Run For Your Life by James PattersonThese days James Patterson often gets a lot of flack for either not writing his own books, churning them out one after the other or that his format has become tired. However, Run For Your Life is an assurance that when it comes to fast paced thrillers, James Patterson still knows how to keep you reading until the wee hours of the morning.
This was my first experience reading the Michael Bennett character, having missed the first book I knew that from past experience reading Patterson's work, that I wouldn't have any trouble in getting into this one, despite it being the second in the series. There's plenty of introductions to various characters, and we get to know our main character pretty well throughout a mixture of narrative which sees him either at home taking care of his sick children which he raises as a single parent or at work where he is trying to track down one of New York's most notorious serial killers in years.
If you have read any of Patterson's thriller work before then you'll know the formula by now: cop tries to track down killer who goes about killing people with drive and quite often you wonder just how they'll catch the guy. We are also taken into the mind of the villain, The Teacher, which is cleverly done in contrast to the rest of the novel's first person narrative by Mike Bennett. It's an interesting way to tell the story, and although he's done it many times before, by showing us the killer's point of view and actions, Patterson makes you not want to put the book down until you at least get to Mike finding out about The Teacher's latest stunt.
Overall, if you are a fan of these kinds of books then Run For Your Life is a great read. It's fast, unpredictable and thrilling, which is what you want in a James Patterson novel.
This was my first experience reading the Michael Bennett character, having missed the first book I knew that from past experience reading Patterson's work, that I wouldn't have any trouble in getting into this one, despite it being the second in the series. There's plenty of introductions to various characters, and we get to know our main character pretty well throughout a mixture of narrative which sees him either at home taking care of his sick children which he raises as a single parent or at work where he is trying to track down one of New York's most notorious serial killers in years.
If you have read any of Patterson's thriller work before then you'll know the formula by now: cop tries to track down killer who goes about killing people with drive and quite often you wonder just how they'll catch the guy. We are also taken into the mind of the villain, The Teacher, which is cleverly done in contrast to the rest of the novel's first person narrative by Mike Bennett. It's an interesting way to tell the story, and although he's done it many times before, by showing us the killer's point of view and actions, Patterson makes you not want to put the book down until you at least get to Mike finding out about The Teacher's latest stunt.
Overall, if you are a fan of these kinds of books then Run For Your Life is a great read. It's fast, unpredictable and thrilling, which is what you want in a James Patterson novel.
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