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Published in USA
Jul 2007
368 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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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.
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James Patterson has created more enduring fictional characters than any other novelist writing today with his Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Private, NYPD Red, Daniel X, Maximum Ride, and Middle School series. As of January 2016, he has sold over 350 million books worldwide and currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers. In addition to writing the thriller novels for which he is best known, he also writes children's, middle-grade, and young-adult fiction and is also the first author to have #1 new titles simultaneously on the New York Times adult and children's bestsellers lists.
The son of an insurance salesman and a schoolteacher, Patterson grew up in Newburgh, New York, and began casually writing at the ...
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