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The Quickie
Author: Michael Ledwidge, James Patterson

Book Information
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780316117364 - ISBN-10: 0316117366
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 400

Book Description:
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 spiraling 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.

Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have reader's hearts pounding to the very last page.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Lisa A. wrote on 7/13/2007...

11 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book! I was skeptical from disappointment in some of Patterson's recent releases. This one does not disappoint at all. Literally a surprise a minute, you don't know what to expect! I could not turn the pages quickly enough! I don't want to spoil the surprises by giving any description, read the book and you will know why!

Janis K. (scrapbooklady) wrote on 7/7/2007...

6 member(s) found this review helpful.

Wow! You really cannot put this book down - So much for it lasting through the July 4th holiday!...I started and finished this book today. One of Patterson's best - Hot characters and fast paced. There are some surprises along the way and a touch of humor here and there.

Sarah P. (seprice) wrote on 7/6/2007...

5 member(s) found this review helpful.

Just kept moving along with a great storyline and full of surprises. Couldn't put it down!!!

Susan D. (leecat2) wrote on 10/20/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

I could not believe how awful this book is and how ludicrous the plotline is. Totally unbelievable

Linda S. (Ladyslott) wrote on 6/18/2008...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Why, oh why is James Patterson a bestselling author? I seriously don't get it. I stopped reading his books several years ago because I found that they just seemed to be getting worse and worse. Then last summer my mom-in-law gave me this book as a gift. It languished on my shelf until now and frankly I wasn't missing anything. The plot, so to speak, involves Lauren Stillwell, a police officer who finds out her husband is cheating on her. So instead of confronting him she decides to have a ‘quickie' with a co-worker. While looking out the window of the room where she has her assignation Lauren sees something so shocking her life is turned upside down, and she can't tell anyone, because that would reveal her affair. The plot was dumb, the characters cardboard cut-outs that I cared not one whit for, the dialogue trite, when not laughable, the writing pedestrian and the ending ridiculous. Awful is too nice a word to use when describing this book.”

MEL S. (Cherrybook) wrote on 10/10/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book was filled with twists and turns and was a great read. I finished it in one day!

Carrie F. (fakeblond4) wrote on 9/18/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another great book by one of the masters! I find myself reading Patterson's books and thinking to myself tha"this"it is the best one...and then he proves me wrong again when I pick up the next. This book is very well written...you pitcure the action and follow the timelines as if you were there.

BARBARA D. (TINKER) wrote on 9/15/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS,I'VE READ IN A WHILE AND I HAVE READ QUITE AFEW,WILL KEEP YOUR ATTENTION TILL THE LAST PAGE,I READ IT IN ONE DAY.

Lisa M. (LisaM3) wrote on 7/15/2007...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

Really good story.

Nikki N. (jadmat) wrote on 3/20/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

After about 5 pages into the book, I thought it was going to be a chore to finish the book. The main character is not very admirable, and the writing style is very frenetic and so overly dramatic. After wading through several more pages, I did start to get into the twists of the plotline, and the writing style eased up a bit. Overall an easy, quick entertaining read.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Amy H. (emnickalex) wrote on 11/9/2009...


LOVED it! Great James Patterson book, very quick read, finished it in less than a day. Lots of twists and turns most of which I was not expecting at all! Highly recommend!

JoAnne S. (JOreader) wrote on 8/1/2009...


different for patterson.

Vickie L. (mzvictoria) wrote on 4/16/2009...


Was not the best James Patterson book I have read. I am use to it gripping my attention and to wonder what is going to happen next. This is the first book by him that I was tempted to not finish

Judy B. (Hoody) wrote on 4/16/2009...


This is the first Patterson book I have ever read and I will deffinatly read more. The Quickie was easy to get into. It was fast paced and interesting with lots of twist and turns. It is a good Quick read.

Donna H. (Beezer) wrote on 1/5/2009...


Everything was just too easy -- the author made up too-convenient solutions to problems in the plot. It was not believable, and didn't go into detail when it should have. But how can you go into detail when what's happening is just rediculous? Maybe better to gloss over the details -- which he does a lot of.

Maureen G. (Renie) wrote on 10/28/2008...


Quick book to read that does not let you down with twists and turn

Lisa L. (mothermom14) wrote on 10/28/2008...


Another great read by James Patterson!!!

Katie L. (cdlap) wrote on 8/17/2008...


Pretty good

Joyce C. (Cageme) wrote on 8/17/2008...


He does it again. Twists and turns and the villian is this mystery is the mystery. The Quickie does not disappoint.

Cheryl M. wrote on 7/14/2008...


This is one of the best James Patterson books I have ever read... each page gave you a surprise... so hard to put down once you begin this book! Amazing story!


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