Authors: James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (another fine author) I tore open the envelope and swore I would put down the book by 11:00 pm LATEST! NOT!
Patterson and Paetro’s newest novel proves to be another stunner. Benjamin Hawkins, a sometimes writer, ex-cop, and now journalist for the L.A. Times gets the assignment of the year to Maui, Hawaii – a famous swimsuit model, Kim McDaniels has gone missing on location. When her panicked parents Mr. and Mrs. McDaniels, who have just gotten a phone message saying that “Kim has fallen into bad hands” arrive in Maui, Hawkins introduces himself and they agree to let him accompany them in their search for Kim.
Four other have occurred and the local police have no lead on Kim McDaniels. Benjamin flies home to L.A. and his girlfriend Amanda. Benjamin eventually finds himself telling the personal story of his encounters with Henri Benoit, a psychopath, master of disguise, and serial killer. Benoit kills for fun – and profit. He videos each kill and sends them via email with his trademark “Is everybody happy” message to very rich and diverse clientele of voyeurs called The Alliance. Back in L.A., Hawkins gets an email – “Is everybody happy yet?” When he opens the email the attached video shows an unidentified man, naked, holding Kim McDaniels’ disembodied head spurting blood onto the bed where she lies to the camera lens.
Mr. Patterson and Maxine Paetro have done their best to keep their readers – exhausted and trying to sleep – but turning each page until the end!
Rating is based on a 5-star scale.
Plot: 5
Characters: 4.5
Presentation: 5
Overall: 5
Note: Superb summer read
Review by the “A” Broad – Ava
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My favorite is Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas !
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I like the Alex Cross books, especially “Trial”
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I LOVE James Patterson…my favorite author! My very favorite JP book was Jack & Jill. What a thriller! Thanks so much for offering this great prize!
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My favorite James Patterson is Cross Country (Alex Cross).
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James Patterson is my favorite author. I've read most of his books and look forward to reading “Swimsuit”.
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Along Came A Spider
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Against Medical Advice, as I am a teacher. I have read all of his books and think they are just great, my friends and I call them 2 a.m. books, because we will stay up, even on a school night, until that time to finish them!
i have never read a james patterson book, but swimsuit sounds like something i would enjoy. finally able to get Rx reading glasses and would love to try them out on swimsuit. has to be easier than holding a heavy magnifying glass.
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Step On A Crack is my favorite.
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Kiss the Girls. Without a doubt. I mean, DAMN.
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Mary Mary was a good read. I don't think I've every read a bad Patterson book. This would be fun to win.
Thanks for having the giveaway!
Along Came a Spider is what got me started aas I saw the movie and then had to go get the book. My favorites are the Alex Cross series.
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I also subscribed and became a follower for extra entries 🙂 Glad to have found you!
“Kiss The Girls” is a major favorite. “Swimsuit” sounds fantasic
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Kiss the girls. Along came a spider. I love all his books have read I think all of them. A great writer hard to put his books down. Always a treat when a new book of his comes out.
Loved Kiss the Girls and I would love to get this one too! Thanks!!
I'm new to James Patterso & your blog but it sounds interesting so it would be fun to win. 🙂 I friended you on google. best email to notify me is novelnoahshomeschool@gmail.com
Kiss the Girls and all the Maximum Ride!!!
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I own several of your books and enjoy them all!
Lora Hoffman
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I love the Alex Cross series, but it was the Women's Murder Club that got me hooked on Patterson, so my favorite is 1st to Die
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Hard to choose – Maximum Ride (cause I just read it)
James Patterson Is One of My Favorite Writers
Swinsuit Looks To Be Just As ATtention Holding As The Rest, But my Favorite Is TRial, That Was Great
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James Patterson is great,I especially like Maximum Ride
I WOULD SOOO LOVE TO HAVE THIS BOOK FOR SUMMER VACATION
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TODD RUMSEY
I loved “Cat & Mouse” and “Pop Goes the Weasel”! My son loved the Maximum Ride Series! I have to say, that my absolute favorite; the one that really sticks with me, was “Jester”.
Thanks for the chance of winning the new “Swimsuit” book!
Michele 🙂
I love James Patterson!!
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I love all the james patterson books…so hard to pick one… All the alex cross books..I have subscribed to the review boards…would love to win swimsuit…sounds good..
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Along Came A Spider is my favorite.
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Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas.
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CRADLE AND ALL WAS REALLY GOOD.ACTUALLY LIKE ALL OF THEM
Mary Mary was a great read!
Debbi
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Along Came a Spider is one of my favorites; but, I like all of his books.
Soo many to choose from. One of my favorites is “Mary Mary”.
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My favorite book is Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Thanks for the contest!
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I LOVE ALL HIS BOOKS I HAVE READ ALL OF THEM EXCEPT THIS ONE.I LOVE THE CROSS SERIES THE BEST BUT TO BE HONEST I LOVE THEM ALL. HE IS THE BEST AUTHOR I HAVE READ AND I HAVE READ ALOT OF BOOKS. I READ ONE A DAY.
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James Patterson is my very favorite! Hard to choose which one I liked best..All of them are good.
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My favorite is Jack and Jill
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I love any of the Alex Cross series. Actually I love everything I have ever read by James Patterson and would love to win this one.
So much books to choose from I love Kiss the Girls and Along came a Spider the best.
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HELLO…please enter me in the SWIMSUIT contest..my favorite james patterson? SAIL is great, so is BEACH HOUSE…i like those 2 a lot….my email is:MYSTERIOUSDAVID3@AOL.COM..thank you
My favorite James Patterson books are all his Alex Cross books.He's one of my favorite authors. Cyn Mitchell
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The Women's Murder Club Series is great. 1st to Die was my first read. Patterson is a fantastic author. Yes, I subscribe.
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I really enjoyed Sundays at Tiffany's, but then I have really enjoyed all of James Patterson's books. He manages to cross so many genres and is good with all of them. I'll definitely be reading Swimsuit, but it would be great to win a copy.
Max has been my favorite so far.
I like Kiss the Girls
My favorite was Along Came a Spider! tWarner419@aol.com
I love James Patterson, especilaly the Alex Cross novels. Violets are Blue is one of my favorites because of Kyle Craig.
WOW !!!! To pick just one is hard. I would say Kiss the Girls. Swimsuit has been on my TBR list since the day it was released. Keeping fingers crossed that I win.
I havent read any yet but would love to win one to read.
I've come to love the Murder Club books, but my first Patterson book has to be my favorite… Along Came a Spider.
Violets are Blue – it got me hooked.
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I really enjoy Pattersons books would love to read this one also
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violets are blue
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Kiss the Girls, along came a spider, and i'm sure SWIMSUIT will be an absolute favorite! i cant wait to read it and give it to my fiance!
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4th of July
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It would be hard to pick a favorite. I love The Womens Muder series and the Alex Cross series . To all of you entering to win Swimsuit it was so darn good that I read it in one day!
I collect all of his books and I could't pick a favorite because I love them all…I'm always recommending, to people that I know, to read his books….he's a great writer! kendalcakes@i29.net
Along Came A Spider is one of many of his books I've enjoyed. jelly15301@gmail.com
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My favorite James Patterson book is Sundays at Tiffany's. A sweet, different type of book than he usually does.
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I've only read thus far Along Came a Spider, but I'm just starting to get more 'into' James Patterson and hope to start a collection of his books ~ Swimsuit sounds like a great place to start!
First To Die is my favorite.
Mary Mary was definitely my favorite, what a thrilling read. Swimsuit looks awesome, thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway!
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Along came a Spider.
I think I'd have to pick Jack and Jill.
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I dont have a favorite one since I never read one yet, would love to win so I can see why they are so good.
My favorite James Patterson book is The Midnight Club! Thanks for a chance to win Swimsuit – I've been wanting to read it!!
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I liked Kiss the Girls
Thank you for the chance
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My favorites are the Alex Cross books – they are all good. Kiss the Girls was really good as was Along Came a Spider. The early books really got me hooked! skg (dot) teach (at) gmail (dot) com
A Must read for me
I also love the Alex Cross series……I think CROSS has been my favorite one…but it's a difficult choice, because they are all so good!
Along came a spider! I want to give this book to my fiance as a gift. he loves JP books! kristenoconnor413@yahoo.com
My favorite are the Alex Cross series! Thanks!
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It's so difficult to pick just one. They're all great reads!
I don't have a favorite, this book would be my first.
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My favorite Patterson book is Kiss The Girls.
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Along came a spider is my favorite of the three books of have read of this author!
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I love JP. His books are something even my dh can read. lol It's hard to pick just one pick but I guess I will go with Step On A Crack. thank you!
Along Came a Spider is a great book. Thanks!
I love the Alex Cross series! My favorite is from the Womens Murder Club, The 6th Target.
1st to Die may be my favorite although I've enjoyed many of them.
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I like CROSS and DOUBLE CROSS.
Also,Along Came A Spider
I like Kiss the Girls
I like Sundays at Tiffany's!
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I would like to win a book I wont want to put down.
My favorite is First To Die.
I loved the Jester. snytar@hotmail.com
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All of the Alex Cross books are amazing. I think it was Roses are Red that I loved so much, that and Kiss the Girls. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite book is Cross. Thanks I would love to read his other ones.
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My favorite is Kiss The Girls and he Alex Cross series. Thanks for the giveaway. I want to read this one too.
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My favorite is Kiss The Girls and he Alex Cross series. Thanks for the giveaway. I want to read this one too.
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I started out reading “Pop goes the weasel” by James Patterson about 4 years ago and have been hooked ever since. My favorites are the Alex Cross series and Maximum Ride series. Max is my girl and I love reading about her and her family. And Alex is such a teddy bear who wouldn’t love him when he is with his kids and Nana, she is something else, she reminds me of my Grandma Rose. I would love to win his latest book and I’ll be in the book stories collecting his other books. Naomi F nfranklin@aacap.org
I also like Kiss the Girls. Thanks again!
I like most of all of his books. I don't think I've read a bad one yet. lol Step On A Crack is one of my favorites. Thanks again!
I don't have a favorite. I didn't like Beach Road, so everything but that one would be my favorites.
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I like Kiss The Girls and Step On A Crack. Thank you!
Roses are Red and Kiss the Girls are two of my favorites! Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite is 1st to Die. But actually I love all the books.
I loved Cradle
I like Along Came A Spider! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net
Step on a Crack and Kiss the Girls! Thanks again!
Roses are Red and Kiss the Girls are my two favorites, thanks for the giveaway!
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Kiss the girls was the 1st book of his I'd ever read!
Thanks
Maximum Ride is the best.
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I loved Kiss the Girls. Thanks for sharing~
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Sundays at Tiffany's
I love all his books but Sundays at Tiffanys is probably my favorite.
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Hi! I truly enjoyed Along came a spider.
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Step on a Crack and Kiss the Girls. lol Thanks again!
I am a big james Patterson fan. Thanks for the chance
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My favorite is Judge & Jury though I love all his books! That was the first book I read in a long time where I absolutely had no idea “who done it!” I had to read the chapter 3 times before I believed it was really the lawyer (oops gave it away!)
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My favorites are Kiss The Girls and Roses are Red. Thanks for the giveaway!
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James Patterson is my favorite author. I have read all his books except this one. Please pick me cause I want to read “Swimsuit” soooooooo bad.
Kiss the Girls! Thanks again!!
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Along Came a Spider is my fave, but then what Patterson book isn't a must read!
Jack & Jill
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My favorite James Patterson book is The Beach House.
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It's hard to pick a favorite, but I'd have to go with Jack & Jill
I have to say i loved Kiss the Girls!
i like Mary Mary
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I enjoyed Mary Mary.
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My fave was 3rd Degree
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“Kiss the Girls” was my first Patterson but not my last.
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