Fifty Fifty (Detective Harriet Blue #2)
James Patterson
ABOUT THE BOOK
It’s not easy being a good detective … when your brother’s a serial killer.
Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it.
Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan – the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry’s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.
Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sam’s case wide open.
If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage …
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 325 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.
James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past ten years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
CANDICE FOX is the co-author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller Never Never, the first novel in the Detective Harriet Blue series. She won back-to-back Ned Kelly awards for her first two novels Hades and Eden, and is also the author of the critically acclaimed Fall and Crimson Lake. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
ALSO BY JAMES PATTERSON
DETECTIVE HARRIET BLUE SERIES
Never Never (with Candice Fox)
ALEX CROSS NOVELS
Along Came a Spider ? Kiss the Girls ? Jack and Jill ? Cat and Mouse ? Pop Goes the Weasel ? Roses are Red ? Violets are Blue ? Four Blind Mice ? The Big Bad Wolf ? London Bridges ? Mary, Mary ? Cross ? Double Cross ? Cross Country ? Alex Cross’s Trial (with Richard DiLallo) ? I, Alex Cross ? Cross Fire ? Kill Alex Cross ? Merry Christmas, Alex Cross ? Alex Cross, Run ? Cross My Heart ? Hope to Die ? Cross Justice ? Cross the Line
THE WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB SERIES
1st to Die ? 2nd Chance (with Andrew Gross) ? 3rd Degree (with Andrew Gross) ? 4th of July (with Maxine Paetro) ? The 5th Horseman (with Maxine Paetro) ? The 6th Target (with Maxine Paetro) ? 7th Heaven (with Maxine Paetro) ? 8th Confession (with Maxine Paetro) ? 9th Judgement (with Maxine Paetro) ? 10th Anniversary (with Maxine Paetro) ? 11th Hour (with Maxine Paetro) ? 12th of Never (with Maxine Paetro) ? Unlucky 13 (with Maxine Paetro) ? 14th Deadly Sin (with Maxine Paetro) ? 15th Affair (with Maxine Paetro) 16th Seduction (with Maxine Paetro)
DETECTIVE MICHAEL BENNETT SERIES
Step on a Crack (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Run for Your Life (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Worst Case (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Tick Tock (with Michael Ledwidge) ? I, Michael Bennett (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Gone (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Burn (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Alert (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Bullseye (with Michael Ledwidge)
PRIVATE NOVELS
Private (with Maxine Paetro) ? Private London (with Mark Pearson) ? Private Games (with Mark Sullivan) ? Private: No. 1 Suspect (with Maxine Paetro) ? Private Berlin (with Mark Sullivan) ? Private Down Under (with Michael White) ? Private L.A. (with Mark Sullivan) ? Private India (with Ashwin Sanghi) ? Private Vegas (with Maxine Paetro) ? Private Sydney (with Kathryn Fox) ? Private Paris (with Mark Sullivan) ? The Games (with Mark Sullivan) ? Private Delhi (with Ashwin Sanghi)
NYPD RED SERIES
NYPD Red (with Marshall Karp) ? NYPD Red 2 (with Marshall Karp) ? NYPD Red 3 (with Marshall Karp) ? NYPD Red 4 (with Marshall Karp)
STAND-ALONE THRILLERS
The Thomas Berryman Number ? Sail (with Howard Roughan) ? Swimsuit (with Maxine Paetro) ? Don’t Blink (with Howard Roughan) ? Postcard Killers (with Liza Marklund) ? Toys (with Neil McMahon) ? Now You See Her (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Kill Me If You Can (with Marshall Karp) ? Guilty Wives (with David Ellis) ? Zoo (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Second Honeymoon (with Howard Roughan) ? Mistress (with David Ellis) ? Invisible (with David Ellis) ? Truth or Die (with Howard Roughan) ? Murder House (with David Ellis) ? Woman of God (with Maxine Paetro) ? Hide and Seek ? Humans, Bow Down (with Emily Raymond) ? The Black Book (with David Ellis) ? Murder Games (with Howard Roughan) ? Black Market
NON-FICTION
Torn Apart (with Hal and Cory Friedman) ? The Murder of King Tut (with Martin Dugard)
ROMANCE
Sundays at Tiffany’s (with Gabrielle Charbonnet) ? The Christmas Wedding (with Richard DiLallo) ? First Love (with Emily Raymond) ? Two from the Heart (with Frank Costantini, Emily Raymond and Brian Sitts)
OTHER TITLES
Miracle at Augusta (with Peter de Jonge)
FAMILY OF PAGE-TURNERS
MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOKS
The Worst Years of My Life (with Chris Tebbetts) ? Get Me Out of Here! (with Chris Tebbetts) ? My Brother Is a Big, Fat Liar (with Lisa Papademetriou) ? How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (with Chris Tebbetts) ? Ultimate Showdown (with Julia Bergen) ? Save Rafe! (with Chris Tebbetts) ? Just My Rotten Luck (with Chris Tebbetts) Dog’s Best Friend (with Chris Tebbetts) ? Escape to Australia (with Martin Chetterton)
I FUNNY SERIES
I Funny (with Chris Grabenstein) ? I Even Funnier (with Chris Grabenstein) ? I Totally Funniest (with Chris Grabenstein) ? I Funny TV (with Chris Grabenstein) ? School of Laughs (with Chris Grabenstein)
TREASURE HUNTERS SERIES
Treasure Hunters (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Danger Down the Nile (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Secret of the Forbidden City (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Peril at the Top of the World (with Chris Grabenstein)
HOUSE OF ROBOTS SERIES
House of Robots (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Robots Go Wild! (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Robot Revolution (with Chris Grabenstein)
OTHER ILLUSTRATED NOVELS
Kenny Wright: Superhero (with Chris Tebbetts) ? Homeroom Diaries (with Lisa Papademetriou) ? Jacky Ha-Ha (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Word of Mouse (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Pottymouth and Stoopid (with Chris Grabenstein)
MAXIMUM RIDE SERIES
The Angel Experiment ? School’s Out Forever ? Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports ? The Final Warning ? Max ? Fang ? Angel ? Nevermore ? Forever
CONFESSIONS SERIES
Confessions of a Murder Suspect (with Maxine Paetro) ? The Private School Murders (with Maxine Paetro) ? The Paris Mysteries (with Maxine Paetro) ? The Murder of an Angel (with Maxine Paetro)
WITCH & WIZARD SERIES
Witch & Wizard (with Gabrielle Charbonnet) ? The Gift (with Ned Rust) ? The Fire (with Jill Dembowski) ? The Kiss (with Jill Dembowski) ? The Lost (with Emily Raymond)
DANIEL X SERIES
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (with Michael Ledwidge) ? Watch the Skies (with Ned Rust) ? Demons and Druids (with Adam Sadler) ? Game Over (with Ned Rust) ? Armageddon (with Chris Grabenstein) ? Lights Out (with Chris Grabenstein)
OTHER TITLES
Crade and All ? Crazy House (with Gabrielle Charbonnet)
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Daniel X: Alien Hunter (with Leopoldo Gout) ? Maximum Ride: Manga Vols. 1–9 (with NaRae Lee)
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