Worst Case book cover by James Patterson

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Where Worst Case sits

Series
Book 3 of Michael Bennett. See all Michael Bennett books in order
The book before
Run for Your Life
The book after
Tick Tock
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Last checked: October 15, 2026, against hachettebookgroup.com

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Publication
First published on February 1, 2010. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Other edition
The Library of Congress record found by this book's ISBN describes another edition: a 351-page paperback from Grand Central Pub, ISBN 9781455599837. (Library of Congress, its record of another edition; read November 6, 2026)

What Worst Case is about

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  • A killer is going after the children of the richest families in New York, and the whole city is at risk. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a killer targeting not only the children of New York's wealthiest families
  • Detective Michael Bennett and Emily Parker, an FBI abduction specialist, agree to work together, though neither wants to. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Detective Michael Bennett and FBI Abduction Specialist Emily Parker reluctantly team up

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Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Children of the rich
  • Hostages
  • Michael Bennett
  • Police

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Michael Bennett

18 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Step on a Crack
  2. Book 2: Run for Your Life
  3. Book 4: Tick Tock
  4. Book 5: I, Michael Bennett
  5. Book 6: Gone
  6. Book 7: Burn
  7. Book 8: Alert
  8. Book 9: Bullseye
  9. Book 10: Haunted
  10. Book 11: Ambush
  11. Book 12: Blindside
  12. Book 13: The Russian
  13. Book 14: Shattered
  14. Book 15: Obsessed
  15. Book 16: Crosshairs
  16. Book 17: Paranoia
  17. Book 18: Delusional

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