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16th Seduction
16th Seduction
Oct 5, 2024 5:27 AM

Author:James Patterson

16th Seduction

'Smart characters, shocking twists' Lisa Gardner

'I couldn't turn the pages quick enough' Heidi Perks

'Terrific, high-octane, really pacy' Jo Spain

'A compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters' Sun

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The Sunday Times bestseller

Fifteen months ago, Detective Lindsay Boxer's life was perfect. With her beautiful baby daughter and doting husband, Joe, she felt nothing could go wrong.

But when Lindsay discovers everything she knows about Joe is a lie, she is reeling from his betrayal just as a wave of mysterious heart attacks strikes seemingly unrelated victims across San Francisco.

And at the trial of a bomber Lindsay and Joe worked together to capture, his defence raises damning questions about Lindsay and Joe's investigation.

A deadly conspiracy is working against Lindsay and soon she could be the one on trial. . .

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More praise for the Women's Murder Club

'Fast-moving, intricately plotted . . . Boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart' Mirror

'I have never begun a Patterson book and been able to put it down' Larry King

'Patterson and Paetro at their best.... A series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging' BookReporter.com

Reviews

Enthralling... combines an intricate murder mystery with lyrical passages describing ice cliffs and spectacular skies... She has an eye for edgy and unusual settings, and the new novel is easily as good as her first

—— Sunday Times

A chilling, atmospheric rollercoaster of a read filled with clever unpredictable twists and beautiful imagery of Antarctica. I loved it! Amy McCulloch is the queen of the adventure thriller!

—— Claire Douglas

Amy McCulloch is the ice queen of the stone-cold, twisting thriller. Midnight is chillingly atmospheric, with sub-zero tension and a creeping plot that makes it impossible to look away. I will never not read what she writes!"

—— Janice Hallett

In Midnight, Amy McCulloch takes us on her most adrenaline-fuelled adventure yet. Transportive, absorbing and perfectly paced. You won't want to miss it!

—— Lucy Clarke

Chills, thrills and intense suspense... Midnight is a clever mystery, a twisting page-turner, and a blistering adventure

—— Chris Whitaker

An atmospheric, chilling book where Amy's knowledge of Antarctica shines through. It was difficult to put down

—— Catherine Cooper

Enthralling. Combines an intricate murder mystery with lyrical passages describing ice cliffs and spectacular skies. Easily as good as her first

—— Sunday Times

Gripping, and as thrilling as a blast of Antarctic air

—— Lou Morgan

A welcome new translation of a key Simenon standalone. With its sensuously detailed rustic setting and edgy interactions between a widow managing her own farm and the dissolute, privileged ex-convict Jean, this is quietly hypnotic fare

—— Financial Times

A fine debut - fast-paced and bleak, with a vivid setting and gut-wrenching twists

—— Mick Herron

A vivid and noirish tale of an Englishman abroad discovering that you can run from everything but yourself. James Buckler is one to watch.

—— Simon Beckett

The vivid setting and skilfully plotted story is compelling and hard to put down.

—— Daily Express

[An] impressive first thriller . . . the action is fast, copious and often unexpected.

—— The Times

Act Of Oblivion offers a resonant history of both England and America as they struggle to forge a myth of nationhood out of opposing ideologies

—— Daily Mail

The joy is in the vivid re-creation of 17th Century England and America and in the sly parallels with today that Harris teases out

—— Mail on Sunday

He has taken a truly extraordinary factual tale and turned it into a fun fictional version, with pace throughout, and a crowd-pleasing finale

—— The Oldie

A masterclass in storytelling, so enthralling that if you'd disembowelled me whilst I was reading this book I doubt I'd have noticed!

—— Daily Express

A tale that grips from start to finish. It's a remarkable achievement

—— Metro

Master storyteller Robert Harris has forged history anew, melding fact and fiction

—— RTÉ

Harris spins an exciting tale which I hope will leave you hungry for more

—— Inside History Magazine

If you like your page-turning popular fiction at the more intelligent end of the spectrum, you could not do better than this.

—— Daily Telegraph

A gripping thriller

—— Press Association

A gripping revenger's tale... This is by far Harris's best book since An Officer and a Spy, which dealt with another great national division: the Dreyfus case. He has produced a ripping page-turner that breathes all the complexities and moral nuances of the Civil War period

—— Financial Times

Lucid and full of suspense

—— Spectator

A thrilling page-turner based on real events . . . packed with rich and fascinating historical detail

—— The Scotsman

In his new thriller, Robert Harris wrests [a] fascinating period back from its unjust oblivion, showing how closely its complex landscape of constitutional crises and Puritan politics played out in new unregulated media resonates with us today

—— The Critic

Harris, deft as ever, weaves a hefty amount of historical fact into the narrative, politics, religion, colonial life, family ties - as well as themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. Underneath it all though is the remorseless and building propulsion of hunter and prey

—— New Statesman

A drama so involving and nerve-wracking, you can barely turn the pages fast enough. Historic!

—— Saga Magazine

Another fantastic piece of historical fiction from Robert Harris, immaculately researched and utterly believable

—— IPU Review

A gripping thriller and a timely reminder of the dangers of a deeply divided and intolerant society

—— The Shropshire Magazine

The book excels in its stunning recreation of the landscape of America... Harris proves himself to be masterful at this and it gives the book a vibrant memorability

—— New Statesman

Few writers combine history, politics and excitement of a thriller as enthrallingly as Robert Harris does.

—— Sunday Times

What Harris does here is nothing short of masterful.

—— Irish Times

Harris displays an impressive grasp of the historical context without taxing his readers by showing his 'workings'.

—— Church Times

Based on real and fascinating history, this is Robert Harris's best since An Officer and a Spy

—— The Times

Pacy and tense, and the pungently evoked past offers up some shrewd present-day parallels

—— Mail on Sunday

An absolutely stunning historical novel and a ripping crime thriller at the same time. I've been recommending it far and wide and buying it for people for Christmas!

—— Dead Good

The best historical fiction combines a gripping plot with meticulous research - leaving the reader inspired to learn more about the real-life protagonists. And the latest release from Robert Harris once more proves his mastery of the genre

—— Soldier

I loved Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris, which achieves the astonishing feat of taking 17th-century events and people and telling their stories in 21st-century language without a single seam showing

—— Ben Macintyre , The Times

Thrilling

—— Gregory Doran , The Times

This is a novel that asks big historical questions. You could read it as a pure thriller, and it is one of Harris's most compellingly paced to date. You could read it as a piece of intelligent historical immersion. I think it is more; I think it is his best novel since Fatherland.

—— Sunday Times

It's a belter.

—— The Times

If only all historical thrillers could be this entertaining.

—— Observer

In this tense and beautifully written account of the ensuing manhunt, Harris brings sympathy to characters on either side of the civil war that divided a nation.

—— Daily Mail

A brainy, compulsive page-turner.

—— Daily Telegraph

A violent, gripping, globetrotting chase thriller

—— Daily Mirror

He’s my go-to person that I know will keep me entertained

—— Jane Garvey

[A] rich, propulsive novel

—— Sunday Times
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