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Death of the Black Widow

Written by: James Patterson,J. D. Barker
Narrated by: Ryan Vincent Anderson
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Publisher's Summary

She destroys the men she loves - and escapes every time. The most dangerous killer James Patterson has ever created is also his most seductive.

On his first night with Detroit PD, Officer Walter O’Brien is called to a murder scene. A terrified 20-year-old has bludgeoned her kidnapper with skill that shocks even O’Brien’s veteran partner. The young woman is also a brilliant escape artist. Her bold flight from police custody makes the case impossible to solve - and, for Walter, even more impossible to forget.

By the time Walter’s promoted to detective, his fascination with the missing, gray-eyed woman is approaching obsession. And when Walter discovers that he’s not alone in his search, one truth is certain. This deadly string of secrets didn’t begin in his home city - but he’s going to make sure it ends there.   

©2022 James Patterson and J. D. Barker (P)2022 Grand Central Publishing

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A struggle..

Could not get into this story, forced
myself to finish. Certainly not what I expect from Patterson. Disappointing.

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drawn out

struggled to get through it, I tuned out a couple of times... boring, barn burner

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great read

loved it..always kept you wondering..fantastic finish. Another great book from James Patterson. catching and interacting.

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A little confusing in some parts

A little confusing in some parts, but this is what made the ending so great.

I admire James Patterson for how he tells a story, in both fiction & non-fiction. This book was different than most he has, or helped, written. But one of the reasons why I loved this book is because it really kept you guessing as to what's actually going on.

This book would make a great movie, IF they kept it verbatim with this book. Sadly some of James Patterson's books that became a movie were butchered because they didn't stay on script with books. why mess with a good thing is what I've wondered after seeing some of these movies.

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  • MikeGrafton
  • 2022-05-02

Disappointed

This is the very first James Patterson book ever that I did not want to finish.

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  • Amanda Finley
  • 2022-04-23

Enjoyable

A different kind of thriller but that didn’t detract from the enjoyment of this novel!!! Just added to it

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  • Sonya
  • 2022-06-16

Bad language

The foul language is unbearable to listen to. I tried to listen to it 3 different times but it is quite a disappointment!

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  • ABarnes
  • 2022-05-02

Interesting First Half; Preposterous Second Half

Excellent narration by Ryan Vincent Anderson. The story is preposterous, however. The farther into the book I went, the less believable the story became, until at the end it was just stupid. But if you like far-fetched paranormal tales, this might be for you.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-06-16

Literally unbelievable.

Surprise to see Mr Patterson writing what amounts to science fiction. Definitely not my taste and way too much detail.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-05-18

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME

This is the worst novel! I Didn't realize it was going to be a sci-fi. I feel very deceived, this is not a thriller, it's a paranormal story. The story is hard to follow. I listen to audio books daily for driving. Scenes and years jumped constantly without a good flow.

If you enjoy James Patterson books, then don't get this one. Just horrible, horrible...horrible...horrible!

Narrator is so mono. and didn’t contribute anything.

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  • Bella Beck
  • 2022-04-23

Terrible story

This was written by a S King wanna be with none of his writing talent. What a poor story & a complete waste of time & money.

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  • Howard J. Pfeuffer
  • 2022-08-24

Terrible Read

Probably the worse book I've read or listened too. The story was terrible and plot was unbelievable.

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  • S. Brock
  • 2022-08-10

I can't get this time back SPOILER

I am done with James Patterson. what kind of voodoo vampire stuff is this? the villian is something other than human. total foolishness.

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  • Leonard Jordan
  • 2022-06-26

Wonderful

Great story line. Intriguing to the very end! I listened to in in my car and I couldn't wait to have an errand to run.

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