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JAMES Patterson and Marshall Karp return with a gripping second helping of the crimefighting adventures of detectives Kylie MacDonald and Zach Jordan.

The duo are on-hand to tackle sensitive cases that involve the rich, powerful, and often famous, members of New York’s society.

When a body is found spinning on a carousel at the heart of Central Park, dressed in a Hazmat suit, she is the fourth victim of a serial killer who makes each one confess to their crime on camera.

For those who have read thrillers by Patterson before, there is a familiar pace to the book. Like a film the scenes are quick and snappy, which keeps the reader turning that page. Before you know it you are hooked from the very first introduction to when the penny finally drops about how everything is linked.

The authors have managed to weave a tale where the extent of corruption touches and links so many different walks of life, you truly dont know what turn the killer will take next. This is one of the best books from the Patterson camp. Hopefully a NYPD Red 3 will not be far behind.

Rachel Howdle