James Patterson

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Audio Tape - ISIS (2004)

The Big Bad Wolf
Alex Cross’s first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom. They are being bought and sold. It seems that a shadowy predator known only as ‘The Wolf’ is behind this terrible trade, bringing a new reign of terror to organised crime.
Alex eventually grows impatient with the FBI’s clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out on his own in order to track his new prey and to rescue some of the victims. As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home too. His ex-fiancée, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life - and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped.

Garrick Hagon's many films include Batman, Star Wars, Cry Freedom, A Bridge Too Far, The Message and Antony and Cleopatra. On British TV he has been seen in A Perfect Spy and Oppenheimer. He has also worked extensively in English Theatre, including appearances at the National Theatre in After the Fall, and in the West End in All My Sons. On BBC radio he is a familiar reader of novels and short stories.
Unabridged: 6 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 9 hrs 15 mins

Audio Tape ISIS (2003)

The Jester
Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers that his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night like devils. Nothing is known of their identity, only that they search for a relic worth more than any throne in Europe. No man has been able to stand in their way until Hugh, taking on the role of a jester, infiltrates the enemy’s castle. And when a man is fighting for freedom, for his wife, and for everything he holds dear, he will prove a formidable opponent.
With unstoppable pace and the plot of a heart-stopping thriller, this is a breathtaking adventure set in eleventh-century France.

Neil Dickson is a London-trained theatre actor with numerous stage credits. His American television credits include leading roles in the mini-series A.D., Sins, and Voice of the Heart, and several TV movies including Freedom Fighters and Murders in the Rue Morgue. On film he stars in Chasing Chekov, Peak Experience, Lionheart, and King of the Wind.
Unabridged: 10 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 13 hrs

Audio Tape - ISIS (2003)

Four Blind Mice
The new Alex Cross thriller from James Patterson
Now the Mastermind is in prison, Alex Cross is ready to leave the Washington Police Force - until John Sampson arrives and begs him to take on one last case. Sampson’s best friend has been accused of an horrific triple murder. Three women have been knifed at an Army base. His fingerprints and DNA have been found, but Sampson’s friend swears he has been framed and that Alex is his only hope.
‘James Patterson does everything but stick our finger in the light socket to give us a buzz’ New York Times

Audio Tape ISIS (2002)

2nd Chance
Lindsay Boxer, San Francisco’s only woman homicide detective, is back in 2nd Chance - the mind-blowing new thriller in the Women’s Murder Club series.
The tragic end of the honeymoon murder case left Lindsay Boxer unsure if she could ever return to work. But when a little girl is shot outside a San Francisco church, she knows it’s time to reconvene the Women’s Murder Club. Working with reporter Cindy Thomas, assistant DA Jill Bernhardt and medical examiner Claire Washburn, Lindsay starts to track a mystifying killer who quickly turns his pursuers into his victims.
Further murders make them suspect the worst - that the killer may be an ex-cop. The clues point towards a man with a thirst for vengeance but nothing could prepare them for the demented logic behind his choice of victims.

Pat Starr is an American actress living in London. She has worked extensively in the theatre with West End roles in The Rose Tattoo, All My Sons and Kennedy’s Children and a one-woman show, Tea With Liszt. Dozens of television appearances include Tender is The Night and Bob Martin. Her 22 movies include Reds and Four Weddings and a Funeral. She also sings regularly with a jazz band in London.
Unabridged: 7 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 8 hrs 35 mins

Audio Tape - ISIS (2002)

Violets are Blue
Around noon, I got a call on my cell phone. ‘Just checking in, ‘ the Mastermind said. ‘How is San Francisco, Alex? Lovely city. Will you leave your heart there?’
The Mastermind of Roses Are Red is back - and he’s hot on Alex Cross’s trail. His cold taunts leave Alex angry and concerned for his family’s safety.
Meanwhile, Alex is drawn into his most bizarre investigation yet. Two San Francisco loggers are found dead, bitten and hung by their feet to drain the blood. Further murders in California and on the East Coast completely baffle Alex. Is this the work of a cult, of role players, of modern-day vampires? Desperate to stop the deaths, Alex teams up with Jamilla Hughes, a savvy woman detective, and the FBI’s Kyle Craig. But Alex has never been closer to defeat . . .
'Master of the suspense genre' The Sunday Times

Paul Birchard comes from Los Angeles. His work in movies and television includes The Tailor of Panama, Memphis Belle, Poirot, Absolute Hell, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and many others. His solo stage performance of The Pat Hobby Stones by F. Scott Fitzgerald has garnered rave reviews in Dublin, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and he counts himself very fortunate to have worked with the late Lindsay Anderson on the play The Fishing Trip. Paul has read numerous stories and novels for BBC Radio, as well as unabridged audio books.
Unabridged: 7 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 8 hrs 20 mins