Mistress

I feel I have to write a review of this book to answer all those who gave it low ratings. Maybe James Patterson will read my review and know how delighted I am by his use of psychological disorders -- Aspergers, OCD -- to filter the drama. "Monk meets James Bond," if you will. Finally, a truly flawed......more

My just-finished gin-and-tonic may have put me in a generous mood, but I'm going to be a bit more upbeat about the latest effort from James Patterson than others are. At the time of this writing, 93 reviewers had rated the book on Amazon.com, 38 of whom gave it just one star, 11 gave it two and 10 a......more

A lot of people have commented on James Patterson "co-authoring" with other writers. But guess what? A great book is a great book. My opinion is if James Patterson is willing to put his name and his picture (in this case) on a book, the writing must be good, and I am going to read it. With Mr. Patte......more

I'm normally a huge fan of James Patterson. I even like most of the books he “co-writes” with other authors. I say “co-writes” because it's pretty obvious most of the writing isn't in his style. That said, they are usually pretty good reads. _Mistress _was written with David Ellis, a new writer to me......more

This is my first James Patterson read and frankly I am a little perplexed. Being an author I find it difficult to understand one and two star reviews. How can a perfectly well written and edited tale garner two, let alone one star? My mother impressed on me, if you don't have anything good to say ab......more