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Michael Bennett Series

18 primary works • 20 total works
Michael Bennett is a detective with the New York Police Department.

Book 1

Step on a Crack
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4.08 · 59785 Ratings · 2463 Reviews · published 2007 · 98 editions
Patterson and Ledwidge introduce a new hero in an …

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    Book 2

    Run for Your Life
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    4.08     · 37617 Ratings · 1866 Reviews · published 2009 · 68 editions
    A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher…

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    Book 3

    Worst Case
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    4.09     · 33445 Ratings · 1704 Reviews · published 2010 · 65 editions
    One wrong answer means death...

    The son of one of N…

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    Book 4

    Tick Tock
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    4.11     · 32737 Ratings · 1623 Reviews · published 2010 · 56 editions
    A bomb set in one of New York's busiest places is …

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    Book 5

    I, Michael Bennett
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    4.13     · 25525 Ratings · 1806 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions
    Police officers shot

    Detective Michael Bennett arr…

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    Book 6

    Gone
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    4.14     · 25996 Ratings · 1376 Reviews · published 2013 · 5 editions
    A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Det…

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    Book 7

    Burn
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    4.00     · 23535 Ratings · 1360 Reviews · published 2014 · 44 editions
    Detective Michael Bennett finally returns to New Y…

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    Book 8

    Alert
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    4.03     · 22972 Ratings · 1360 Reviews · published 2015 · 40 editions
    "This is not a test"—every New Yorker's worst nigh…

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    Book 9

    Bullseye
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    4.02     · 21157 Ratings · 1091 Reviews · published 2016 · 32 editions
    Caught in the crossfire of a deadly standoff, D…

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    Book 9.5

    Chase
    by
    3.85     · 9261 Ratings · 591 Reviews · published 2016 · 22 editions
    "This was no suicide," says Detective Michael Benn…

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    Book 10

    Haunted
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    4.04     · 23350 Ratings · 1351 Reviews · published 2017 · 32 editions
    Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready…

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    Book 10.5

    Manhunt
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    3.86     · 10123 Ratings · 553 Reviews · published 2017 · 12 editions
    Michael Bennett, be grateful you're alive.

    Someone …

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    Book 11

    Ambush
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    4.06     · 17309 Ratings · 971 Reviews · published 2018 · 27 editions
    An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan …

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    Book 12

    Blindside
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    4.15     · 19895 Ratings · 1020 Reviews · published 2020 · 1 edition
    The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing…

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    Book 13

    The Russian
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    4.32     · 20110 Ratings · 1071 Reviews · published 2021 · 23 editions
    A killer crashes Michael Bennett's wedding in the …

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    Book 14

    Shattered
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    4.27     · 22763 Ratings · 972 Reviews · published 2022 · 23 editions
    Nothing could tear Detective Michael Bennett away …

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    Book 15

    Obsessed
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    4.11     · 25306 Ratings · 1144 Reviews · published 2023 · 18 editions
    A superstitious killer targeting young women in ev…

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    Book 16

    Crosshairs
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    4.45     · 19345 Ratings · 807 Reviews · published 2024 · 13 editions
    New York City detective Michael Bennett faces his …

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    Book 17

    Paranoia
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    4.35     · 16106 Ratings · 643 Reviews · published 2025 · 10 editions
    NYPD Detective Michael Bennett will stop at nothin…

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    Book 18

    Delusional
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    4.70     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · expected publication 2026 · 7 editions
    From the greatest thriller writer comes a new nove…

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