The Beach House

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But the majority of chapters in this story are no more than a page long, and there aren't that many suspenseful parts. I know it left me cheering along as Jack stuck it to those who had caused him and his family (among others) so much harm. 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.

You feel Jack’s helplessness, bitterness against the law system and you just can’t wait for him to teach the bad guys a lesson.A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. Jack knows the drowning was no accident, but someone's unlimited power and money have bought the cops, the judges, the system.

It's Thursday night, Memorial Day weekend, fifteen minutes from the start of the first party in what promises to be another glorious season in the Hamptons. As Jack tries to uncover details of his brother's last night, he confronts a maddening barricade of lawyers, police, and paid protectors who separate the wealthy summer residents from local workers like Peter. Patterson thriller from over 10 years ago… and it's of his notable page turning variety, a law graduate's brother is killed on a beach and then there's a massive cover up by the social elite and the cops. A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people.The East Hampton cops say that proletarian nobody Peter Mullen stopped parking cars to smoke a joint and drown during zillionaire Barry and Campion Neubauer’s Memorial Day Party in Montauk. When I first read the title of this book, the first thought that crossed my mind, was “I should have read this book next summer, not now.

They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. After his brother is murdered by a rich and powerful family, main character James sets out to get revenge and uncover the truth after the family is able to convince the police that the death was a suicide. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Short chapters combined with the ability to start off with a bang and keep the action coming make for a great read. That's the kind of serenely magical night it was, when friendship feels as solid as family, and family as light and untroubled as friendship.Nevertheless, they find him guilty and he's sentenced to life imprisonment; but nine years later he's on parole and out for vengeance.