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When an anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan turns into a trap, Officer Michael Bennett’s world shatters: a fellow cop is killed, one of his children is injured, and a serial killer emerges with a distinct signature. Bennett, New York’s top cop, assembles his best investigators to hunt the elusive assassin who manipulates the city’s chaos and threatens his family. As the hunt spans all five boroughs, each clue turns out to be a false trail, and Bennett must confront the personal motives behind the killings before the killer claims him as the final victim.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: James Patterson
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