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Hard to Kill

By James Patterson & Mike Lupica
Hard to Kill by James Patterson & Mike Lupica digital book - Fable

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Instant New York Times Bestseller!

“With Jane Smith, Alex Cross has reason to be jealous” (Good Morning America). Hard to Kill features James Patterson’s greatest character yet–a tough-as-nails attorney up against a relentless killer. 


Attorney Jane Smith is mounting an impossible criminal defense. 

Her client, Rob Jacobson, is the unluckiest of the unlucky. No sooner is he accused of killing a family of three in the Hamptons than a second family is gunned down. 

It’s not double jeopardy. It’s not double murder. It’s double triple homicide. 

Jane’s career has spanned from NYPD beat cop to Hamptons courtroom. She’s tough to beat. She’s even tougher to kill. 

The defense may never rest.  

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3.5
Slightly Smiling Face“I read the first book of this series and I was immediately drawn in by the main character, Jane “effing” Smith. She is a very strong female who requires help from a few men, but ultimately, she is valiant. No spoilers here. Jane is focused and strong. The storyline is similar to the first book and I don’t think you could read the second without reading the first. I had also purchased “8 Months To Live”, believing it was the third book, but, imagine my surprise when it was exactly the same as this book I’m reviewing. I’d finished “Hard To Kill” and believed “8 Months to Live” was next. “Hard To Kill” and “8 Months to Live” are the same book. This is a worthy read but one I consider to be an amuse bouche.”

About James Patterson

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Mike Lupica has been inducted into the National Sports Media Hall of Fame. He is an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News and has written 17 New York Times bestsellers.

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