<b>Jane Smith is running out of time . . .</b><br> <br> Her repeat client, Rob Jacobson, is the unluckiest of the unlucky. No sooner is he accused of killing a family of three in the Hamptons than a second family is gunned down.<br> <br> He says he's being set up - again. Despite the odds, Jane believes him.<br> <br> Now she must mount the most complex investigation of her career. But she's facing her own battle too. A terminal medical condition.<br> <br> <b>The defence may never rest.</b><br> <br> <b>___________________________________________<br> <br> PRAISE FOR THE JANE SMITH THRILLERS</b><br> <br> 'The phenomenal Patterson, one of the great storytellers of our time, does not often produce a new character, but he does here to stunning effect' <i>Daily Mail</i><br> <br> 'A gutsy heroine. A ticking clock. A breathless pace. Wow! This one had me reeling' JANE CORRY<br> <br> 'Compelling' <i>Crime Monthly<br> <b>_____________________________________________________________</b></i><br> <br> <b>PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON</b><br> <br> 'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put- nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER<br> <br> 'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD<br> <br> 'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY<br> <br> 'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN<br> <br> 'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON<br> <br> 'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL<br> <br> 'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.' STEVE BERRY<br> <br> 'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination' <i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i><br> <br> 'Patterson is in a class by himself' <i>GUARDIAN</i>