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NYPD Red

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It's the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every night, the red carpet rolls out for movie stars arriving at premieres in limos; the most exclusive restaurants close for private parties for wealthy producers and preeminent directors; and thousands of fans gather with the paparazzi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the most famous and beautiful faces in the world. With this many celebrities in town, special task force NYPD Red is on high alert-and they can't afford to make a single mistake. Then a world-renowned producer fatally collapses at his power breakfast, and top NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is the first one on the scene. Zach works with his beautiful new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald-who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend-to discover who the murderer might be. But this is only the beginning: the most brutal, public, and horrifyingly spectacular crimes they've ever encountered are about to send all of New York into chaos, putting NYPD Red on the ropes. Zach and Kylie know there's no way of telling what a killer this deranged will do next. With the whole world watching, they have to find a way to stop a psychopath who has scripted his finale down to the last explosive detail. With larger-than-life action, relentless speed, and white-knuckle twists, NYPD Red is the next mega-blockbuster from "The Man Who Can't Miss." (TIME)
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Release dateOct 8, 2012
ISBN9781611137118
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NYPD Red
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James Patterson

James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I don't know if I've changed as a reader or Patterson has changed as a writer but I am not enjoying his books as I used to. I've not expected great writing, but Patterson has always been able to provide an enjoyable story at a face pace and this was just the opposite. Drudgery and boring until the final quarter of the book where then things make a bit more sense and move along a bit speedier. With enough decent series out there I think I'll take a pass on future books in this series.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Think that James Patterson needs to take a little break. He's books are getting to predictable. I know he writes with other authors, but enough for a while James. I will say that I do likehis Womans Murder mystery series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A fast paced thriller. Good book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    AUTHOR: Patterson, James & Karp, MarshallTITLE: NYPD RedDATE READ: 02/27/13RATING: 4/BGENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Crime Fiction/2012/Little Brown & Co./368 pgsSERIES/STAND ALONE: SATIME/PLACE: Present/NYCCHARACTERS: Zach Jordan & Kylie MacDonald -- NYPD Red DetectivesFIRST LINES: It's the height of the breakfast rush at the Regency's world-famous You-Can-Kiss-Our-Ass-If-You're-Not-Rich-&-Powerful dining room.COMMENTS: I needed a quick read & this did the trick. NYPD Red is a division of NYC PD dealing w/ the elite. In an effort to promote NYC as a favorable location for film the Hollywood on the Hudson Festival is taking place. In addition to the celebrities there are many extras and behind the scenes movie workers. A famed producer appears to die from a heart attack but when it is discovered he was poisoned ...NYPD Red is on alert.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    More brain candy and fluff from Patterson and his army of co-writers. As a New Yorker, I was irritated at some of his inaccuracies -- I wonder how far his main characters got taking the D to Lincoln Center, where it doesn't go. I liked the undercurrent between Zach and Kylie (wtf? guessing his cowriter is Australian) and their ability to work together. As a fan of Daniel Silva and his Gabriel (Allon), I found myself seeing some of him in Benoit -- what if Allon had turned wrong. Gabriel was an impressively through serial killer for a mental patient -- but I didn't find either he or Lexi very sympathetic. A good fluff read in which "good" (in this case the newly invented NYPD Red) wins out over bad in an impressive fashion if not a bit of a let down.From the other reviews below I may give Marshall Karp a go as I'm not familiar with his work.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A typical Patterson read: page-turner w/ short chapters that can be read in 1 or 2 sittings. I don't know if this department exists in the real NYPD but, if not, it certainly could. This appears to be the 1st in another series from this author. How many series' can this author keep going?
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I love James Petterson. This time he has asked Marshall Karp to co-author the book. Karp seems to provide another twisted tale feature that has not been used before. The book is hot as the villian kills some of Hollywood's top film people. Using various disguises he acts out a real life film script and follows it until the big shots of Hollywood are killed. Read it and have fun.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A little slow in a couple of spots but good suspense.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I like the new characters! Typical Patterson template, but I like the dynamics of the new characters. Worth the few hours it took to read. Onward-
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A typical James Patterson book with a crazy person and smart and entertaining cops. It's fast-paced storyline keeps you on your toes. This can be a quick read if you have a quiet, rainy Saturday afternoon with nothing to do. I'm looking forward to the next installment of this series. Very enjoyable book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Okay. So, I'm going to admit that this wasn't a favorite right of,f but it grew on me. It was still a good mystery with an odd character as the "bad guy". And it was still James Patterson so of course it was well written and makes it worthwhile to pick up the next book in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Enjoyable book. A fast and easy read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Normally I don’t pick up books on audio unless I have read them before since I usually listen to them when I’m driving and I don’t want to get sucked into the story so much I become a bad driver.
    The story was entertaining police procedural with an elite squad that works on cases that involve the movers and shakers of New York. Zack’s regular partner is injured and he gets a replacement of someone new to the squad but not new to him. Kylie is Zack’s former girlfriend who is now happily married to a TV producer. They are on the trail of a killer that is targeting showbiz professionals in town. Kylie’s contacts help open doors and give the team an edge in hunting down the killer.

    A fast fun entertaining read and I quickly picked up the next one to listen to as I worked on the computer.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A quick read...Typical James Paterson ....Good but not his best. Characters were fun and we kept wondering when the two cops heroes would hop in the sack. It was a nice touch when the bad guy attacked Kylie's hubby... There's not a lot of thought provoking ideas and philosophy, just plain murder mystery. I don't live in NYC, so I can't testify to the accuracy of the geography, but it's fiction...who cares? Good junk food novel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Enjoyable fast read. Hollywood comes to NYC to film a television but there is a madman, disgruntled wanna-be actor, on the loose. He's living out a drama he's writing in his head and murders are being committed on locations around town. Meanwhile, hero cop , Zach, is partnered with the long lost love of his love while pining for the department's psycologist.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    NYPD Red by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
    NYPD Red brings together two of the biggest draws in the civilized world, New York City and the Hollywood elite. Beginning with the opening of Hollywood on the Hudson, a weeklong seduction of Hollywood moguls to consider New York as a setting for future productions, Patterson and Karp weave an action packed tale.
    “The Chameleon” has set out to attack the Hollywood bigwigs, bringing them to their knees and driving them away from New York. He has scripted a movie and begins to bring it to life while being pursued by the NYPD Red contingent of the NY police force. This group of top cops was created after 9/11 to handle high profile crimes with high profile defined as crimes against the movers and shakers who operate in the city. Officially they are the High Profile Victims Response Team and Zach Jordan is one of the seventy-five officers assigned to the team. While his partner is on the DL he is joined by former girlfriend Kylie MacDonald in working the case of the flashy serial killer who is making headlines.
    Using the backdrop of NY and locations that are probably familiar to most people Jordan and MacDonald track the killer as he brings his script to life, literally. With a cast of characters that include Hollywood moguls and movie stars, a sexy police psychologist, and MacDonald’s husband who also happens to be part of the in crowd NYPD Red is a page turner. With some sexual tension, more action and excitement, and a lot of over the top adventures the story unfolds at a quick pace.
    By no means is this book a literary wonder, but it is a lively, action packed police story that held my attention. I also found it interesting enough to have picked up the next adventure NYPD Red 2.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A good read, romps along at a frantic pace
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    First Lines: FADE IN: INT. KITCHEN--- REGENCY HOTEL, NEW YORK CITY--- DAYBeginning this book with directions from a screenplay is quite fitting: New York City is geared up for Hollywood on the Hudson Week, a time to lure as many Hollywood directors and producers as possible to spend all their money on filming in the Big Apple. This is a week when the city's special task force, NYPD Red, is on full alert. (The actual name of the task force is the High-Profile Victims Response Team, but the mayor knows that moniker-- strongly reminiscent of "the 47 Percent" remarks-- would be politically damaging.)NYPD Red Detective Zach Jordan is first on the scene when a world-renowned producer drops dead at his power breakfast. He's accompanied by his new partner, Detective Kylie MacDonald, who just happens to be his ex-girlfriend. They've barely begun their investigation when more Hollywood figures begin to bite the dust in ever more bizarre and public ways. Somehow Zach and Kylie are going to have to get ahead of a psychopath who's scripted his reign of terror down to the last detail. If they don't, it's going to mean a high body count and a city on the verge of chaos.I'm probably one of the last people on the planet who's never read a James Patterson novel. To be quite honest I wasn't even tempted until one of my favorite writers, Marshall Karp, teamed up with him for this book. Patterson himself has said of Karp's Lomax and Biggs series: "Marshall Karp is the only writer I know who can get big laughs out of murdering someone," and I can definitely see Karp's wonderful sense of humor throughout NYPD Red.If you're the type of reader who prefers deep, philosophical novels, I don't think you're going to want to pick up this one. However, if you're a reader who thoroughly enjoys a high octane thriller with lots of chases, explosions, a villain who's a master of disguise, and good-looking heroes who always have snappy dialogue at their command, this is most definitely the book for you. No, it doesn't break any new ground, but these two writers know how to work magic with a standard plot.How do they do it? By that dialogue I've already mentioned, and by setting such a rapid pace that it's difficult to catch your breath. They also do it by creating memorable characters, and I'm not just talking about über competitors Zach and Kylie. Even characters with bit parts like desk sergeant Bob McGrath, the "black Quentin Tarantino" and Captain Delia Cates shine brightly. Karp and Patterson both know that you can have the best plot in the world, but if it's not peopled with interesting characters then that wonderful plot's just a waste of time.If, like me, there are times when you want to pick up a book and just have fun, let me recommend NYPD Red.