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reading countless books by Patterson and his coauthors du jour, I'm aware of two things when I open up the next one: It won't tax my aging brain or put me on the edge of my seat, and the pages will whiz by in a flash.
This one, the seventh in the series featuring Detective Michael Bennett and his rather large family, fit that pattern perfectly,

Well, almost I gave four to each of the other six, but I just can't muster up more than three for this one although I'd give it/if it were possible.
Exactly why I'm not totally sure, except this one seems to be more of a mishmash of story lines, with an ending that sort of left things hanging and felt thrown together at the last minute.


Here, Bennett and his crew return to their New York City home they've been spending time in witness protection after Bennett captured a crime biggie who was intent on payback.
Shortly after his return, Bennett is called in by a boss who's carrying a grudge instead of a pat on the back for bringing a top criminal to justice, Bennett is reassigned to what's called an "Outreach Squad" in Harlem.


The ragtag squad members have been hardly working, but with a few carefully chosen phrases, Bennett turns them into professionals who are working hard yeah, right! Most of the calls to the squad are complaints from neighborhood residents that aren't even police matters, and when one speaks of seeing some wellheeled dudes having a strange gettogether in an abandoned building, Bennett figures the caller is a nut case.
That is, until a charred body turns up in that building bringing a whole new meaning to barbecue spit,

Ah, but we're not done yet, After a short time at the squad, Bennett is called by an old friend who's pulled some strings to get him back to his old job to help capture a team of robbers who are hitting highend jewelry stores.
Of course, Bennett's offer to return is conditioned on his solving the case and bringing the thieves to justice within two weeks, Because Bennett has bonded so well with his new crew, he just can't force himself to abandon them so he insists on investigating both cases simultaneously,

As if all that weren't enough, Bennett continues to deal with feelings for his children's "nanny" and housekeeper, the very Irish and beauteous Mary Catherine, the health crisis of a close family member and whew! the threat that he'll lose one of his adopted daughters to her biological father.


Hey, don't shoot the messenger I told you early on about the story line jumble, All things considered and clearly there are plenty of things going on here, it's not an awful book, but I'd at least wait till the paperback comes out and it won't

cost as much.

The more I listened to this story, the better it got, I was not sure this would be the case because its a bit disjointed in places, but better toward the end,ofBir süredir Michael Connelly okuduğumdan onun tarzına mı alıştım, yoksa Michael Bennett'lar hep böyle miydi Özellikle başları çok sıkıcıydı.
Son iki James Patterson kitabından aldığım keyif çok iyi değil maalesef, Bu seneki Alex Cross romanını bekliyorum, bakalım James Patterson kendisi yazdığında nasıl olacak, . . Zaten geçen Alex Cross kitabı da çok pis kalmıştı, ona devam ediyor olacaktır, Why do i put myself through reading James Pattersons books this was a library loan so am reading out of order but it just sort of dribbled by not really getting to the meat of the plot not sure if Michael Bennett is for me his character was a bit blase amp boring.
A bit BLAH BLAH for me,stars

Story is good, interesting twists, . . but, man this is thriller book, so why so many pathetic moments, . . Let me start with, "I love Michael Bennett" even though it feels like the same story just different names, The plots are predictable and the endings are the same but I love the feel of this series, I get that homey sense of comfort when reading these books,

Burn seemed to focus more on Mike and Mary Catherine that of the crimes being committed, Now I understand when you fall for someone that person is the only thing you can think about which is what happened here, well maybe not so much for Mike but or the reader.
I really think that Mike needs to take the plunge and tie the knot with MC because that's where it should be headed anyway,

In Burn, there are diamond thieves hitting the jewelry stores, people cannibalizing those who won't be missed and Chrissy has a biological father that has come to claim his daughter.
That pretty much sums up this book,

I will continue with this series because I do love me some Michael Bennett and can't wait to see what his next adventure is, I'm just ready to move past the on and off of Mike and MC and ready to get to the hard core of the action, Title: Burn
Author: James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge
Format: Hard Cover
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense with a hint of romance
Standalone: Yes
Part of a Series: Yes Bookof the Michael Bennett series
POV: Mike and multiple others
Steam Level: Hardly any
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While Burn is a standalone it works better if you've read the first six before.
In Burn, Mike, Seamus, Mary Catherine and the kids return to to New York, However Mike is transferred to another squad and one of his kids' biological parents comes to try and get custody back all while Mary Catherine had to go back home to deal with a family emergency and Major Cases wants Mike back to work on a major crime.
Brilliant jewel thieves, cannibals, and family all combine to make this thriller a compelling read, Burn was this summer's beach read for me that I left in my chair, It was one that I could dive in and out of throughout the summer and easily remember what was happening at the time, I like the fastpaced energy of these books and how everything all comes together, By now I know exactly what to expect when I open a James Patterson novel, His heroes will be classic good guys with just enough personal baggage to keep us invested in them, His villains will be psychopaths hellbent on taking down the hero, The story will unfold through short chapters that usually end in mini cliffhangers, All combined, these elements keep the pages turning quickly and provide a mild diversion from everyday life, It is a tried and true formula that has turned Patterson into one of the bestselling authors of all time, Even when I complain about his use of coauthors to churn out multiple books a year and the deficit in quality this has caused, I can't help but come back for more.
And so I started Burn, the seventh installment in the Michael Bennett series knowing pretty much what I was in store for,

Michael Bennett and his brood of adopted children finally return home to New York after being hidden in witness protection for most of the last novel.
Despite having nabbed one of the most notorious drug lords in the world, Bennett is not given the hero's welcome he expected, Instead, the NYPD has assigned him to lead a community outreach squad in Harlem, The poorly supported squad lacks the resources and personnel to adequately assist the large population that it has been charged with, The bureaucratic systems that people have to follow to provide tips to the squad means that potentially valuable information goes unnoticed by the people who are supposed to act on it.
When a burned body is found at a property of a previously ignored tip, Bennett vows to correct the broken system and bring justice to the people he has been tasked with serving.


Just as Michael is starting to implement changes at the squad, he gets pulled into another high profile case, This time a string of jewelry heists have left the department stumped, When the higher ups beg Bennett to step in, he only agrees to assist if he can continue his duties with the outreach squad as well, Soon he finds himself back in the crazy juggling act that his turns into all too often, The stresses of work coupled with a budding romance with his live in nanny and the duties of being a single father begin to take their toll on him.
But Michael is determined to give his best in all aspects of his life, He is the hero after all,

As I expected, Patterson delivered on all of the usual fronts, The Michael Bennett series is probably my second favorite Patterson saga behind the Alex Cross books, and Burn is certainly a worthy continuation of the story, More so than usual, I found the real joy of this novel was in reading about Michael's personal relationships with his family, That drama seemed to outweigh the more surface level crime threads in the book, In fact, with so much time devoted to developing a romance and maintaining the unique Bennett clan, the actual mystery was too brief, As I got to the last couple of pages, I would have even preferred a cliffhanger that the rushed ending that we got, Still, Burn does nothing to deter me from looking forward to the next installment, The next time I'm looking for a quick and fun read, I'll definitely turn to a Patterson novel again, Not a topic you see in a book very often, but it SHOCKS you when it does, This is a definite read, This series is really getting better and better, It is for sure a good read, I am excited about the next book, While I know Patterson's name is on this book, I've read his work and I would say he is likely a bit more involved in this one, I say that because it has a lot of the Alex Cross feel too! It is a great set of books, Detective Michael Bennett and his family, including Mary Catherine and Seamus finally returned to New York after nine months in protective custody, Bennett's previous case was over and they were all safe to return, Instead of home schooling, the kids could finally head back to school see their friends settle into their old routines once again, And when Bennett headed back into his office he was looking forward to starting back on the job, getting stuck into the crimes of the city,

But an unexpected change of plans meant he was to take over a fledgling unit the Outreach Squad which was designed to help the down and out on the streets.
His initial shock when he saw the state of the squad room members turned to anger and that fuelled a desire to make it work, As Bennett got to know the men and women on his team, they suddenly found themselves face to face with a horror they couldnt begin to imagine, Forced to face the fact that the reports could well be true, they immersed themselves deeply into the criminal elements of the city,

With Bennett stretched thin, working three important cases at the one time, suddenly there was a problem on the home front as well, He had no idea how he would solve this one, but it was vital he did, As the dangers intensified, the criminals seemed to be one step ahead of the police, Would Bennett and his men find and stop the madmen who were terrorising the residents of the city before it was too late

Another excellent Michael Bennett thriller.
The action wasnt quite as full on as the last two, but it was pretty fast paced and intense, I enjoy Bennetts character and love Mary Catherine and Seamus, A great cast of characters and I look forward to the next in the Michael Bennett series by James Patterson, Recommended.
I usually bypass the James Patterson books, and had done so several times with Burn, Once I started reading, though, it pulled me in, making me want to know the ending, Unfortunately, the multiple storylines, while promising to tie neatly together, were brushed over, leading me to wonder more than once if I was reading an Andrew Greeley love story.


Give me a good Ed McBain any day, with its neat endings with a logical reasoning towards a solution, instead of the odd, scattered, shattered, torn and disheveled ending whose point seemed to be to reunite lovers at the end.


However, I really liked Bennett's reaction to the Ombudsman assignment, and to the people who manned the station, I enjoyed the team interaction, even when every instinct shouted "NO" when Chast left on her own read the book if you want details!,

I might pick up another book in this series, now, just to see if Bennett will stick with the new squad, It is a better fit and, as we saw, mysteries aren't limited to just the high and mighty, Overall though the characters are well described, and there is promise, so I raised it to a fullstars, .