Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around June 20, 2022. As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency. The character of Billy’s sister was further developed in this book, which added depth to the series. Great story lines, with some interesting curves and the ending is a perfect setup for another installment of this character. However, I must say that back in 2017 I read his heavily promoted novel, “The Black Book” co-written with David Ellis.

The cast of villains includes a sadistic sexual predator and an evil billionaire who believes his money makes him invulnerable to the criminal justice system. Evidently, the success of the first two books have generated enough desire for a third outing and possible series potential with another sympathetic Patterson created law enforcement officer. I didn't realise it was book 3 in a series and I haven't read the previous books but I don't think that took away from the story.

Escape” starts off with Harney and his partner tailing a potential kidnapper of a teenage girl, and ends in a devastating outcome that surprisingly caught me off guard.

This was my first James Patterson book with co-author David Ellis —not realizing it was Book 3 of a Billy Harney series. No spoilers here, my friends, but it was an impactful and sad event that kicked the plot forward in a way that invested the reader emotionally into the outcome of the story.While not the best of the Patterson’s attributed series, it kept me intrigued until the final page turn, with a cliffhanger of its own.

He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. ESCAPE meets all the James Patterson tests --- clear, sharp writing; an entertaining plot; and 121 chapters in 400 pages. Even when things appear to be clear-cut, there’s a twist and the story reaches a tense climax, with Harney in the middle. Billy Harney is a new addition to my roster of Favorite Detectives in Literature and book 3 did not disappoint.It was a detective story of Billy Harney, who survives a shooting with his girlfriend and partner while investigating corrupt government officials and police officers in Chicago.

With the loss of his partner fuelling him, Harney strengthens his resolve to find her killer - and to make sure the body count ends there. Their arrival at the abandoned farm house began a chain of events, including the death of Carla, that kept Billy forging forward, determined to find the kidnapper and cop killer. Though started (and continued almost till the middle of book) like a juggler juggling too many balls, managed to salvage the position and handled things much better towards the end.Take it with you on vacation and enjoy it as you wait for his next book, which you know will be right around the corner. After five teenage girls are abducted in Chicago, all eyes turn to CPD Detective Billy Harney to find them. Overall, this book was an okay escapist read if you are willing to suspend your sense of realism in the storytelling. He has had to endure the death of his wife, as well as that of his partner, and the imprisonment of his father, also a Chicago police officer.