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The Perfect Assassin

A ruthless captor. A deadly lesson.

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At this school, the first lesson is survival.

Dr Brandt Savage's plans for his sabbatical from the University of Chicago change drastically when he is enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil.

His professor is relentless in her lessons. She's also his captor.

Savage is forced to undertake intense physical and mental training, with no idea why he was chosen or what is expected of him.

But as he learns more about his abductor, Savage discovers just how deeply entwined their lives are. And why, together, they must make a pledge:

Do right by all, and wrong to no one.

© James Patterson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Crime Thrillers Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination. (NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW)
No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)
Patterson boils a scene down to a 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, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series)
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)
Patterson is in a class by himself. (VANITY FAIR)
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Amazing story/ gripping from beginning to end.
Brilliant narration adds to the visualisation of the story

One of his best

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Doesn’t disappoint, if you’ve enjoyed previous books by James Patterson then you will enjoy this one.

Another very enjoyable book by James Patterson

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An unusual book for James Patterson with his his co-writer but enjoyable. A recommended read.

Assassin

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Very enjoyable. Great main characters and well thought out plot. Takes you on a journey and delivers a complete story whilst still setting up room for more.

Loved it.

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Awful, didn't like the male Narrators quavery voice, stupid storyline, struggled to finish, would have given up, if I hadn't paid for it. The characters were ridiculous, I didn't care what happened to them, ending was very predictable 😕

Dreadful rubbish

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