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From America's most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller - a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. RUN ROSE RUN is a novel glittering with danger and desire - a story that only America's #1 beloved entertainer and its #1 bestselling author could have created. Buy it now: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/run-rose-run-9781529135688
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HAWK by bestselling author James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
HAWK by bestselling author James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
HAWK by bestselling author James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
HAWK by bestselling author James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
HAWK by James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
HAWK by bestselling author James Patterson, out 6 July 2020. A story for a new generation of Maximum Ride fans! Max's daughter Hawk is growing up hard and fast in gritty, post-apocalyptic New York City. She stays under the radar to survive... until a destiny that's perilously close to her mother's forces her to take flight. Maximum Ride lost her fight to save the world. But from the ashes of the old world, a phoenix has risen… she calls herself Hawk. Hawk doesn't know her real name. She doesn't know who her parents were, or where they went. The only thing she remembers is that they told to wait on a street corner until they came back for her. That was ten years ago. The day that she finally gives up waiting is the moment her life changes for ever. Because the promise becomes reality: someone is coming for her. But it's not a rescue. It's an execution. Find out more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hawk-a-maximum-ride-novel-9781529120011 #Hawk #JamesPatterson #MaximumRide
Alex Cross must confront a criminal from his past before his master plan to frame him succeeds, in the latest instalment to the bestselling series by James Patterson. Learn more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/criss-cross-9781780899459
Christmas is coming, but crime never stops for the Women's Murder Club. Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is looking forward to spending time with her family over the holidays. But when she receives a tip-off that the biggest heist ever to hit San Francisco is being planned for Christmas Day, everything changes. The architect of the ambitious attack unleashes chaos across the city, laying traps and false alarms to distract Lindsay and the SFPD from his ultimate goal. As time runs out, will Lindsay be able to save the people of San Francisco from a Christmas they'd never forget? Learn More: https://penguin.com.au/books/19th-christmas-9781780899435
The fourth novel in the Harriet Blue series sees Harry on the hunt for a missing mother and child, while also trying to solve the murder of a prison doctor. Learn More: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/hush-hush-9780143793021
Detective Lindsay Boxer fights to protect the streets of San Francisco from an international war criminal in the latest Women's Murder Club thriller. Learn more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/18th-abduction-9781780899336
Three missing women. Two impossible cases. One determined detective. When three teachers disappear without a trace, Sergeant Lindsay Boxer takes the lead in the investigation. But with no clues and no suspects, the odds of finding the women alive are getting slimmer by the second. Under pressure at work, Lindsay needs support at home. But her husband Joe is drawn into an encounter with a woman who's seen a ghost – a notorious war criminal from her Eastern European home country, walking the streets of San Francisco. When Joe's informant disappears, the two investigations collide. It will take the combined skills of Lindsay, Joe and the entire Women's Murder Club to protect their city, and themselves, from a monster. Out 7th March - pre-order now: https://amzn.to/2sslqdU
Detective Harriet Blue goes rogue in order to exact revenge on her brother's killer, in a heart-stopping cat-and-mouse race down Australia's south coast. But as she is chasing him, the cops are chasing her... Learn more: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/liar-liar-9780143787471
“Serial killing, an outback mining camp, a hard-nosed policewoman and Australian accents – what more do you need from a read on a winter weekend?”
All the background information on Candice Fox and James Patterson’s fiery detective.
President Bill Clinton and bestselling author James Patterson have teamed up to write the thriller of the year. It's all top secret, of course, but here's a quick peek behind the scenes...
All-American Murder is the first book to fully investigate the shocking story of Aaron Hernandez – from his meteoric rise in the world of American football to his first-degree murder conviction and the mystery of his own untimely death. Drawing on original, in-depth reporting, this is an explosive account of a life cut short in the dark shadow of fame. Learn more – https://www.penguin.com.au/books/all-american-murder-9781780898735
James Patterson discusses writing Fifty Fifty with Candice Fox.
In this stunning sequel to the bestselling Never Never, Detective Harriet Blue must choose - between saving her brother or saving a whole town...
Heading off on holiday? Pack a Patterson! With so many great book to choose from, there really is something for the whole family by publishing powerhouse James Patterson.