
As New York descends into chaos, he has lost the great love of his life and faces raising his heartbroken children alone. As the danger escalates, he is hit with devastating news: after fighting for many years, his wife has succumbed to a terrible disease. Billionaires, politicians, and superstars of every kind are suddenly trapped within one man's brilliant and cold-blooded scenario-and Bennett gets pulled into the fray. The nation has fallen into mourning after the unexpected death of a beloved former first lady, and the most powerful people in the world gather in New York for her funeral. NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is about to take on the most sinister challenge of his career.

Reviews for Step on a Crack.The first book in James Patterson's #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Bennett series He has coauthored several New York Times bestsellers. Michael Ledwidge is the author of The Narrowback, Bad Connection, and most recently the coauthor, with James Patterson, of The Quickie, Step on a Crack, and Worst Case. James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Read more author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.


Since winning the Edgar™ Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time.
