Billion-Dollar Ransom: A Thriller [Hardcover]

In thisNew York Timesbestseller from James Patterson, six kidnappers pursue a whopping ten-figure payout in this thrilling novel.

Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment. 

Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Beverly Hills. A patriarch wants his family back. The cash, gold, jewels, and crypto are all ready. 

There’s only one problem: a brilliant, very stubborn FBI agent. Special Agent Nicky Gordon doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers. Not a dime.

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. An Edgar, ten-time Emmy, and Literarian Awardwinning creator of countless beloved seriesincluding Alex Cross, the Womens Murder Club, and Maximum RidePatterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, Michael Crichton, and Viola Davis, as well as #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots,and Filthy Rich.

Duane Swierczynskiis the two-time Edgar-nominated author of ten novels—including Revolverand Canary as well as the graphic novel Breakneck—many of which are in development for film or TV. Most recently, Swierczynski co-scripted James Patterson’s The Guilty,an Audible Original starring John Lithgow and Bryce Dallas Howard. He lives in Southern California with his family.