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Haunted by James Patterson & James O. Born
Det. Michael Bennett series Book #10
Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation after a series of crises push him, and his family, to the brink. He settles on an idyllic, small town in the beautiful Maine woods, a recommendation from a former colleague. But just when Bennett thinks he can relax, he gets pulled into a case that has shocked the tight-knit community. Kids are disappearing left and right with no explanation-until several bodies turn up in the woods. As Bennett investigates, he discovers that the seemingly perfect town is reeling from a deadly addiction, and the violence is about to reach a fever pitch. Far from the city streets he knows so well, Bennett faces off against a horrific evil next door that threatens a town, the law, and the family that Bennett loves above all else.Other than the Alex Cross series, this is the only other Patterson series that I really like. i started reading it because it was about a large Irish family which I certainly know a great deal about from personal experience. The family has eleven children, a live in Irish nanny who has become a love interest to widower Detective Michael Bennett, and Seamus, Michael's 85 year old grandfather and a well respected priest. It's an unbelievable, perfect family...a bit "too" perfect. There is always a murder or something that Michael is investigating so that levels the playing field. Anyone that wants a police procedural without a lot of grit or violence will enjoy meeting the Bennett family.
