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Lauren Hawkeye

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Blackball

Walk In My Classroom

(Alex Cross 33)

Return of the Spider

Billion-Dollar Ransom

The Picasso Heist

The President’s Shadow

The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe

A Jane Smith Thriller

Never Say Die

A Word of Mouse Tail

The Great Mouse Escape

Emma on Fire

The First Gentleman

Private Dublin

Minerva Keen’s Detective Club: The Double Trouble Puzzle

The Imperfect Murder

2 Sisters Murder Investigations

The Murder Inn

(Women’s Murder Club 25)

25 Alive

Tiger, Tiger

(Michael Bennett 17)

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BookShots

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. 
 
Emma Kelly needs a Christmas miracle. 
 
Nick Shepherd loves his life in Salt Spring Island, where he sculpts in a studio with the grizzled and talented artist Mike Nagorski. Mike's estranged daughter, Emma Kelly, arrives in their quiet haven, and though Nick is immediately drawn to her, he tries to resist his feelings. There may be Christmas magic in the air, but Nick knows it can't last forever...

BookShots are short, high-impact stories by James Patterson and other writers that can be read in one sitting. 
 
Each and every one is fast-paced, 100% story-driven; a shot of pure and satisfying entertainment. 
Available as compact paperbacks, ebooks and audio.

James Patterson (Author) JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family. Lauren Hawkeye (Author) New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Hawkeye lives in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada with her husband, two young sons, pit bull and two idiot cats, though they do not live in an igloo, nor do they drive a dogsled. In her nonexistent spare time Lauren can be found knitting, reading anything she can get her hands on, or sweating her way through spin class.

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