hunting club on the side, and their next target is none other than Daniel. He’ll have no choice but to turn to the aliens’ rebellious son who needs help to stand up to his malicious parents. But can Daniel trust the progeny of this treacherous twosome? Or will it be ‘Game Over’ for the alien hunter?

Alien Hunter (By:James Patterson,Leopoldo Gout)

With an exciting new Patterson narrative in a graphic novel format, Daniel X continues his quest in a full color, action packed adventure! Long ago, after his parents’ brutal murder, Daniel inherited the coveted List of Alien Outlaws and assumed his father’s role as Alien Hunter. With his supreme abilities, like being able to shape shift and conjure up long dead family members out of thin air, Daniel is ready to take on the scum of the universe. Number 7 on the list grand master of an interplanetary game of destruction that could result in the eventual take over of earth is his next target. In a journey that takes him through the bowels of Tokyo and into other realms, Daniel ingeniously tracks the insectile mastermind. But when 7 reveals his true and terrifying powers, Daniel must enlist the help of 7’s own son before he finds himself at the center of the most high stakes game yet.

Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 1 (With: James Patterson)

When his parents are murdered by an intergalactic criminal, Daniel X vows to take on his father’s role as Earth’s sole Alien Hunter. Life isn’t easy, though, when you’re a young boy on your own, tracking down the galaxy’s deadliest outlaws. Luckily, Daniel has a gift: the ability to create anything he can imagine including his parents, his sister, and his best friends, who are there to help him along the way. But when Daniel decides to go up against the sixth deadliest criminal on his hit list, he may find that even his awesome abilities just aren’t up to the task!

Daniel X: The Manga, Vol. 2 (By:James Patterson,Ned Rust)

With supreme abilities, like being able to shape shift and move objects with his mind, Daniel is strong enough to take on anything in the world. It’s the things from beyond this planet that are the real problem. Daniel possesses a coverted List that belonged to his father, before he was brutally murdered targeting intergalactic criminals preying on the human race. Now, Daniel vows to take on his father’s dangerous mission as the Alien Hunter. A lone outlaw arrives in the beautiful city of Holliswood with a gruesome goal. He’ll create chaos and film the pandemonium for an audience back home. The destiny of the city and its inhabitants lies in Daniel X’s hands. But this time, Daniel has created a secret weapon of his own. With the help of an all star team, Daniel and his friends must face a villain with a taste for the kind of terror that usually lives safely in the movies.

Step on a Crack (With: James Patterson)

Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the most sinister challenge of his career. The nation has fallen into mourning after the unexpected death of a beloved former first lady, and the most powerful people in the world gather in New York for her funeral. Then the inconceivable occurs. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind are suddenly trapped within one man’s brilliant and ruthless scenario. Bennett father of ten is pulled into the fray. As the danger escalates, Michael is hit with devastating news. After fighting for many years, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease. As New York descends into chaos, he has lost the great love of his life and faces raising his ten devastated children alone and rescuing 34 hostages. Day after day, Bennett confronts the most ruthless man he has ever dealt with, a man who kills without hesitation and counters everything the NYPD and FBI throw at him with impunity. As the entire world watches and the tension boils to a searing heat, Bennett has to find a way out or face responsibility for the greatest debacle in history.

Worst Case (With: James Patterson)

Best case: survivalThe son of one of New York’s wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can’t save him, because this kidnapper isn’t demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal. Worst case: deathDetective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can’t begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone’s children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the mayor, the press anyone who will listen to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett’s life and love life suddenly get even more complicated. This case: Detective Michael Bennett is on itBefore Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI’s intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York. From the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene, Worst Case is a non stop thriller from ‘America’s 1 storyteller’ Forbes.

Run for Your Life (With: James Patterson)

A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City, killing the powerful, the arrogant, the don’t give a darnst about anyone rich. For some New Yorkers it seems that the rich were getting what they deserve at last. For New York’s social elite, it is a call to chaos and terror. The Teacher’s message to the wealthy is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences! Detective Mike Bennett is assigned the case. Managing the pressure from his Commissioner, the Mayor, and the New York media would be enough for anyone, but Mike also has to care for his 10 children who are all under 12 and who all have the flu! Detective Bennett discovers a secret pattern in the Teacher’s lessons and realizes he has just hours to save New York from the greatest disaster in its history. From the 1 bestselling author who introduced readers to Alex Cross and the Women’s Murder Club comes the continuation of his newest, electrifying series. Run for Your Life is his most heart stopping thriller yet.

Tick Tock (With: James Patterson)

NYC’s 1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more terrified!Tick a killer’s countdown beginsA rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind. Tick Michael Bennett is on the chaseThe city calls on Detective Michael Bennett, pulling him away from a seaside retreat with his ten adopted children, his grandfather, and their beloved nanny, Mary Catherine. Not only does it tear apart their vacation, it leaves the entire family open to attack. Tock your time is upBennett enlists the help of a former colleague, FBI Agent Emily Parker. As his affection for Emily grows into something stronger, his relationship with Mary Catherine takes an unexpected turn. All too soon, another appalling crime leads Bennett to a shocking discovery that exposes the killer’s pattern and the earth shattering enormity of his plan. From the creator of the 1 New York detective series comes the most volatile and most explosive Michael Bennett novel ever.

I, Michael Bennett (With: James Patterson)

A South American crime lord has brought New York the worst lawlessness and violence the city has ever seen. Police shot in the street. Judges murdered in the courtroom. Mayhem is unleashed and the mayor demands that Detective Michael Bennett find a way to stop it. Bennett takes his ten kids and their beautiful nanny, Mary Catherine, out of the chaos on a much needed vacation to upstate New York. But instead of escaping the violence, it follows them and they find themselves in the middle of another nightmare that threatens the entire family. The danger isn’t only coming from the crime lord’s killers FBI Agent Emily Parker is back, and Bennett’s attraction to her endangers his relationship with Mary Catherine. A no holds barred, pedal to the floor, action packed novel, I, MICHAEL BENNETT is James Patterson at his most thrilling best.