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The Quickie

von James Patterson

384 Seiten, Taschenbuch

€ 11,20

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A one-night stand spirals into a web of dark secrets in the world's #1 bestselling author's steamy thriller of love, lust, and murder. Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood-and her life. Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers' hearts pounding to the very last page.

Über den Autor

James Brendan Patterson, geboren 1947 in Newburgh, New York, gehört mit einer weltweiten Gesamtauflage von 375 Millionen Romanexemplaren zu den erfolgreichsten Bestseller-Autoren unserer Gegenwart. Er hat mehrere erfolgreiche Serien und Charaktere kreiert, darunter die Alex-Cross-Reihe, die Michael-Bennett-Reihe, "Der Club der Ermittlerinnen", "Maximum Ride" sowie die Kinderbuchreihen "School Survival" und "Max Einstein". 2018 erschien der in Zusammenarbeit mit Ex-US-Präsident Bill Clinton verfasste Thriller "The President Is Missing". Der Autor setzt sich auch wohltätig ein und spendete über 70 Millionen Dollar zur Bildungsförderung. Zu den zahlreichen Auszeichnungen Pattersons gehören unter anderem der Children's Choice Book Award, der London Times Book Sense Children's Pick, der Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. James Patterson lebt zusammen mit seiner Familie in Florida.