Detective Michael Bennett is back, and the race is on to catch a deadly killer terrorising New York.A man who calls himself ‘the Teacher’ is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted and cunning, it is time for everyone to learn his name as he teaches New York a lesson it will never forget. Intent on exacting revenge and causing mass hysteria, he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits; none more so than Detective Michael Bennett as the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase that brings danger perilously close to home. With only one man standing in his way, how far will the Teacher go to complete what he set out to do? And at what price?‘... brilliant. It feels just like you’re reading a Bruce Willis film … a great holiday read’ News of the World‘Its breakneck pace leaves you gasping for breath. Packed with typical Patterson panache … it won’t disappoint’ Daily Mail