03373cam a2200337 4500 233496412 TxAuBib 20150605120000.0 ||||||s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781607883173 1607883171 0fd52e8f-4cfc-4b0d-9d61-0e247f86c97b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 122943 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib PATTERSON, JAMES. Step on a Crack [Libby Audiobook] : Michael Bennett Series, Book 1. Hachette Audiobooks, 2007. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 190MB. HTML:<p>Meet James Patterson's most compelling hero yet: Detective Michael Bennett, as he pursues the most diabolical criminal ever to terrify New York City. During a state funeral for a former First Lady in New York City's largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with over one hundred of the most powerful people in America. The captives include world leaders, actors, TV stars, athletes, and politicians. The kidnappers are armed with enough explosives to blow a crater in the middle of Manhattan.</p> <p>NYPD officer Michael Bennett is pulled into the standoff as lead negotiator. Despite the escalating danger, Michael faces an even more terrifying crisis at home. His wife has been diagnosed with a devastating disease, and Michael faces the prospect of losing the love of his life and having to raise their ten children alone.With his own life teetering and the lives of thousands suddenly his responsibility, Michael struggles to diffuse the tense situation. Yet the kidnappers' moves are impossible to predict, and they block every attempt to break into the cathedral, almost as if they are privy to their deliberations.</p>. A mass kidnapping at St. Patrick's Cathedral nets many of the world's celebrities gathered for the funeral of a former first lady. Mike Bennett, NYPD detective, father of 10 adopted children whose wife is dying of cancer, must put aside his personal woes and outsmart the well-organized criminals. In these post-9/11 days, Ledwidge and Patterson's scenario seems all too credible. Narrators John Slattery and Reg Rogers create thoroughly believable hostages and hostage-takers, and are especially effective voicing the beleaguered cop, hijacker "Jack," and the reptilian villain, "The Neat Man." Occasional music and sound effects don't add much, but short, intense chapters make it impossible to stop listening to this well-crafted story. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Nominee. The New York Times Best Seller List. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-05 20:00:03. Slattery, John. Rogers, Reg. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=0fd52e8f-4cfc-4b0d-9d61-0e247f86c97b http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0017-1/122943-StepOnACrack.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0017-1/122943-StepOnACrack.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook)