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  • Published: 5 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529159950
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $26.00

Circle of Death

A ruthless killer stalks the globe. Can justice prevail? (The Shadow 2)




A gripping vigilante thriller - inspired by a series of graphic novels - featuring a powerful hero on the trail of a villain whose deadly plot could overturn the world order.

Since Lamont Cranston - known to a select few as the Shadow - defeated Shiwan Khan and ended his reign of terror over New York one year ago, the city has started to regenerate.

But there is evil brewing elsewhere. And this time the entire world is under threat.

Which is why Lamont has scoured the globe to assemble a team with unmatched talent.

Only their combined powers can foil an enemy with ambitions and abilities beyond anyone's deepest fears.

As their mission takes them across the globe and into the highest corridors of power - pushing them beyond their limits - can justice prevail?

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON:

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind' Michael Connelly

'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination' New York Times Book Review

'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting' The Guardian

'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades' Lee Child

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind' Michael Connelly

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better' Jeffrey Deaver

  • Published: 5 December 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529159950
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $26.00

About the authors

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers, including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

Brian Sitts

Brian Sitts is an award-winning advertising creative director and television writer. He has collaborated with James Patterson on books for adults and children.

He and his wife, Jody, live in Peekskill, New York.