The sixteenth thrilling instalment in the globally bestselling Michael Bennett series.

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How do you catch a killer who leaves no trace?

In New York City, a sniper dubbed ''The Longshot Killer'' is taking out impossible targets.

Nothing links the victims - except the brutal circumstances of their deaths.

Detective Michael Bennett quickly develops a profile of the killer. Great with a gun. Probably ex-military.

A profile that his new partner, Rob Trilling, fits to a terrifying degree.

With Trilling taking ever more suspicious absences from duty, Bennett must find out the truth - before the Longshot Killer strikes again.

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

''It''s no mystery why James Patterson is the world''s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.'' JEFFERY DEAVER

''No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.'' LEE CHILD

''Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It''s what fires off the movie projector in the reader''s mind.'' MICHAEL CONNELLY

''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'' IAN RANKIN

''The master storyteller of our times'' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

''One of the greatest storytellers of all time'' PATRICIA CORNWELL

''Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there''s no stopping his imagination'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

''Patterson is in a class by himself'' GUARDIAN