Book description
In POP GOES THE WEASEL, James Patterson has created a formidable
villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a
tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and
psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high. 'It's all just a
game, darling. I play with three other men. Their names are FAMINE, WAR
and CONQUEROR. My name is DEATH. You're a very lucky girl - I'm the best
player of all.' Geoffrey Shafer: a man who never loses, he is prepared
to play the game of games for the highest stakes of all. Alex Cross:
senior Washington, DC, homicide detective, he is determined, whatever
the consequences, to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the
prime suspect for a spate of killings that Cross has been forbidden to
investigate. James Patterson is one of the best-known and
biggest-selling writers of all time. He is the author of some of the
most popular series of the past decade - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder
Club and Detective Michael Bennett novels - and he has written many
other number one bestsellers, including romance novels and stand-alone
thrillers. His books have sold an estimated 220 million copies
worldwide. To date, he has had 19 consecutive No 1 New York Times
bestselling novels, and many No 1 Sunday Times bestsellers, and he holds
the New York Times record for the most Hardcover Fiction bestselling
titles by a single author (63 total), which is also a Guinness World
Record. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. James is passionate
about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a
reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young
readers. James has formed a partnership with the National Literacy
Trust, an independent, UK-based charity that changes lives through
literacy. In 2010, he was voted Author of the Year at the Children's
Choice Book Awards in New York.
