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18th Abduction
18th Abduction
Oct 6, 2024 4:30 AM

Author:James Patterson

18th Abduction

'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

Three missing women

When three teachers disappear without a trace, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer takes the lead in the investigation. But with no clues and no suspects, the odds of finding the women alive are getting slimmer by the second.

Two impossible cases

Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost - a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco.

One determined detective

When Joe's informant disappears, the two investigations collide. It will take the combined skills of Lindsay, Joe and the entire Women's Murder Club to protect their city, and themselves, from a monster.

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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

Everything you love about Patterson and the Women's Murder Club – smart characters, shocking twists, and a villain so evil you count down to the very last page to discover what will happen next.

—— Lisa Gardner

I absolutely loved it and couldn't turn the pages quickly enough. Great plot, fantastic storytelling and characters that spring off the page – all the right ingredients for a thriller!

—— Heidi Perks

Absolutely terrific, high octane, really pacy ... sets the bar for thrilling reads and this book delivers everything we've come to love in a Patterson novel. Every scene is a film, every character real and every plot point leaves us breathless.

—— Jo Spain

Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.

—— LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

James Patterson is The Boss. End of.

—— IAN RANKIN

I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed.

—— NELSON DEMILLE

James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.

—— STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series

[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages.

—— DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD

Alex Cross is a legend.

—— HARLAN COBEN

Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

—— MICHAEL CONNELY

Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination.

—— NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Patterson is in a class by himself.

—— VANITY FAIR

Three Hours has a voice all of its own. Character and plot leap out at you from the first line. Rosamund Lupton makes you race through the pages with her irresistible storytelling. Impossible to stop until you reach the poignant end!

—— Jane Corry

I've just finished reading this. Exceptional - so well planned and written. I'm also in awe of Rosamund Lupton

—— Sarah Edghill

Like a breath of icy air. . . Not since Smilla's Feeling for Snow have I shivered like this.

—— Emma Donoghue on 'The Quality of Silence'

Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell

—— New York Times on 'Sister'

Devastatingly good, and announces the arrival of a truly original talent

—— Daily Mail on ‘Sister'

Told in a crisp, propulsive first-person voice, Long Bright River is a detailed, realistic portrait of a city and an intimate, incredibly moving study of characters seemingly beyond repair.

—— Irish Times

A haunting tale of addiction and redemption.

—— Woman

A gritty exploration of the power of family ties.

—— Best

Sprawling, intuitive and immaculately told, this is a powerful evocation of grief and regret that haunts to the final page.

—— Daily Mail

Superb

—— Strong Words

Much more than a police procedural, this is multi-layered and the reading pleasure is in the development of the characters.

—— Choice Magazine

A powerful and thought-provoking novel.

—— Fully Booked

A chilling, atmospheric tale of justice, revenge, and the darkness lurking on the fringes of society

—— Daily Express

Vivid characterisation, lots of mystery as well as a twisting plot, it makes for a gripping page turner

—— NB Magazine

The chilling new novel by the bestselling author of The Chalk Man is an absolute page-turner. We'll just say the author isn't referred to as the 'Queen of Creepy' for nothing

—— That's Life

Complex thriller which is suffused with loss, longing and vengeance. Touches of the supernatural add to the spine-tingling thrills

—— The People

A novel with a formidable emotional pull

—— Financial Times

C.J. Tudor is mastering the suspense/horror genre . . . It's quietly disconcerting, completely relatable and shows you that humans have a wonderfully dark side

—— Woman's Weekly

Kidnap mystery and horror suspense all rolled into one as a man is haunted by his abduction of his daughter while the woman who knows what happened is on the run for her life

—— Love it!

Praise for C. J. Tudor

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CJ Tudor taps into those things that woke you up in the night when you were a kid and then stay with you when you're an adult

—— Richard Armitage

Britain's female Stephen King

—— Daily Mail

Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time

—— Lee Child

A dark star is born

—— A. J. Finn

An intense novel that gets right to the heart of what it means to love and grieve

—— Woman

Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing

—— Woman & Home
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