James Patterson's latest The Quickie can easily be read in one setting.

Lauren Stillwell desides to surprise her husband for lunch, however the surprise is on her as on her way to his office she spots him walking down the street with a pretty blonde and entering a hotel. Later that evening she gives him a chance to explain things when she askes what he did for lunch. He lies and says he had a sandwich at his desk.

Feeling betrayed Lauren soon desides to have a "quickie "of her own with a coworker who has been flirting with her for months. One thing leads to another and Lauren's fling soon ends up dead and she is in the middle of the investigation of his death. to make matters worse Lauren strongly suspects her husband is the killer.

This book is full of twists and turns that the reader won't see coming. Patterson's style of writing in very short chapters will keep the reader turning pages well into the night.

Although this book has strong romance elements this book is not a romance but more of a mystery who done it type thing. As a romance reader I normally don't like a cheating story line but it does work well in this story and makes one think what would you do and how far would you go to save someone you loved? The Quickie is the latest example of why Patterson is at the top of his game and always on the best seller lists. His fans will snap up this book fast and he should acquire new readers to his work as well.

I am anxiously awaiting his next release September 11th called You've Been Warned.