I know it sounds crazy, but I've never read a James Patterson book before. I have read the Four Monkey series by J.D. Barker though, and it's one of my favorites. So I was excited to read The Writer and see how I liked them writing together.

I thought it was good. It was a quick read, it never really had any moments where it got boring or lulled. There were plenty of twists. Just when you thought a twist was THE big one, you'd read a little further and there'd be another...and then another. That made it pretty enjoyable to have multiple surprises.

Going back and forth between two timelines, you'll have lots of twists to surprise you.

Thank you to the NetGalley and the publisher for letting me read this ARC.

Fast-paced and exciting police procedural from two great authors. When Declan of the NYPD is called to a super posh building for a breaking and entering, it’s more than he bargained for. There’s one man dead and the prime suspect is the man’s wife, a successful crime novelist. Weaving back and forth between this case and a previous case regarding a murdered child, this one was hard to put down!

Thanks for the opportunity to read in advance!

This book was another quick read from the author. It was filled with the authors usual mix of mystery and suspense. A few twists and turns keeps the reader interested. This is a book which I would recommend to all who enjoy a good mystery.

Twists, twists and turns abound in this absolutely readable Patterson/Barker mystery. When a detective is called to the ultra-posh Beresford in NYC, he is moments away from his own suicide…or not? With a start like that, I couldn’t put down this book. Hero or anti-hero? Victim? Killer? So many questions.

Starting with a dead body, the book includes more deaths and clues and conflicts than anything I’ve read in a long time. It’s certainly a book that draws the reader into the unpredictable plot.

Enjoy!

Thank you Netgalley for this corkscrew of a mystery!

The Writer is James Patterson’s, with J.D. Barker, best crime thriller yet. With a labyrinthine plot, constant surprises and characters who are not who they say they are this wild ride starts with a simple premise. A woman comes home to find her husband stabbed to death in their apartment. She calls 911, then sits waiting for the detective she requested. Declan Shaw, the only policeman she will speak to. Why? She’s Denise Morrow, a best selling writer of Crime fiction. Why is she concerned about a past case Shaw was involved with? This is an impossible to describe without spoilers story. I read it in one sitting and so will you! 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Little, Brown and Company, James Patterson and J.D.Barker for this ARC.

I remember, years ago, when I would await the release of a new James Patterson novel. Nowadays, they are released monthly, and unfortunately the quality has suffered as a result. I haven’t picked up one of his books in years, but wanted to give one a try. Sadly, nothing has changed. Patterson makes a lot of money for his publisher, and I guess that’s what’s important to them

Twist after twist after twist up until and beyond the end. Declan Shaw is called to the apartment of famous true crime writer Denise Morrow as she discovers her dead husband. But the problem is Declan and his partner can’t decide if she’s innocent or she killed him herself. Roller coaster of a ride.