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is book two in the instinct series but read perfectly fine as a standalone, Apparantly this has been turned into a tv series so will have to check that out and try grab book one, I'm a huge fan of anything by James Patterson and this didn't disappoint,
This book mainly focuses on terrorist attacks and trying to prevent them, A great team working together, putting themselves at risk, A gripping, tense and action packed read which has you turning the pages for fun, Enjoyed it! Brilliantly written. A well deserved four from me, Highly recommend. I keep reading James Patterson and keep feeling this overall dislike, Yet i keep picking him up,
I was intrigued because i love sherlock and watson and thats how this book was portrayed but i felt disconnected from the characters and wasnt pulled into the mystery.
Too much standing around and not enough action, Got half way through Killer Instinct and decided not to read any more because I have a stack of better books I want to read, Not worth my time. This is an absolute corker of a thriller! I find James Patterson's thrillers a bit hit and miss but this one is definitely a hit and one of my favourites of his.
An exhilarating and troublingly believable plot, strong characters who have the power to surprise the reader and a pace that doesn't let up for a minute.
All that I could want from an action thriller, really,rather thanbecause, while I loved every page, it doesn't linger in the mind, once read, Which doesn't really matter at all, DNF did not get my attention Patterson is really just a champ when it comes to writing suspense novels, Period.

I really enjoyed the ending of this book! I mean talk about the secret hidden Glock strapped to Dylans calf and the sick move he pulls to draw it and fave the enemy.
Oh and who knew that a tampon could be used to plug a bullet hole and stop the bleeding and give a man a chance to live : ! Im taking notes lol.
But really good Fast pace ending full of breathtaking turns and terrifying violence, And the resolution couldnt have unfolded better! : Loved this one! Dylan is such a fantastic character and Lizzie the perfect partner, This was go go the whole time, Didn't want it to end, Hope we get ard book Mr Patterson!! Very typical Patterson book, Fast read! Nothing spectacular, but it was okay, ExCIA agent Dr Dylan Reinhart and Detective Elizabeth Needham were confident of finding the killer of a professor, but the terrorist attack on Time Square put anything but that in the background.


As the agencies combined to stop the terrorists' next attack, Reinhart and Needham turned to friends who had skills which would lead them to the killers.
When Reinhart discovered an old friend and colleague from long ago days had been murdered in the attack, he was angry, and more determined to stop the terrorists in their tracks.
But could it be done None of them cared if they died martyrs to the cause but their leader was the one Reinhart wanted, . .

Killer Instinct is thend in the Instinct series by James Patterson and Howard Roughan and I enjoyed it, Fast paced, electric and intense, the action was fullon, Elizabeth is a strong, courageous and determined character I'm looking forward to readingin the series, Recommended. Actually I liked this book, Great for a long airplane flight, Although many of Pattersons books are not memorable, some are still exciting to read, . . like this one. I loved that the baby is a Beatles fan, That also is my grandsons lullaby choice, I also loved the Kierkegaard quote: “Truth always rests with the minority,” and the Robert Frost quote: “In three words, I can sum up everything Ive learned about life: it goes on.
” Much better than the first “Instinct” book, I am a pretty consistent reader of James Patterson, However, for the purposes of honesty, I get his books from the library because I dont find him good enough to buy and keep in my library.
Hes “mind candy” simple, fastpaced, detective and mystery oriented adventures that can be read in about two to three days and easily left behind, Nice escapism, but nothing super memorable,

“Killer Instinct” is a followup to “Murder Games” also cowritten with Howard Roughan, published back in June,, The first book introduced Dr, Dylan Reinhart, an Ivy league professor and published expert on criminal behavior who becomes directly involved in a series of serial killings in New York when he is recruited by Elizabeth Needham, an aggressive NYPD detective in charge of the investigation.
Together, they form a uniquely successful partnership while successfully catching a deadly serial killer,

The second book, “Killer Instinct”, starts off with the murder of a respected Ivy League professor made to look like an accident, Elizabeth, in her new task role, is assigned to investigate and brings Dylan in to help her figure out how to analyze the evidence, However, her case takes a back seat when an extreme act of terrorism rocks New York city, A name on the casualty list brings Dylans secret CIA past back and exposes his family to deadly risk,

Again, Elizabeth and Dylan are brought together to try and stop a terrorist madman, known only as the Mudir, or the Governor, who plans to decimate their beloved city.
As they race against time and an adversary that no textbook Dylan has ever written has prepared them for, they will need the help of others with special skills including a reluctant mayor a secret computer hacker whos drinking only strengthens his skills Dylans old CIA boss who always hated him, and still does Dylans retired father, and a legendary Mossad ghost agent.


Like a typical Patterson mystery, the plot is fastpaced with a lot of running around New York city as Dylan and Elizabeth try to find and capture the terrorist leader and members of his different cells.
As the mystery unfolds, Dylans secret background is revealed including his various assignments and relationships with several agents who worked with him, I was especially drawn into the character of Sadira Yavari, a mysterious killer who plays a key role in the storyline, Although most of the plotline follows Pattersons usual developments, there a couple of fresh twists that make the outcome a bit more interesting than usual,

Even though the terrorist angle started off a bit cliché and worn, the multiple arcs helped provide some complexity and creativity to the story, and there was the usual tension filled moments of action and violence that is essential to Pattersons formula.
And although the storytelling suffered a bit from jumping around and being choppy, the pacing still moved along at Pattersons machinegun rapidfire style, with several twists and turns along the way.


It seems like the first book focused more on Elizabeths character and the second one focused on Dylan and his background, However, what is interesting to me is that the enjoyment of “Killer Instinct” was provided more from the creative quality of the secondary characters that Elizabeth and Dylan interacted with, including Julian, Foxx, Dylans father, the Prophet, and of course, Sadira.
They were really the glue that gave the story depth and made it interesting throughout,

Overall, this book was an enjoyable, “mind candy” read, Not his best, nor his worst, Like most of his, a solid formula that provides a nice weekend escape,
Did not like this one,done and still couldnt get into it, This was my first sitelinkJames Patterson joint written novel, actually my first ever sitelinkJames Patterson, and I'm not convinced that I'll read anymore,

The story was well paced, but so unbelievable and not particularly well written, that it sort of poured over me, rather than me absorbing it.


Perhaps I should try one of his book, which he has written by himself, In this bookof the Instinct series, we have the return of Dr Dylan Reinhart and Detective Elizabeth Needham in an action packed thriller,

While giving a final exam, Professor of Abnormal Behavioral Analysis Dr Dylan Reinhart receives news of a bombing in Times Square with multiple deaths.
He's exCIA and feared his family might be downtown but as a stoke of luck would have it, they are fine, Detective Elizabeth Needham is on the bombing scene when she spots a second wave of bombs coming in on drones, She saves the life of her boss and the video goes viral, Only a couple of hours after the bombing, Reinhart is visited by a lawyer who tells him his CIA friend was killed in the attack, Reinhart smells a skunk.

Two storylines converge with the bombings and the death of an Iranian nuclear physicist, I was both impressed and scared by the drones, This book was full of action and moved quickly, A couple of years ago, I read the first book in this series and gave itstars, I don't remember a lot of details but it dealt with a serial killer, which is my favorite topic, I've read multiple books recently with a terrorism plot which is not my favorite so I'm going to drop this rating to a, But I really like both of these characters, In another thrilling collaborative effort, James Patterson and Howard Roughan bring another thriller full of geopoliticking and some criminal elements to readers who have been hungering for another stellar novel.
Dr. Dylan Reinhart is still living off the glory of uncovering a serial killer when a new situation makes his blood run cold, There has been another terrifying attack on New York City shocking, no! and the casualty count is quite large, One name in particular causes Reinhart to squirm, but not simply because of the loss of life, Reunited with his old partner, Detective Elizabeth Needham, Reinhart begins to sift through the rubbleboth literal and figurativein order to find out who might be behind the attack.
There are whispers that an apparent autoerotic event that left an Ivy League professor dead could be tied into all this, though the parallels are weak.
However, any time Iran and nuclear can be put into the same sentence, there is at least some red flag being raised, With Reinhart and Needham working every angle, they soon learn that the strike could be more than a simple act of terror, but an international play to move policy in a certain direction.
However, it would seem the blast was only the beginning, with more attacks planned at unknown locations, As time ticks away, Reinhart and Needham will have to use all the resources at their disposal to get answers, but theres a wrinkle or two they could not have expected, which sends the entire case in new and troubling directions.
Patterson and Roughan do well to develop a strong story and keep the reader engrossed until the final pageturn, Recommended for those who enjoy some light thriller reading, especially the reader who enjoys Patterson when hes on his game,

While it is sometimes a risk when James Pattersons name appears on a book jacket, this novel is a strong collaborative effort, Everything seems to come together nicely and the end result is a book the reader can enjoy, even if they are forced to endure some cheesy jokes along the way.
Dylan Reinhart and Elizabeth Needham are strong coprotagonists, working angles independently and together with much ease, Mixing some of their great personal backstories with strong character development allows the reader to feel a connection to them both, while not being left that the case is left on the back burner.
The plethora of secondary characters offer wonderful tangents in an already strong piece, Patterson and Roughan serve up interesting interpretations of those working the case and stirring up trouble, including their own spin on geopolitics, The story emerges from these strong characterisations and keeps the reader engaged with the plot, Using Pattersons short chapters and constant cliffhangers, the reader cannot help but want to forge onwards to get to the core of the story at hand.
Wellpaced and with just the right amount of sarcasm, this is one of Pattersons stronger novels of the year, One can hope it is not lost in the shuffle,

Kudos, Messrs. Patterson and Roughan, for a strong collaborative effort, I enjoy how well you work together and look forward for other joint ventures soon,

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