Delusional

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From the greatest thriller writer comes a new novel in the globally bestselling Michael Bennett series...

In New York City, someone has planted a series of deadly bombs.

In New Jersey, the National Guard is looted for explosives.

In Montana, arson and murder rocks a quiet town.

Two enigmatic brothers keep turning up in the wrong places.

They insist they’re trying to make the world a better place.

But with lives hanging in the balance, Detective Michael Bennett is called to investigate.

Can he solve the case in time before their delusions lead to a nationwide disaster?

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY

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