James Patterson The Imperfect Murder 2025 Penguin Random House 2025

Synopsis

<b>Wife. Writer. Murderer?</b><br> <br> When Denise Morrow is discovered standing over the body of her husband, a bloody knife between them, Detective Declan Shaw thinks it's an open-and-shut case.<br> <br> But Denise is no ordinary murder suspect. She's a famous true crime author, who knows how killers operate. And how they get away with it.<br> <br> Then, Declan discovers the subject of Denise's next book - the violent murder of a girl called Maggie Marshall. A case that Declan worked on. A case that has haunted him for years.<br> <br> <b>Denise knows much more about Declan than she's letting on, and she might just be the slipperiest suspect he has ever encountered . . .<br> <br> ________________________________<br> <br> PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON</b><br> <br> 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put- nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER<br> <br> 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD<br> <br> '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<br> <br> 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN<br> <br> 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON<br> <br> 'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL<br> <br> 'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.' STEVE BERRY<br> <br> 'Patterson is in a class by himself' <i>GUARDIAN</i><br> <br> 'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' <i>DAILY MAIL</i>