The Red Book
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- Author：James Patterson
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Summary
For Detective Billy Harney， getting shot in the head， stalked by a state's attorney， and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job。 The hero of the mega-bestseller The Black Book returns in his toughest case ever。
So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political， he leads the way to a quick solve。 But Harney's instincts -- his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister， Patti， is also on the force -- run deep。 As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot， he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties。
When Harney starts asking questions about who's to blame， the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones。 On the flip side， the less he seems to know， the longer he can keep his clandestine investigation going 。。。 until Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past。
So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's west side turns political， he leads the way to a quick solve。 But Harney's instincts -- his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister， Patti， is also on the force -- run deep。 As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot， he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties。
When Harney starts asking questions about who's to blame， the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones。 On the flip side， the less he seems to know， the longer he can keep his clandestine investigation going 。。。 until Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past。
Reviews
Jill
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I thought this book was pretty good。 The plot was interesting and it will be interesting see how the character will developed。
Lynn Brown
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I loved this book。 One cop tries to find the truth while family keeps secrets and cops are corrupt。 I look forward to the next one in this series。 Plenty of action in this one。
Mary
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Enjoyed this book。 It kept me interested throughout the entity book。 Lots of twists and turns that leave you curious。 Looking forward to more books in this series。
Donna Hampton
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Redbook FabulousOne of the best I’ve read in ages following Black Book。 I’m never disappointed with a Patterson book reading。
Christine Irvin
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In the second book of the Black Book series， Detective Billy Harney finds himself in a tough spot。 What appears to be a drive-by， drug-related shooting turns out to be something much more。 Harney tries to solve the case without drawing undue attention to himself; in the process he uncovers a major problem within the city's ranks。 True to form， this is a page turner， filled with any number of plot twists and turns， all designed to keep the reader engaged while keeping the reader guessing almost u In the second book of the Black Book series， Detective Billy Harney finds himself in a tough spot。 What appears to be a drive-by， drug-related shooting turns out to be something much more。 Harney tries to solve the case without drawing undue attention to himself; in the process he uncovers a major problem within the city's ranks。 True to form， this is a page turner， filled with any number of plot twists and turns， all designed to keep the reader engaged while keeping the reader guessing almost until the end。 。。。more
Teresa
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Oh my gosh！ I couldn't put this book down， but yet I didn't want to finish it because the intensity and adventure would be over！ The Red Book is a great read by co-writers James Patterson and David Ellis。 This is the second installment of The Black Book series， and it picks up where Black Book ended。 Detective Billy Harney is back to work after being shot in the head， accused of murder， and living through his father and someone who was like an uncle to him be arrested and sentenced to prison。 Fi Oh my gosh！ I couldn't put this book down， but yet I didn't want to finish it because the intensity and adventure would be over！ The Red Book is a great read by co-writers James Patterson and David Ellis。 This is the second installment of The Black Book series， and it picks up where Black Book ended。 Detective Billy Harney is back to work after being shot in the head， accused of murder， and living through his father and someone who was like an uncle to him be arrested and sentenced to prison。 First up， a drive by shooting solved by the newly-created SOS unit with Billy at the lead。 The case is solved within 24 hours， but Billy's instincts tell him it can't be that easy。 I like how Billy's twin sister， Patti， and he actually worked more together than Patti seemingly working against him even when she feels she is looking out for Billy's best interests。 When it seems Billy's return to the force will soon be over， Billy and his new partner， Carla， work through their difficulties to come through on top。 There are so many side stories here， and each one forces the reader to stay up way to late reading。 I'm looking forward to a third installment！ There's a third installment teaser at the end of this book， but I refuse to ruin the new book by reading ahead。 。。。more
Donna Hines
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Well， well， well， James Patterson has returned！The Red Book was brilliant！Albeit dangerous， with a number of key players set to kick butt！Thankfully Carla might just live with medivac on route but lets not jump ahead， shall we。。。First， the manner in which this was set up was shocking。 These young girls， sex slaves， prostitutes， child trafficking and the like was enough to make me sick。What kind of person does this？Who would think of suicide by train？Who would blow up a building with a young girl Well， well， well， James Patterson has returned！The Red Book was brilliant！Albeit dangerous， with a number of key players set to kick butt！Thankfully Carla might just live with medivac on route but lets not jump ahead， shall we。。。First， the manner in which this was set up was shocking。 These young girls， sex slaves， prostitutes， child trafficking and the like was enough to make me sick。What kind of person does this？Who would think of suicide by train？Who would blow up a building with a young girl named Bridget inside？Or， the better question what sick person would do any of the above？I wish I could dish out more spoilers but you'll have to read this second in the series of Black Book yourselves。What I can say is the ending was most certainly a cliff hanger and we can only pray Carla lives to tell about it。Thank you to Osterhout Free Library for another Curbside Pickup Marathon Reads。 。。。more
Laura Rash
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I really like The Black Book but this one didn’t quite do it for me
Jacquie Stricklind
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Wow！ this book has so many twists and curves！ This was a very hard book to put down。 So， happy their is another book in this series coming out later。 What would be good is if Alex Cross and Detective Billy Harney could get together and work a case together。 Enjoy！
Nick Sanders
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Not a very good one。 In fact a pretty bad one。 A cheap rewrite of NYPD Red。 It was boring from the first sentence I read。 I didn't read beyond the first chapter。 Not a very good one。 In fact a pretty bad one。 A cheap rewrite of NYPD Red。 It was boring from the first sentence I read。 I didn't read beyond the first chapter。 。。。more
Jane Nault Perron
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Michelle
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Sometimes we don't know who the good or bad guys are until its too late。 This we see in many forms in this book。 From the eyes of a trafficked girl told lies to get her from another country， from everyday people and other cops finding out someone was crooked and in on illegal things to the point of running them， and from the things our own friends and family members omit telling us to try to save us。 All these and more led to a good forward moving book full of secrets that once out changed many Sometimes we don't know who the good or bad guys are until its too late。 This we see in many forms in this book。 From the eyes of a trafficked girl told lies to get her from another country， from everyday people and other cops finding out someone was crooked and in on illegal things to the point of running them， and from the things our own friends and family members omit telling us to try to save us。 All these and more led to a good forward moving book full of secrets that once out changed many lives。 Whatever color the book is be sure you really want to open it。 Are you ready for what you'll find？ I can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
Ray-Donee
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GOOOOODDDDDD！！！！！！I like Bill Harley！！！！ Cool dude with a smart mouth and even better as a detective。 Looking forward to the next one
Jenifer Barron Yates
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Fantastic read， as usualGreat book from start to finish。 I was unable to put it down。 So twisty！！！ Cannot wait for the next one！
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Holy cow！！ This was such an awesome book。 Police corruption， police "protection" rackets， human trafficking， drug addiction， family drama and a good cop on a mission。 What more could you ask for？ *********Spoiler alert****************The last chapter。。。is there no end to the betrayal of the father？ That's all I am saying。 Holy cow！！ This was such an awesome book。 Police corruption， police "protection" rackets， human trafficking， drug addiction， family drama and a good cop on a mission。 What more could you ask for？ *********Spoiler alert****************The last chapter。。。is there no end to the betrayal of the father？ That's all I am saying。 。。。more
Skyedaisy McKee
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ThreeFor lying about the number of pages again。 Good story by Ellis。 Maybe if Jim added something other than his name， we could get a lengthy novel worthy of the cost。
Carole
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I could not put this book down。 I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Billy and Patti and the cast of the first story。 This is going to be an enjoyable series to read if they keep it going at this pace。 （I read the sneak peak of the third book and I'm already interested）。I enjoy Billy and his comedy act in between the stress events -- he is a terrific character。 It's so interesting to read a James Patterson novel that is really well put together after reading several that are not。This story of the I could not put this book down。 I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Billy and Patti and the cast of the first story。 This is going to be an enjoyable series to read if they keep it going at this pace。 （I read the sneak peak of the third book and I'm already interested）。I enjoy Billy and his comedy act in between the stress events -- he is a terrific character。 It's so interesting to read a James Patterson novel that is really well put together after reading several that are not。This story of the apparent gang murder that turns into a human trafficking case that relates back to things that happened in the first novel of the series， just really well done。 A day well spent for me。 。。。more
Neil McGee
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It is "plead guilty"， not pleaded guilty。 It is "plead guilty"， not pleaded guilty。 。。。more
Marco Morissette
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Incredible plot and more pages turner than the first of the series even if it’s hard to believe but James Patterson team are doing a hell of job with this great serieS！！ Thanks to the authors for sharing！！
Myrna Iosue
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The Red bookThis is a book by Patterson that I really liked， lots of twists and turns and not able to figure it out until the end。
Mike Kennedy
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I listened to the audio version of this book。 The Red Book is an excellent follow up The Black Book centered around Chicago Detective Billy Harney。 Despite his problem history within the department， Billy is giving a highly coveted position with the Strategic Operations Strike force。 Billy and his new partner are given a gangland shooting that is only given attention due to a three year old being caught in the crossfire。 After a quick solve， Billy begins to second guess their conclusion leading I listened to the audio version of this book。 The Red Book is an excellent follow up The Black Book centered around Chicago Detective Billy Harney。 Despite his problem history within the department， Billy is giving a highly coveted position with the Strategic Operations Strike force。 Billy and his new partner are given a gangland shooting that is only given attention due to a three year old being caught in the crossfire。 After a quick solve， Billy begins to second guess their conclusion leading him down a twisting path that includes an event from his past he wishes he could forget。David Ellis is second in the byline， but he is the star of this series。 After I finished each chapter， I wanted to keep going。 There are a number of solid twists and turns with everything being wrapped up nicely by the end of the book。 Mr。 Ellis did a good job continuing the development of Billy and the other characters in the book。 The plot was solid and believable with a number of twists I didn’t see coming。The Red Book is an excellent thriller just as its predecessor， The Black Book was。 While I have been dismayed with James Patterson’s pattern of letting ghost writers do the heavy lifting， Mr。 Ellis has proven he can write an excellent thriller。 I look forward to the next Billy Harney novel。 。。。more
Kathy
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The Red BookWow what a thriller。 This sequel to the black book was as good as could be。 Full of mystery and surprises。 Totally enjoyed it。 James Patterson has not lost his touch。
Barbara
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Sort of on the fence about this one。 Some parts of the story were really good， but a lot of it just didn't grab me。 Sort of on the fence about this one。 Some parts of the story were really good， but a lot of it just didn't grab me。 。。。more
Billie
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This is a wonderful addition to this thrilling series！Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building that adds so much to the story。Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down。Can't wait to read more of these。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own honest voluntary review。 This is a wonderful addition to this thrilling series！Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building that adds so much to the story。Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down。Can't wait to read more of these。Recommend reading。I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher。 This is my own honest voluntary review。 。。。more
Tim
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Another fast paced， action packed detective thriller from David Ellis （once again credited to James Patterson for marketing purposes？！）。
Aniruddha M
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This the sequel to the hugely successful 'The Black Book' and is equally pacy！ Detective Billy Harney is investigating a drive by shooting in a crime infested neighborhood。 But it is not a drug related gang war as suspected， there's a far more despicable crime hidden behind it and people Billy can trust may also be involved。。。。 For that， a visit to his troubled past may also be necessary。Please read my detailed review from the link https://www。aniblogshere。com/the-red-。。。Do Read 📖， Like 👍 and Co This the sequel to the hugely successful 'The Black Book' and is equally pacy！ Detective Billy Harney is investigating a drive by shooting in a crime infested neighborhood。 But it is not a drug related gang war as suspected， there's a far more despicable crime hidden behind it and people Billy can trust may also be involved。。。。 For that， a visit to his troubled past may also be necessary。Please read my detailed review from the link https://www。aniblogshere。com/the-red-。。。Do Read 📖， Like 👍 and Comment 💭It's encouraging 🙏🙏#theredbook #jamespatterson #davidellis #billyharney #murdermystery #policethriller #crime #thrillernovel #thrilling #mysterious #bookfan #bookreviewer 。。。more
Korra
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Excellent book。 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Jennifer Johnson-Spence
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Enjoyed this new book with Chicago SOS detective Harney。 Several plot lines that all lead to the big one。 Learn more about the detective and his past。 Quick read。
Donnap
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This was the kind of Patterson books I really like！ Lots of action， suspense， twists and turns that keep you guessing what is going to happen next。 I love the fact that the chapters are short so they seem to move along fast and keeps you reading。。。even though you should be putting the book down。
Susan Taylor
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Enjoyed the 2nd in the Book， Bill Harney series。 Bill returned to the force to SOS unit & new partner， Carla。 Tracking down the human traffickers who may have killed Evie， a girl from Romania， with black flower tattoo。 In investigating these traffickers， some information comes to light， that maybe his wife did not committed suicide。 She had been helping a wrongly convicted man， as his attorney。 It became all intertwined。 Bill finds this Red Book， that later clears things up。 Human trafficking ri Enjoyed the 2nd in the Book， Bill Harney series。 Bill returned to the force to SOS unit & new partner， Carla。 Tracking down the human traffickers who may have killed Evie， a girl from Romania， with black flower tattoo。 In investigating these traffickers， some information comes to light， that maybe his wife did not committed suicide。 She had been helping a wrongly convicted man， as his attorney。 It became all intertwined。 Bill finds this Red Book， that later clears things up。 Human trafficking ring， bad cops， wife & daughter's murder memories & working with a new partner， he just hasn't trusted yet。 Finally， a good book that I was used to by JP。 NOT disappointed。 。。。more
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