Billion Dollar Ransom opening lines: Elizabeth “Boo” Schraeder couldn’t help but smile as she settled the tab at her favourite Beverly Hills salon.
My blurb:
Everything has to go to plan! At the same time, in three different places, five people are going to be kidnapped. But, despite the kidnapper mastermind getting this correct, he did not work the human factor into his thought process. The children are well behaved, the father could care less about his eldest son, and then there is the FBI agent. Nicky Gordon thinks her plan will be better. And it has to be for everyone to come out of this unscathed.
Billion Dollar Ransom
It would take a perfect plan to collect a billion-dollar ransom.So here’s the plan.Five innocent people. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment in time.Two children taken from a private school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Beverly Hills.A billionaire wants his family back.The cash, gold, jewels, crypto are all ready.There’s only one problem: Stubborn and brilliant FBI agent Nicky Gordon also has a plan. And she doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers. Not a dime.
My verdict:
Sitting on my desk are 8 books waiting to be reviewed. This was some of my reading pile that I worked my way through in December. So, when a book is memorable, it has to be good. And this one ticks both of those boxes. Billion Dollar Ransom is one of those novels you will add to your reading list, and be glad you did so. Co-authored by Duane Swierczynski, look out for this at your local bookstore.
About the Author:
James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world’s most popular series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers, including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers, and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.
See the links below for blog posts I published on March 8:
- 2021: Green Bean Soup
- 2020: Criss Cross
- 2019: Romesco Sauce
- 2017: Tissue Salts For Anti-ageing
- 2015: Don’t Look Back
- 2013: Tuffy Hamper Give Away
- 2012: Flour Tortillas
- 2011: Mushroom and Gorgonzola Pasta
I can tell that you are a true fan of him :-))
I read a lot of his books because he is so prolific 🙂