Step on a Crack

James Patterson · Michael Ledwidge

Apr 2011 · Michael Bennett Book 1 · Hachette UK

About this ebook

The scene is set for a huge funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. The rich and the famous from all over America - and beyond - have arrived to honour a former First Lady after her sudden, unexpected death.

Then follows an attack that was three years in the planning. Hostages are taken - the ex-President among them - ransoms demanded, a couple of hostages shot to show the kidnappers mean business.

It's all brilliantly and chillingly co-ordinated, and Michael Bennett, the detective in charge of the case, knows it will be his biggest ever challenge.

Ratings and reviews

Overall very thrilling, but not the best James Patterson book I read at the end I felt that the author had left some crucial bits out. I don't want to say too much in case I give away any spoilers.

All those kids? Really?? Everyone so nice and wholesome was too much. Baddies were stereotypes.

Including the family in the story is not new but the fact that they are all children was different

About the author

James Patterson (Author)
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Since winning the EdgarTM Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK.

Michael Ledwidge (Author)
Michael Ledwidge is the writer of fifteen novels, the last twelves being Number 1 or 2 New York Times bestsellers co-written with the world's best-selling author, James Patterson. With 20 million copies in print, their Michael Bennett series is the highest-selling New York City detective series of all time. One of their novels, ZOO, was a three season CBS television series and another, NOW YOU SEE HER, is currently being developed into another CBS television series.