NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has...
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Feb 11, 2012
Vanessa
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NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more terrified!
Tick -- a killer's countdown begins
A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind.
Tick -- More...
Tick -- a killer's countdown begins
A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind.
Tick -- More...
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Aug 29, 2011
Sheila
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Michael Bennett is back in this 4th book in the Michael Bennett series. While taking his ten (TEN!) adopted children to a seaside retreat with live in nanny Mary Katherine and (the hilarious and wise) Grandpa.
What Detective Michael Bennett had hoped for was a little r & r and perhaps exploring his growing feelings for Mary Katherine, he uncovered much more than he bargained for when a rash of bizarre crimes tear through the city, terrorizing everyone who lives there . So much for v More...
What Detective Michael Bennett had hoped for was a little r & r and perhaps exploring his growing feelings for Mary Katherine, he uncovered much more than he bargained for when a rash of bizarre crimes tear through the city, terrorizing everyone who lives there . So much for v More...
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Jul 01, 2011
Brecken
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This is the first I've read of the Michael Bennett series, but I already love it. It was a definite thriller, full of suspense, action, and gore...and that got some getting used to because I don't generally read thrillers. But I loved every second of it, and plan to read the first three before this one. What I especially loved was that with each chapter or so you alternate third-person of the two main characters, and you get some really great insight into their mind and thoughts and personality.
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Apr 14, 2011
Morgan
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I received a free pre-order kindle copy of Tick Tock from Amazon.
I don't want to give too much away about the plot, but I bonded quickly with the main character, Michael Bennett, a likeable and engaging person. I enjoyed the glimpses into his family life and wondered how he'd solve the dilemma concerning his love interest. I'd definitely like to read more mysteries starring this character.
The crimes were appalling, yet mesmerizing. The twist concerning the villain surp More...
I don't want to give too much away about the plot, but I bonded quickly with the main character, Michael Bennett, a likeable and engaging person. I enjoyed the glimpses into his family life and wondered how he'd solve the dilemma concerning his love interest. I'd definitely like to read more mysteries starring this character.
The crimes were appalling, yet mesmerizing. The twist concerning the villain surp More...
Apr 01, 2011
Aaron
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Michael Bennett is back for his fourth adventure in what is quickly becoming one of James Patterson's most popular series. This time, things all start off when someone goes into the main branch of the New York Public Library and sets up a bomb masked as an Apple computer in a reading room. Fortunately for everyone in the building, the bomb turns out to be just a warning and never goes off. The warning indicates that there will be more bumbs, but that they will go off.
Unfortunately, this bring More...
Unfortunately, this bring More...
Mar 28, 2011
Penandra
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Although I've said it before, this may be my last Patterson book. I think the only reason that I bothered to read this one was that I got the full book for free for my Kindle when the book was first posted on Amazon in December.
The book is plot driven rather than character driven which generally makes for flat characters which was not helped by the fact that it's a lousy plot. By the end of the book, I really felt I had come to think of Bennett as "flat Stanley" for the inte More...
The book is plot driven rather than character driven which generally makes for flat characters which was not helped by the fact that it's a lousy plot. By the end of the book, I really felt I had come to think of Bennett as "flat Stanley" for the inte More...
Jan 30, 2011
Kevin
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I read the free preview of this book. And let me say that free is good...if you can resist paying to see how it ends. What Patterson, Ledwidge, and publisher are doing by giving away the first 28 chapters for free is akin to what was common practice for Charles Dickens and others in 19th Century Victorian England: serialize the fiction, and through cliffhangers, entice readers to buy the next installment of the magazine, or triple-decker novel.
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It may be a smart publishing decision, but More...
Jan 12, 2012
Traci
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Oh, James Patterson... you are the ham and cheese sandwich of fiction. And once in awhile, I really like a ham and cheese sandwich. Michael Bennett is pretty much the only JP character I really care about. There's just something to love about this meatheaded cop with a heart of gold. And the mysteries are usually pretty action-packed, too.
This book MIGHT have even received 4 or 5 stars from me, if not for one small detail: I'm getting mighty tired of society in general casting fat pe More...
This book MIGHT have even received 4 or 5 stars from me, if not for one small detail: I'm getting mighty tired of society in general casting fat pe More...
Jul 23, 2011
Ruth
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Michael Bennett is a detective in NYC. He is also a widower with 10 adopted children, an Irish nanny, and a father who has become a Father of the Catholic church. He is vacationing at the beach when he receives a phone call telling him to return to Manhattan. There has been a bombing at the NYC public library. As Mike works the case and drives back to the beach each night, other crimes are committed which they quickly realize are the work of the person who bombed the library. Time is passing
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Jul 11, 2011
Jessica
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The beginning of this book started out kinds of intresting. I loved the way the main police detective in the plot of this story had 10 adopted kids that he continued 2 care 4 & protect even after his wife, whose orginal decision 2 adopt these kids, passed away. The main story had 2 deal wit a psychotic control killer who was able 2 convince others 2 do his "dirty work" 4 him by going after rich & famous executives that ran businesses that dealt with taking money from the poor & spendin
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Feb 06, 2011
Corinne
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Not sure how Patterson can release as many books a year as he does, thankfully there are co-authors. Even so, his books are still page turners, maybe because it's easy to say to your self, "just one more chapter" when the chapters are only a page or two! There was a nice mix of a really good psycho, and the family vacation of Michael Bennett. The drama on vacation at the beach almost matches the violence that Bennett sees every day. What I really like about this series by Patterson
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Jan 27, 2011
Marvin
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!!!!!
I have no idea whether the above statement is actually true but I would bet my Kindle on it. This flashy but unsubstantial thriller has movie deal written all over it and has all the pitfalls that a slick blockbuster film would have. First, there is a super-sensationalist plot. Why have just a terrorist or a serial killer when you can wrap up both in the same package? Throw in a little romance...no...make that two romances..that have no connection More...
I have no idea whether the above statement is actually true but I would bet my Kindle on it. This flashy but unsubstantial thriller has movie deal written all over it and has all the pitfalls that a slick blockbuster film would have. First, there is a super-sensationalist plot. Why have just a terrorist or a serial killer when you can wrap up both in the same package? Throw in a little romance...no...make that two romances..that have no connection More...
Mar 19, 2011
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NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the Son of Sam, the Werewolf of Wisteria and the Mad Bomber are all back. The city has never been more terrified!
Tick -- a killer's countdown begins
A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind.
Tick -- More...
Tick -- a killer's countdown begins
A rash of horrifying crimes tears through the city, throwing it into complete chaos and terrorizing everyone living there. Immediately, it becomes clear that they are not the work of an amateur, but of a calculating, efficient, and deadly mastermind.
Tick -- More...
Dec 19, 2011
Jill
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This is another in the series featuring Michael Bennett, father of ten children and NYC police detective. It was a moderately enjoyable read, however not anywhere near Patterson's best work. I have to wonder how much James Patterson is actually writing and how much is being left to the co-author, Michael Ledwidge in this case. James Patterson is among the most prolific writers of our time, and my suspicion is that his involvement is becoming less and less, as I have been more disappointed in
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Feb 06, 2011
Don
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Patterson's latest is only out 1 week and it is #1 on the NY times bestseller list.He holds the record of 63 best selling titles. He has sold more novels than Stephen King,John Grisham & Dan Brown combined.He says "I am not a prose stylist and thousands of critics don't like what I write.I am a storeyteller first and foremost, and thankfully there are millions who do like what I write".With that said I am one of his millions of fans.I have read every adult novel he has written and I al
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Aug 18, 2011
Mark
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I didn't dislike this book but it just wasn't as gripping as some of the excellant work that James Patterson has produced recently. It had the trademark Patterson short and punctual chapters but it just wasn't as smooth as read as I'm used to with this author. It wasn't that the plot wasn't a good one and it was well written but it just didn't have that stay up all night til you've finished it quality that Patterson is so good at incorporating into his work. The characters were very well portray
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Jul 12, 2011
Syd
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I listened to this book on my iphone while walking on the treadmill at my gym. Getting the book on my iphone was a nightmare in itself. I didn't buy it from itunes and iphone does not play well with non-Apple products. But that's another story.
I love James Patterson and the fast paced energy of his writing. I don't care for all the foul language and explicit sex scenes but I can put up with that for the story that contains them.
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I love James Patterson and the fast paced energy of his writing. I don't care for all the foul language and explicit sex scenes but I can put up with that for the story that contains them.
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May 23, 2011
Donald
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This was my first Patterson novel, and I was overwhelmingly disappointed. I don't even know where to start, but I'll just ask this - it took TWO people to write this? Wow. It is super short and very choppy. There are 106 chapters, most of them just two or three pages, but with the spacing and margins, I can't even call those actual pages. The dialogue is poorly written, and reads like it is at a 7th or 8th grade reading level. The main character drives back and forth so much, that dozens o
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Mar 08, 2011
Raina
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Why do I keep wasting my time on James Patterson? He's got more money than he could possibly spend in three lifetimes...just do us all a favor and retire already!!
This book was so disappointing. The entire time I was reading it I felt like there was something missing. I felt the authors left out the fun dynamic of Michael Bennett's children and that the crime case was just lacking and not at all well developed. Generally I can hardly wait for the next book in a series but this was tr More...
This book was so disappointing. The entire time I was reading it I felt like there was something missing. I felt the authors left out the fun dynamic of Michael Bennett's children and that the crime case was just lacking and not at all well developed. Generally I can hardly wait for the next book in a series but this was tr More...
Mar 03, 2011
Nandi
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A mad bomber, serial killer and kidnapper are all loose in NYC and it's all the same guy. While I'm not a huge Patterson fan, I do enjoy his writing style. The short quick chapter, stilted prose and how he gets into his characters heads, well usually. Perhaps it was due to the co-author, but I didn't get the same feel for this book as I have his others.
Mike Bennet is a decent character, loving adoptive father, cop, goes to church on Sunday all that jazz. He's not a saint by any means, just More...
Mike Bennet is a decent character, loving adoptive father, cop, goes to church on Sunday all that jazz. He's not a saint by any means, just More...
Mar 02, 2011
Brandi
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I don't even know where to start with this. I was really expecting a lot from this book, as I have heard so many great things. I love Michael Bennett's character, and was really excited to hear there was another book in his series. I'm not sure what happened with this book. It was really good, don't get me wrong. I couldn't put it down, and was completely hooked from the beginning (as I am with most every book that Patterson has written). I just felt like I was reading an Alex Cross novel
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Feb 03, 2011
Giovanni
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Mike Bennett is back and the best part for me was his whole family is too. The subplot with the family vacation being woven into the fabric of the novel put this over the top for me. That is the essence of Bennett for me if you will, his love for his family and now finding his way post Maeve, his deceased wife. As usual there is a crazed killer on the loose and Mike Bennett stands in his way. Here is what lies between the covers:
“NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the More...
“NYC's #1 detective, Michael Bennett, has a huge problem—the More...
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Mar 25, 2011
Cindy
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Michael Bennett is my hero and not just because he goes out and catches the bad guys. Any man who can parent ten children has got to be part hero and part saint, especially if he can stay sane in the process.
That being said, Tick Tock, this latest installment in the Michael Bennett series did not disappoint. The dialogue is perfect, the pacing of the story-excellent, the main plot-intriguing; but what made it even better were all the little, developing sub-plots. Will Mike ever take th More...
That being said, Tick Tock, this latest installment in the Michael Bennett series did not disappoint. The dialogue is perfect, the pacing of the story-excellent, the main plot-intriguing; but what made it even better were all the little, developing sub-plots. Will Mike ever take th More...
Sep 08, 2011
Unisse
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This was actually my first time reading an intense detective mystery novel and I really liked it. The way that there was a shift of first person to third person between the one solving the case and the one creating havoc all over the Big Apple.
I was surprised as to how descriptive and vivid the scenes were in each killing and each plan - mainly because it was a first. However, this book is so descriptive that it's really full of gore. If you have a really great imagination, you'd eithe More...
I was surprised as to how descriptive and vivid the scenes were in each killing and each plan - mainly because it was a first. However, this book is so descriptive that it's really full of gore. If you have a really great imagination, you'd eithe More...
Feb 22, 2011
Tricia
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"Tick Tock" offers what makes Patterson popular---a quick hook into the easily-devoured-in-one-sitting story, murder/mystery intrique and characters both appealing and repulsive who have complicated relationships. This title also offers the negative side of this bestselling author---frequent brand name usage almost to the point of distraction, a somewhat far-fetched storyline lacking in intellectual depth and carried along by writing that at times appears just plain sloppy. With Patt
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May 23, 2011
Tommy Bat-Blog
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On my last trip to the Library I really didn't have a list, I just sort of winged it. Well, this book caught my eye. Patterson is an Author I have never read before. I just knew it was a Crime Drama so I thought I would try it out. Wow, his stuff is pretty good. The book is very entertaining. It's mostly about a NY Detective how is having to deal with many crimes, that are all linked together, at the same time. The book has some interesting twists to keep you guessing. My only complaint would be
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Apr 03, 2011
William
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Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
The two authors seems to thrive on bringing the psychopath and sociopath to the printed page. A killer is recreating New York City’s most heinous crimes. The big questions are what is the killers motivation and where or with whom will it stop?
We met Michael Bennett in Worst Case. http://bookrevues.blogspot.com/2010/04/w...
Michael is a single parent and NY detective with a blended, multi-racial family of 10 kid More...
The two authors seems to thrive on bringing the psychopath and sociopath to the printed page. A killer is recreating New York City’s most heinous crimes. The big questions are what is the killers motivation and where or with whom will it stop?
We met Michael Bennett in Worst Case. http://bookrevues.blogspot.com/2010/04/w...
Michael is a single parent and NY detective with a blended, multi-racial family of 10 kid More...
Nov 08, 2011
Marianne
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Tick Tock is the 4th book in the Michael Bennett series by prolific author James Patterson. Bennett is on his summer holiday at Breezy Point with his ten children, nanny, Mary Catherine and Grandpa Seamus. With a romance possibly budding with Mary Catherine, Bennett is called back to work as a series of bomb attacks starts in New York City. As the action escalates, with murders and explosions and a kidnapping, Bennett enlists the help of FBI agent, Emily Parker. It seems that the perpetrator is
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Mar 27, 2011
Patricia
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Mike Bennett, his ten children, his grandfather Seamus along with Mary Catherine the children’s Irish nanny head for Breezy Point in Queens to enjoy a two-week vacation. Mike’s wife is deceased and Seamus, who is a priest, and Mary Catherine do a wonderful job helping Mike hold the family together.
Meanwhile back in New York City a mad bomber has left a bomb at the main branch of the New York City Public library. Mike’s boss Inspector Miriam Schwartz calls Mike back to duty. Fathe More...
Meanwhile back in New York City a mad bomber has left a bomb at the main branch of the New York City Public library. Mike’s boss Inspector Miriam Schwartz calls Mike back to duty. Fathe More...
Mar 11, 2011
Tina DC
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I believe this is my first Patterson novel and I loved it! Not only are the 'Thriller' elements topnotch, I enjoyed the spin he put on the characters.
Detective Michael Bennett is a widowed father raising ten kids, with a little help from his grandpa and their live-in nanny, the fabulous Irish-born Mary Catherine. Reading about his kids' antics and watching Bennett's personal life gave this novel extra depth and realism.
The psycho serial killer is never far from the focu More...
Detective Michael Bennett is a widowed father raising ten kids, with a little help from his grandpa and their live-in nanny, the fabulous Irish-born Mary Catherine. Reading about his kids' antics and watching Bennett's personal life gave this novel extra depth and realism.
The psycho serial killer is never far from the focu More...
