Billion Dollar Ransom

<p><b>It would take a perfect plan to collect a billion-dollar ransom.</b><br><br>So here’s the plan.<br><br>Five innocent people. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment in time.<br><br>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.<br><br>A billionaire wants his family back.<br><br>The cash, gold, jewels, crypto are all ready.<br><br>There’s only one problem: Stubborn and brilliant FBI agent Nicky Gordon also has a plan. And she doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers. Not a dime.<br><br><b>_________________________________<br><br>PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON</b><br><br>'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br><br>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' <b>IAN RANKIN</b><br><br>'The master storyteller of our times' <b>HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON</b><br><br>'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' <b>PATRICIA CORNWELL</b><br><br>'Patterson is in a class by himself' <b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b></p>