The President's Shadow

The world is under attack. Failure is not an option. Disguised by his secret identity The Shadow, Lamont Cranston enacts vigilante justice in New York City. But he''s not alone - his descendent and protege Maddy has joined the fight. However, she has a lot to learn. From a destructive superweapon to a deadly virus, the fate of the world is in their hands. There is no room for mistakes - now more than ever. Maddy and Lamont must combine forces to eliminate these threats - and save all mankind. ___ PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON ''It''s no mystery why James Patterson is the world''s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.'' JEFFERY DEAVER ''No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.'' LEE CHILD ''Patterson boils a scene down to the 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 ''The master storyteller of our times'' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ''One of the greatest storytellers of all time'' PATRICIA CORNWELL

Autorentext
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

Klappentext

In this gripping new thriller from the global bestseller, vigilante hero Lamont Cranston and his young protégé seek justice in New York City.

For over 150 years, Lamont Cranston has been The Shadow.

Possessed with an array of mental and physical powers, Cranston-a New York society-man turned crusader-uses his abilities in pursuit of justice.

When a series of deadly natural disasters strike the planet, The Shadow immediately sets out to identify the human threat...

A disgruntled graduate student? The power-hungry President of the Americas? Or could it be Shiwan Khan, The Shadow's fiercest enemy?

Standing with The Shadow and his crime-fighting associates are his long love, Margo Lane, and his great-great granddaughter, Maddy.

Will they triumph or perish? Whether they rise or fall, they'll do it together.

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

'Patterson boils a scene down to the 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

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL

Readers LOVE The Shadow...

* 'I LOVED THIS BOOK! A cross between an old movie, an apocalyptic story, and superhero powers that made for an action-packed tale that I DID NOT WANT to end! Loved loved loved it!'
* 'I loved it! I can't wait to read the next one! So much fun!'
* 'Loved it! Such a fun ride!'
* 'I am a huge fan of the radio program The Shadow from the 1930s and I couldn't help but be excited over this book! And let me tell you, it didn't disappoint!'

Zusammenfassung

The world is under attack.
Failure is not an option.

Disguised by his secret identity The Shadow, Lamont Cranston enacts vigilante justice in New York City.

But he's not alone his descendent and protégé Maddy has joined the fight. However, she has a lot to learn.

From a destructive superweapon to a deadly virus, the fate of the world is in their hands. There is no room for mistakes now more than ever.

Maddy and Lamont must combine forces to eliminate these threats and save all mankind.

PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD

'Patterson boils a scene down to the 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

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL