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Worst Case

By: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Narrated by: Bobby Cannavale, John Glover, Orlagh Cassidy
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One by one, children of New York's wealthiest are taken hostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money or power - he only wants to ask the elite if they know the price others pay for their luxurious lifestyles. And, if they don't, he corrects their ignorance - by killing them.

To Detective Michael Bennett, it becomes clear that these murders are linked and must be part of a greater, more public demonstration. With the city thrown into chaos, he is forced to team up with FBI agent Emily Parker, and the two set out to capture the killer before he begins his most public lesson yet - a deadly message for the entire city to witness.

From the best-selling author who brought you the Alex Cross novels comes James Patterson's most action-packed series yet. With the heart-pounding suspense that only Patterson delivers, Worst Case will leave you gasping for breath until the very end.

©2010 James Patterson (P)2010 Hachette Audio

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exciting and grooming for the whole 6+hours

exciting book on audio for the 6 plus hours of a road trip. sometimes the character's voices didn't really make sense but besides that it was a pretty good audiobook, gripping for the whole time.

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Great police story,but did not care for the woman

Good story, would recommend to anyone who enjoys crime stories. Listening was enjoyable, Patterson is great.

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Enough with the sound effects already!

story was great (as always), but I HATED THE SOUND EFFECTS - the spookymusic(?) in the background - and especially the various characters sobbing and crying! I would much prefer just a simple narration - it doesn't need to sound like a radio melodrama!

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Not fond of the sound effects

1st book in the series was the best -especially the narrator. Now, they’ve added the sound of a man crying. the sound of a gun shot, etc. Not enjoyable when listening to a book. It feels like a bad movie where they only remembered to include the audio portion. Also the plot was the same as the previous book in the series - easy to predict what’s going to happen next.

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Great acting and character development. thoroughl

I can't wait for the next in the Bennet series. and great acting by the actors.

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A Bit Gruesome

I like mysteries but this one had too many gory details. The story was good and I liked the characters. My only problem besides the gore was thta the narrators did not change their voices for their different characters. Sometimes I coudln't tell if it was Emily, Mary Catherine, or Mike's boss. Confusing.....

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East meets West

Being a fan of both Michael Bennett and Harry Bosch. The current MB was too E. Coast for me.

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great audio

great audio excitement all the way thru. great narrative and presentation. good story and keeps you wanting more.

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Worst Case

I listen to this book in 2 days. It was that good

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written by James Patterson tick tock

what else can you say another great book can't wait till I can get # 4

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