NYPD Red 3 book cover by James Patterson

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Book 3 of NYPD Red. See all NYPD Red books in order
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NYPD Red 2
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NYPD Red 4
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Last checked: September 25, 2026, against hachettebookgroup.com

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  • NYPD Red is a highly trained task force that guards people who are rich, famous or well connected. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) highly trained task force assigned to protect the rich, the famous, and the connected
  • On New Year's, Detective Zach Jordan and Kylie MacDonald, his partner, are summoned to billionaire Hunter Alden Jr.'s townhouse when he makes a grisly find in its garage. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) called to the home of billionaire businessman Hunter Alden, Jr.
  • Soon Alden's son, a teenager, disappears, and his father seems strangely unwilling to look for him. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Alden's teenage son goes missing ... his father seems oddly reluctant to find him

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Other books in NYPD Red

6 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: NYPD Red
  2. Book 2: NYPD Red 2
  3. Book 4: NYPD Red 4
  4. Book 5: Red Alert
  5. Book 6: NYPD Red 6

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