KILL ME IF YOU CAN: PREVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

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KILL ME IF YOU CAN

BY JAMES PATTERSON 

& MARSHALL KARP

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City, finds a duffel bag filled with diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Station. Plans for a worry-free life with his gorgeous girlfriend Katherine fill his thoughts--until he realizes that he is being hunted, and that whoever is after him won't stop until they have reclaimed the diamonds and exacted their revenge.

Trailing him is the Ghost, the world's greatest assassin, who has just pulled off his most high-profile hit: killing Walter Zelvas, a top member of the international Diamond Syndicate. There's only one small problem: the diamonds he was supposed to retrieve from Zelvas are missing. Now, the Ghost is on Bannon's trail--but so is a rival assassin who would like nothing more than to make the Ghost disappear forever. From "America's #1 storyteller" (Forbes) comes a high-speed, high-stakes, winner-take-all thrill ride of adrenaline-fueled suspense.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977, James Patterson's books have sold more than 205 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

MARSHAL KARP has written and produced numerous TV shows, plays and movies. He is the author of the Lomax and Biggs book series. 

EXCERPT FROM KILL ME IF YOU CAN:

Book One | THE ART STUDENT

Chapter 1

I SWEAR THIS is true. My name is Matthew Bannon, and I'm a Fine Arts major at Parsons in New York City.

The first thing you resign yourself to when you decide you want to dedicate your life to being a painter is that you're never going to get rich.

It goes with the territory. Vincent van Gogh died without a nickel, and that guy could paint rings around me. So I figured I'd spend the rest of my life as a starving artist in a paint-spattered loft in SoHo—poor but happy.

But that fantasy took a total nosedive when I found millions of dollars' worth of diamonds inside a locker in Grand Central Terminal one night.

That's right. Found.

I know, I know. It's hard to believe. I didn't believe it, either. I felt like a guy must feel when he wins the Mega Millions lottery. Only I didn't buy a lottery ticket.

I just reached inside locker #925, and there it was. To finish reading this excerpt, go to James Patterson's website HERE.

With James Patterson's trademark short chapters, he has made available the first 29 chapters to read. If you wish to start and see what you think, visit James Patterson's website HERE to read some of KILL ME IF YOU CAN before its release on August 29th...or better yet, read my review and enter to win a copy right here!

ABOUT MY REVIEW: 
As some of you who follow my blog know, I have been away and encountered some unexpected delays and so my review is not ready to post. However, I will tell you this. I think James Patterson, (STILL one of my favorite authors), has been criticized of late for putting out too many books with co-authors and some are not up to par with the "old JP style". However, since I have read them all (yes, I have), I can say that KILL ME IF YOU CAN grabbed me from the start and I am almost finished with it now. By tomorrow I will be starting to write my review so PLEASE watch for it. Not only do I hope you will read my review to find out more about KILL ME IF YOU CAN, but also you will be able to gain BONUS ENTRIES for this giveaway and I think if you are a fan, or want to try a Patterson book on for size, this is a good one to start with. Thanks for understanding and don't forget to watch for the review soon!  

  

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