I read books for enjoyment, for escape, and for entertainment; and this book allowed me my guilty pleasures.. The story had me in it's clutches from the first chapter through the finish. Is it great literary work? Is it a masterpiece? No, but it was a good mystery that kept me turning pages. I haven't read Patterson in a while (not many I've not read on e-books, so I finally returned to brick and mortar library and checked out four of Patterson's books I've not yet read)and I was quite pleased my return to his books was an exciting read