Stop at Nothing
A Novel
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4.1 • 1K Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Flawless”—James Patterson
The explosive new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson’s Michael Bennett series
When a Gulfstream jet goes down in the Bahamas carrying a fortune in cash and ill-gotten diamonds, expat diving instructor Michael Gannon is the only person on the scene. Assuming himself the beneficiary of a drug deal gone bad, Gannon thinks he’s home free with the sudden windfall until he realizes he forgot to ask one simple question.
Who were the six dead men on the plane?
Gannon soon learns the answer to that fateful question as he is thrust into an increasingly complex and deadly game of cat and mouse with a group of the world’s most powerful and dangerous men who will stop at nothing to catch him.
But as the walls close in, Gannon reveals a few secrets of his own. Before he retired to the islands, Gannon had another life, one with a lethal set of skills that he must now call back to the surface if he wants to make it out alive.
As a decade-long James Patterson writing partner, Michael Ledwidge is a pro at writing fast-paced, in-the-moment prose, tightly choreographed action set pieces and plot twists that drop at exactly the right moment. With this novel, he kicks off an unstoppable, gripping new thriller series.
Don't miss Michael Ledwidge's upcoming novel, Run for Cover!
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This fast-paced spy thriller hits the ground running and never lets up. Michael Gannon is a fisherman enjoying a quiet retirement in the Bahamas when a mysterious plane crash throws his life into chaos. It turns out there was very valuable cargo aboard that jet—and now there are some very dangerous people who are after Gannon. Author Michael Ledwidge sweeps us into an action-packed, twisty adventure full of of suspense, cover-ups, and corruption at the highest levels. We loved being whisked across the country and to international locations with the supposedly harmless retiree and his crew of unlikely heroes.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Diving instructor Michael Gannon, the hero of this contrived thriller from bestseller Ledwidge (the Michael Bennett series with James Patterson), is fishing off an island in the Bahamas when he sees a corporate jet crash into the water. Gannon discovers a fortune in uncut diamonds and American dollars in the downed plane, along with the bodies of six men. Unable to report the tragedy because of a broken antenna, Gannon decides to hold onto the loot, which he guesses is related to a drug deal. Eventually, it becomes clear that among the victims were some highly important people and a cover-up is involved. Gannon ends up partnering with an attractive U.S. Navy lieutenant, Ruby Everett, who investigates the crash, and a journalist, Eric Wheldon, who lost his State Department job after exposing government corruption. Gannon and his allies must dodge multiple perils en route to a predictable conclusion. Action sequences, rather than characterizations, are Ledwidge's strength. Fans of unsophisticated page-turners will be entertained.
Customer Reviews
Strong plot - formulaic thereafter.
Grew increasingly predictable after starting with an interesting plot.
Great read
I am glad Michael is writing his own without other authors. Keep them coming!
Stop at Nothing
Better than the formulaic Patterson; and cheaper.