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NY Times bestselling author of CALIFORNIA BEAR, SECRET DEAD MEN, "The Field Guide to L.A. Pulp," + more. WGA. Film/TV: @_storydriven.
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Billion-Dollar Ransom

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By James Patterson Verified, Duane Swierczynski
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Everything to gain. Everything to lose. By James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski Billion-Dollar Ransom is a high-stakes thriller that immerses readers in a meticulously orchestrated kidnapping plot targeting a billionaire’s family. The narrative unfolds with five family members abducted simultaneously from diverse locations – a private-school bus, a luxury resort and the streets of Beverly Hills. The kidnappers demand a staggering one billion dollars, setting the stage for a tense standoff.
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Billion-Dollar Ransom

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By James Patterson Verified, Duane Swierczynski
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James Patterson is not the world’s top-selling author by accident. He has accomplished this by creating a winning literary formula and sticking to it. It involves high-octane storytelling emphasized by short cliff-hanging chapters and action-filled plots that grab readers’ interest and don’t let go. BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM, which Patterson has written with two-time Edgar-nominated author Duane Swierczynski, is no exception.
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Billion-Dollar Ransom

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By James Patterson Verified, Duane Swierczynski
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. Sept. 2025. 368p. ISBN 9780316570039. $30. THRILLER COPY ISBN Prolific and mega-bestselling Patterson, known for his collaborations with other writers, once again teams up with thriller author Swierczynski (with whom he previously published Lion & Lamb) for a pulse-pounding kidnapping novel. Someone wants to relieve billionaire Randolph Schraeder of part of his enormous fortune.
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