The Red Book
A Black Book Thriller
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4.2 • 122 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
The highly-anticipated sequel to Sunday Times bestseller The Black Book
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Detective Billy Harney exposes an evil lurking deep within his city - but it also brings his own past demons to light...
To Billy Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case.
So, when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's West Side turns political, he doesn't shy away from leading the investigation.
As the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones, Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return to: his own troubled past.
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Readers think The Red Book is one of James Patterson's best ever thrillers:
'One of the best books by James Patterson that I have read, and I've read them all.'
'It kept me on the edge of my seat. I didn't actually want this one to end.'
'The perfect police detective novel.'
'The Red Book is everything you expect from a James Patterson book: fast-paced, gripping, twists and turns at every corner.'
'A definite page-turner which I guarantee you won't want to put down, another gem from Patterson.'
'Fans will love it, and if you're not yet a fan then you will be after reading.'
'To say this book is intense is an understatement. It is one of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a long time.'
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
James Patterson is a master of crime thrillers and here, with David Ellis, he delivers a thoroughly engrossing and entertaining sequel to The Black Book. At the centre of the story is the world-weary Chicago detective Billy Harney who, with his new partner Carla Griffin, is investigating a tragic drive-by shooting with political stakes. As the tangled web surrounding the crime spreads, pulling in warring gangs, crooked cops and the detectives’ own families, the story turns steadily darker and our protagonist must leverage his personal connections to solve the case. Patterson and Ellis expertly layer the Chicago setting with plenty of compelling deceptions and corruptions, and the weighty hooks at the end of each chapter make it difficult to put the book down. But above all, Detective Harney is a hugely likeable character; it’s his sharp wit and no-nonsense sensibility that make this such an enjoyable read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Patterson and Ellis's melodramatic sequel to 2017's The Black Book finds Det. Billy Harney back on duty after being put on paid administrative leave following his discovery of rampant corruption in the Chicago PD. As the face of reform, he couldn't be fired after his "one-man wrecking ball to the police department that made Sherman's march through Atlanta look like a sightseeing tour." Now distrusted by most of his colleagues, the detective is shocked to get a plum assignment with the Special Operations Section, a newly formed elite unit, led by a police lieutenant who once arrested Harney for murder. The focus of the SOS is on a wave of shootings that has made the Windy City notorious nationwide. The shooter's identity and motive prove to be more complicated than initially believed, and the overly labyrinthine mystery ends up connecting to a still-fresh trauma in Harney's past. The fast pace compensates only in part for the formulaic plot and thinly drawn characters. This one's for established fans only.
Customer Reviews
Great read
Enjoyed the plot and twists.
Enjoyable
Good read with lots to keep you reading