The Quickie (Hardcover)

James Patterson

ISBN 10: 0316117366 / ISBN 13: 9780316117364

Published by Little, Brown & Company, New York, 2007

About this Item

Hardcover. Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood--and her life.Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers' hearts pounding to the very last page. When Lauren Stillwell witnesses her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to get even. But her revenge goes awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour, in this rollercoaster ride of thrills. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Quickie (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, New York
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316117366
• ISBN 13: 9780316117364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood--and her life.Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers' hearts pounding to the very last page.

About the Author

James Patterson's most recent international bestseller is Beach Road, which was an immediate #1 bestseller. He is he author of more than 35 novels and lives in Florida. Michael Ledwidge is the author of The Narrowback, Bad Connection, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. He has teamed up with Patterson before, for Step On a Crack, which will be released by Little, Brown in February 2007.