Thank you Hachette Audio for the ALC and @NovelSuspects & Grand Central Publishing, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Perfect Assassin in exchange for my honest review. Lies (2023), with Maxine Paetro, Andrew Bourelle, and Loren D. Estleman, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-1538752722

The Perfect Assassin is the latest attempt to bring Doc (of at least his brand) into the modern era. In case you don’t know, Doc is a character that originated in the 1930s and 40s. Reared by a more than slightly maniacal father, Clark Savage Jr. is raised from birth to be superhuman. He is a physical and mental marvel. He is also definitely (in my opinion) a child of his time. Patterson, James; Roughan, Howard (2013). Second Honeymoon. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-21122-2. Danger Down the Nile (2014), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-37086-8 Patterson, James (2011). 18th Abduction. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-42026-6.Private#1 Suspect (2012), with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-09740-6 Robots Go Wild! (2015), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-28479-0 Private: Oz, or Private Down Under (2012), with Michael White, New York: Grand Central Publishing ISBN 978-1-4555-2976-6 Crazy House (2017), with Gabrielle Charbonnet, Boston: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0316431316 Word of Mouse (2016), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Joe Sutphin, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-34956-7

Patterson, James; Ellis, David (2013). Mistress. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-21107-9. I highly recommend reading this if you're a fan of thrillers - it has everything you want and still exceeds your expectations. If you're new thrillers and want to give James Patterson's books a try, this is your sign to do it! You will not regret it. Anniversary (2011), with Maxine Paetro, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-03626-9 [4] Juror No. 3, or Juror #3 (2018), with Nancy Allen, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-47412-2 Confessions: The Private School Murders (2013), with Maxine Paetro, New York; Boston: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-20765-2 [40]Patterson, James; Papademetriou, Lisa (2013). My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar. Illustrated by Neil Swaab. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-20754-6. Patterson, James; Sherman, Casey; Wedge, Dave (2020). Last Days of John Lennon, The. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-42907-8.

Then, the bastard discovered my one weakness. I loved the Doc Savage novels (and yes, I truly do understand that they have not aged well in the intervening almost century). But they were fun, ridiculous, larger-than-life, and comic-bookish in a time when there wasn't a lot of superhero comics. And it wasn't just Doc, it was his team. Monk, Ham, Renny, Long Tom, Johnny, and, on occasion, Doc's beautiful cousin, Pat Savage. House of Robots (2014), with Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, New York: Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-40591-1 James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life (2022): Little, Brown and Company ISBN 978-0-316-39753-7The First Lady (2018), with Brendan DuBois, New York: Knopf & Little, Brown and Company ISBN 1-538-71495-7