Detective Billy Harney is back — and this time, the case hits closer to home than ever.
In The Red Book, the second instalment of the Billy Harney Thrillers, James Patterson and David Ellis deliver a relentless, hard-edged crime drama set against the gritty backdrop of Chicago's West Side. When a drive-by shooting turns political, Harney doesn't shy away from leading the investigation. But as the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones, his quest to expose the evil rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past.
Trending among book lovers who love the "haunted detective with a troubled past" trope, high-stakes police corruption, and the kind of pacing that makes it impossible to put down. Goodreads readers rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.28/5) — "Top-drawer crime fiction. Patterson and Ellis put their characters through hell in this hard-edged second installment."
Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series, Karin Slaughter's crime thrillers, and readers who loved The Black Book (Book 1 in the series).
A paperback (2021, Little, Brown and Company) in Very Good condition.
