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 great