Product Description

James Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet.

Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiralling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.

In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood - and her life. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have reader's hearts pounding to the very last page

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44572 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Synopsis
James Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiralling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour. In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood - and her life. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have reader's hearts pounding to the very last page.

About the Author
James Patterson has written numerous internationally bestselling No. 1 bestsellers including the Alex Cross series and the Women's Murder Club series. He lives in Florida.

Customer Reviews

One of the best books from Patterson
Over the recent years I've read most of Patterson and Co's colloborations and each time I seem to come away less than satisfied but 'The Quickie' fully regains my faith in Patterson's ability to offer up a pulse-quickening thriller. (although i'm really not sure how much of the writing Patterson is really offering in these collaborations).
This book starts with Lauren Stillwell catching her husband heading into a hotel with an unknown women during his lunchbreak, expecting the worst she comes to the conclusion that he is having an affair so she decides to go out and have an affair of her own. This, evidently, was Lauren's first big mistake which sets off a chain of earth-shattering events for Lauren and all those around her.
This book is a quick read with Patterson's trademark short chapters 'The Quickie' truly is a rollercoaster ride full of heartstopping thrills and shocks, some steamy sex scenes and absolutely loop the loop plotting.
Id recommend this book to any one.

appalling!
This has to be one of the worst Patterson & Co. novels that has ever come my way!

Very unbelievable plotline, how can somebody in her profession be so ruled by 'love' which is really not an option considering what she has been up to! The main character seemed to be able to brush a crime that she saw between her husband and lover under the carpet, almost as if it didn't happen. I was expecting the story to become a dreamscape and the main character to wake up after a bad nights sleep. Unfortunately it didn't and we were to be asked to accept that it could really happen like that!!!! Maybe in a Romantic suspense novel by an amateur writer, not as the cover suggests. I should have known better to expect a very recent Patterson & Co. book to be penned by a seasoned novelist who HAS produced some brilliant work, albeit some years ago. Please either give it a rest or find somebody who can ghost write at a more presentable level.

Be Prepared Not To Get Up Much From Your Seat Once You Start This Book!
The Quickie is one of the best books under James Patterson's name in quite some time. As a matter of fact, it was so good that I wonder how much of it Patterson actually wrote himself, versus Michael Ledwidge (the co-author). Ledwidge writes very much in Patterson's style, but his "own" books (The Narrowback and Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) are better than most of Patterson's more recent books. The Quickie's plot grabs your attention right out of the starting gate and continues to do so right up to the last page. In addition, the characters are pretty well developed and interesting. But perhaps the book's best quality is the fast and furious way in which introduces new twists and turns. And although a few of these plot twists are somewhat implausible and a bit too coincidental, this did not matter much to me since they were overshadowed by the book's ability to keep me totally engrossed and to enable the pages to fly by my eyes. Enjoy!