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During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New York City's largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in America. The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars, athletes, and politicians, and the kidnappers are armed with enough C4 explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan.
NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone. With his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation fast. Yet the kidnappers' moves are impossible to predict, and they block every attempt to break into the cathedralmost as if they are privy to their deliberations.
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Customer Reviews:
• Big Score And Small Family Moments Deliver Okay Time-passer 03 September, 2008
Mid-level quality James Patterson collaboration, not great but not bad. You get a big, broad caper plot which is somewhat cartoony but just credible enough to keep your interest, and a subplot involving protagonist cop Michael Bennett's sad family situation that I found moving but some may feel goes over the top in tugging the heartstrings. There's nothing subtle or unique about "Step on a Crack", but it's certainly a painless and adequately engaging reading experience.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3GRN6J64F2C3X
• Can New York City Be Saved Even In The Aftermath Of The Death Of The Woman He Loves? 06 September, 2008
James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge's STEP ON A CRACK receives a fine narration by John Slattery and Reg Rogers, veteran audiobook narrators who provide a vivid dual style to the story of detective Michael Bennett, father of ten who is called in when a dangerous mastermind succeeds in sparking an unprecedented fray - just as Michael's wife succumbs to a terrible disease. Can New York City be saved even in the aftermath of the death of the woman he loves?
- Reviewed by customer ID: A14OJS0VWMOSWO
• What's Happened To Jp? 23 August, 2008
First off, I don't understand why an author as established as James Patterson continues to "co-write" books. You don't see Mary Higgins Clark or Nora Roberts doing that. It makes the author seem lazy and uninterested, and it fools readers into thinking they're going to get a real JP effort, rather than some whittled-down wannabe with his name stamped on the cover.
I also can't believe that JP is going to make this Michael Bennett a new series character. Yes, the dying wife and 10 kids was over the top, but how much more could he have mimicked Alex Cross without making Michael a black widower with two kids? Single father with dangerous job...check. Mature-for-their age, understanding kids...check. Elderly grand-relative willing to become the kids' caretaker...check. The main difference, however, was that Alex was interesting from the start and made you care about him and want to get to know him better. Michael didn't interest me in the least, and I couldn't care less if I ever read his name again.
Finally, the whole book was way too long and obvious. I don't see why this book was 373 pages -- it seemed like it was about 300 pages too long. And at one point, "The Neat Man" leans back against the police trailer across from St. Pat's. Since that was a restricted area, it was obvious where the whole storyline was going. And what of the hostages? We never found out what happened to any of them after the escape, and they certainly seemed to be setting us up for that throughout the siege.
This book makes me angry -- perhaps if JP stopped spending so much time "co-authoring" garbage like this and put his time and effort back into Alex Cross, that series would get back to being the top-notch one it used to be.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AA2BITCKPL8JN
• Fast-paced And Oh So Much Fun 06 September, 2008
Former President Stephen Hopkins and his wife Ann are out celebrating Christmas as they do every year, having dinner at L'Arene, a trendy New York restaurant, when Ann falls unconscious. She had been poisoned by the Neat Man, a character who knows she has a peanut allergy and takes advantage of this for his own nefarious reason by doctoring her fois gras. The former first lady dies.
The rich, famous and powerful come from all over the world to her funeral at St. Patrick's and some hooded monks take them all hostage. They weren't monks at all and they take their orders from the Neat Man. What do they want? Ransom, of course, lots of it.
NYPD detective Michael Bennett has some problems. His wife is dying of cancer and she's about to leave him with ten adopted children to raise alone. He needs to be by her side, but the hostages need him to negotiate them out of St. Pat's. To say he's conflicted would be an understatement.
Who is the Neat Man? Can Bennett get the hostages out alive? Will some die? All will be answered if you pick up this fast-paced thriller. Again Patterson is writing with another. He just keeps churning them out and I keep reading them. Are his books over the top? Sure, but this one, like his others, is just oh so much fun.
Reviewed by Vesta Irene
- Reviewed by customer ID: A33HIQR1X1G4GI
• Not That Great. 06 September, 2008
This book was written "with" Michael Ledgwidge, which, has always implied that he was the "real" author who did most (if not all) of the writing. That said, the book is fairly well written. Unfortunately, the story line is so improbable that I had trouble finishing the book -- it almost made me laugh out loud. Would I recommend it? For the beach or if you don't mind over-the-top plots.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3E5BIYCDRCEBD
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