Lifeguard (original 2005; edition 2006)

My blog post about this book is at this link. ( )

Ned Kelly (lifeguard) can't turn down a job his cousin Mickey offers to cut him in. The art theft in writh $ 5 million. The robbery gose wrong. Ned's friends end up dead and ned ends up on the run. the only help to get him out is a FBI agent Ellie Shurtleff. It has twists,action, and suspense. I could not put it down. ( )

I always enjoy a quick read by James Patterson, this book moved along for me for the most part, I think it stalled in the middle but picked back up again to a decent finish. ( )

awful!

One of the better books I've read of patterson's. The protagonist, his petite FBI girlfriend and most of the cast were realistic and the story line intriguing. There were enough jumps and twists to keep me turning pages.
The only real bump in the narrative was the way Mr. Evil (Stratton) died. Yeah, I know they had to have a darn good reason to plug the lowlife, but it just seemed way to contrived for me. I'd much rather had seen him arrested and locked up for life than die the way he did.
Having lived in the area covered by the novel (Palm Beach), it was visiting a friend. I felt the portrayal of Palm Beach life was spot on. And I didn't guess who Stratton's inside man was until he was revealed, having been led astray by the red herring (Detective Lawson). Good job that. ( )