Worst Case (Michael Bennett)
by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
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Author: James Patterson, Michael LedwidgeBrand: Worst Case, James Patterson
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-02-01
ISBN: 0316036226
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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- ISBN13: 9780316036221
- Condition: New
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Summary: 1 Stars
Worst Case is the third book in the Michael Bennett series. It begins with the kidnapping of a teenager from a very rich family by a killer who isn't very interesting and has emotional issues. Later the body is found and the reader is lead through a series of repeating events throughout the rest of the book in order to be bored to tears.
The story moved along way to fast, was a rip-off of the previous book in the series, and was overall repetitive and trite. In the span of about 20 pages we go from a dead body, to Michael talking, to someone else's point of view, to people lamenting over the person's death, to seeing Michaels family, to driving in a car, etc. It never slowed down and at certain points became somewhat hard to follow and to understand. There were also a bunch of random acronyms randomly thrown in without any explanation as to what they stood for. The book even follows the same boring direction as the last book did; person dies, cops investigate, killer calls, leads Michael to dead body, Michael gets mad, Michael goes home, rinse and repeat until the end. Michael himself even says that this book is almost exactly like the last book, and when the fictional main character recognizes a rip-off of his own story, you know it's bad.
The killer in the book was basically a carbon copy of the bridge troll from Monty Pythons: "The Holy Grail" with, big surprise; Patterson's own worldly and political beliefs. He kidnaps people and first asks them simple questions before moving on to something so impossible to know the answer to and gets mad when no one can answer it and proceeds to shoot their face off in a childish fit of rage. What country has the highest concentration of AIDS in the Western Hemisphere of the world? What is the average lifespan of an HIV-Positive person living in Honduras? What was the full name to your babysitter while growing up? Would anyone even know the answers to these obscure questions unless they were medical doctors that worked in third world countries, were great at trivia or even cared to begin with? The questions he asked mirror that of Patterson's own personal views that he still continues to feel the need to beat us over the head with. He even randomly said that we need to be more "green" as people call it and even went as far to bring up yet again his view on global warming, yet another highly controversial topic that should not be in fictional novel. It's gotten old now and if he wants to tell people about his own beliefs and views on the world, than Patterson should "write" the appropriate book instead of constantly plaguing all of his novels with it. It adds nothing to the general plot and only serves as filler to annoy the reader by constantly bringing it up. I want to read a murder mystery novel, not a book on someone's political views.
All of the characters were made of cardboard cut-outs and bad stereotypes. The snobby rich people, the southerner with poor English, the police chief with a bad temper, the gangster with drug money and hidden guns, and the list goes on. Michael himself, aside from not being a complete idiot from the last book, complete being the key word, hasn't changed at all. He was exactly like Alex Cross from the recent book in his series, he was basically shown were to go and what to do. He just sits around, investigates nothing and waits for everything to happen and to fall into the place. The babysitter was also out of line by flipping out when Michael brought a female co-worker over for dinner. I didn't realize that the ten children with no personalities that she looks over were more mature than an adult. The cops were also idiots. Instead of capturing a suspect sitting on a bike a few feet in front of them, they simply let him go. Instead of shooting the person that was charging Michael, who at the time they didn't know was dangerous or not, they let the idiot do his thing and jump off of the bridge while risking his life. You were never given any good descriptions as to what these people looked like either and instead were given the clichéd cop-out "this character looks like a famous celebrity you know". I did not care at all about these people because they were one dimensional and bland.
This may just be nitpicking now, but this book was too fictionalized even for a fictional book. If the FBI has the technology to get a pinpoint location for a phone, whether it's cellular or not or whether it's even on or not, than I don't see why they were having problems finding the killer to begin with. In fact, I don't see why they needed any help from a phone company at all. There were also so many product placement ads that I was surprised that I wasn't reading a magazine. It was never "a cell phone" but rather "a RAZR from Verizon". It was never "video games" but instead "Metal Gear Solid". It was never "a pair of pants" but instead "Abercrombie and Fitch brand". I would not be surprised if any of the countless random companies that were mentioned paid money just to have their name in the book.
This book was arguably better than the previous book in the series, "Run for Your Life", but that's like saying you would rather get hit by a bus as opposed to falling off of a high tower. The plot was boring, there was yet again too much pointless and controversial liberal agenda thrown in, and the characters were a bunch of morons with no personality that you could not even c are about. This book was a waste of time and money so don't even bother reading it.
Summary of Worst Case (Michael Bennett)
Best case: survivalThe son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can't save him, because this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal.
Worst case: death
Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can't begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone's children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the mayor, the press--anyone who will listen--to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett's life--and love life--suddenly get even more complicated.
This case: Detective Michael Bennett is on it
Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI's intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet--one that could bring cataclysmic devastation to every inch of New York. From the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene, Worst Case is a non-stop thriller from "America's #1 storyteller" (Forbes).
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