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When a killer becomes obsessed with his oldest daughter, Detective Michael Bennett will do anything to keep his family safe as he races against time to crack this superstitious killer's code.Tags
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Obsessed is the fifteenth book in the Michael Bennett series by James Patterson and James O. Born. This is a comfortable read it is a pleasure to read and there are no gory bits just a few murders.
Michael Bennett is on an NYPD boat is lifting a body out of the Hudson River and he is hoping that it is not his daughter’s friend. Fortunately, it is not, but it is another college student who will never go home. The investigation takes many twists and turns without a clear suspect. Bennett feels he has far too many questions and not enough answers and to make matters worse he is of his generation and not on top of new technology.
Grandfather, Father Seamus is still head of the family and an active parish priest at the Holy Name, he has show more managed to get Bennett to coach the girl’s basket ball team. Some how Bennett leads and trains the team with purpose and direction and at the same time keep his sanity. But it is his ten children and Mary Catherine who keep him grounded throughout.
A good read. show less
Michael Bennett is on an NYPD boat is lifting a body out of the Hudson River and he is hoping that it is not his daughter’s friend. Fortunately, it is not, but it is another college student who will never go home. The investigation takes many twists and turns without a clear suspect. Bennett feels he has far too many questions and not enough answers and to make matters worse he is of his generation and not on top of new technology.
Grandfather, Father Seamus is still head of the family and an active parish priest at the Holy Name, he has show more managed to get Bennett to coach the girl’s basket ball team. Some how Bennett leads and trains the team with purpose and direction and at the same time keep his sanity. But it is his ten children and Mary Catherine who keep him grounded throughout.
A good read. show less
I loved this psychological thriller. I loved Michael, Mary Catherine and their large family. I loved this wonderful story. I could not put this book down.
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James Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1969 and received a M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was written while he was working in a mental institution and was rejected by 26 publishers before being published and winning the Edgar show more Award for Best First Mystery. He is best known as the creator of Alex Cross, the police psychologist hero of such novels as Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. Cross has been portrayed on the silver screen by Morgan Freeman. He has had eleven on his books made into movies and ranks as number 3 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. He also writes the Women's Murder Club series, the Michael Bennett series, the Maximum Ride series, Daniel X series, the Witch and Wizard series, BookShots series, Private series, NYPD Red series, and the Middle School series for children. He has won numerous awards including the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader's Digest Reader's Choice Award. James Patterson introduced the Bookshots Series in 2016 which is advertised as All Thriller No Filler. The first book in the series, Cross Kill, made the New York Times Bestseller list in June 2016. The third and fourth books, The Trial, and Little Black Dress, made the New York Times Bestseller list in July 2016. The next books in the series include, $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal, French Kiss, Hidden: A Mitchum Story (co-authored with James O. Born). and The House Husband (co-authored Duane Swierczynski). Patterson's novel, co-authored with Maxine Paetro, Woman of God, became a New York Times bestseller in 2016. Patterson co-authored with John Connoly and Tim Malloy the true crime expose Filthy Rich about billionaire convicted sex offender Jeffrey Eppstein. In January 2017, he co-authored with Ashwin Sanghi the bestseller Private Delhi. And in August 2017, he co-authored with Richard Dilallo, The Store. The Black Book is a stand-alone thriller, co-authored by James Patterson and David Ellis. In April 2018, he co-authored Texas Ranger with Andrew Bourelle. In May 2018, he co-authored Private Princess with Rees Jones. In August 2018 he co-authored Fifty Fifty with Candice Fox. (Bowker Author Biography) James Patterson is the author of seven major national bestsellers in a row. These include "Along Came a Spider", "Kiss the Girls", "Jack & Jill", "Cat & Mouse", "When the Wind Blows", "Pop Goes the Weasel", &, in paperback, "The Midnight Club". A past winner of the prestigious Edgar Award, Patterson lives in Florida. (Publisher Provided) show less
James O. Born is an American author, born in Florida. He is a graduate of Florida State University and earned his Master's degree in psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Before becoming an author, he was a US Drug Agent (DEA) and later a Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He worked undercover with the show more Special Operation's Team (SWAT). He has also worked as an advisor to writers and TV shows. Walking Money was his first novel, published in 2004. He is the author of Burn Zone, Field of Fire, Shock Wave and Escape Clause which won the gold medal in the inaugural Florida Book Awards, in 2007. Under the pseudonym, James O'Neal, his work includes The Human Disguise and The Double Human. He is the co-author with James Patterson of the bestsellers, Hidden: A Mitchum Story and Haunted. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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