Synopsis
At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: “If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes.”
Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters. When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes—and start committing them.
“Patterson ... will have readers checking their locks twice.” –Booklist
“Patterson’s latest thriller keeps readers guessing ... a fine chase.” –People
Release date: October 6, 2026
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Print pages: 400
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