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Stingrays (BookShots) Paperback – November 7, 2017
When a teenager goes missing on a Caribbean beach, the local police are baffled. It's up to the Stingrays, a world class team that solves the unsolvable, to unearth the truth--a truth that no one will believe.
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LIGHTNING-FAST STORIES BY JAMES PATTERSON
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- Print length144 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBookShots
- Publication dateNovember 7, 2017
- ISBN-100316469998
- ISBN-13978-0316469999
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Product details
- Publisher : BookShots (November 7, 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 144 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316469998
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316469999
- Item Weight : 1.11 pounds
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in ‘James Patterson by James Patterson’ and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
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Customers find the book engaging and easy to read. They appreciate the intriguing plot and interesting twists. The characters are described as interesting and well-written. Readers appreciate the book photography and humor throughout. Overall, they describe it as a good short story with an interesting concept and a fast pace.
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Customers find the book an enjoyable and quick read. They describe it as a good mystery that keeps you guessing until the end. While some readers felt it didn't have the WOW factor of other Patterson books, they still found it well-done from beginning to end.
"...For a short story, you will find this a rich and engaging read!..." Read more
"Young. Fresh. Kept you interested. Quick read. The Author always keep you on your toes. I like reading his books" Read more
"...It left me wanting more. Bookshots are excellent for a fast exciting read but this book was easily interesting enough to have a full novel...." Read more
"LOVED this book shot!! Fast paced, exciting, cohesive! All the characters are amazing, quirky and funny!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the intriguing plot. They find it a good mystery read that keeps them guessing until the end. The concept and story are liked by readers. However, some feel the ending rush takes away from the story.
"...For a short story, you will find this a rich and engaging read!..." Read more
"Young. Fresh. Kept you interested. Quick read. The Author always keep you on your toes. I like reading his books" Read more
"...for a fast exciting read but this book was easily interesting enough to have a full novel. Great characters and well written...." Read more
"...This one short and sweet. Does not keep you spellbound. It was just ok" Read more
Customers enjoy the variety of characters in the book. They find them interesting and say they thoroughly enjoyed every page of the story.
"...Great characters and well written. Would love to see this gang again in a full novel!" Read more
"LOVED this book shot!! Fast paced, exciting, cohesive! All the characters are amazing, quirky and funny!..." Read more
"...What I love about book shots is the fact that you can picture your own characters...." Read more
"I really enjoyed the story and the characters. I also enjoyed the way each chapter was about a different team membet...." Read more
Customers enjoy the writing quality of the book. They find it well-written with a varied cast of characters. The author is described as a master writer and everything he writes is delightful. Readers appreciate the fast pace and easy understanding, making it fun and quick to read.
"...Great characters and well written. Would love to see this gang again in a full novel!" Read more
"Fast pace easy to understand love that it can be read in short time A lot of characters Really like bookshots" Read more
"Very well written with a varied cast of characters, both on the protagonist and antagonist sides. A quick enjoyable read." Read more
"Entertaining, well written and short." Read more
Customers appreciate the short story. They say it's a good short story about a group of detectives, and the characters would be great in a full-length book.
"Not the James Patterson's books I remember. This one short and sweet. Does not keep you spellbound. It was just ok" Read more
"Entertaining, well written and short." Read more
"Loved the book.short and good" Read more
"...Everything he writes is a delight. The book is short, busy and riveting." Read more
Customers enjoy the book photography. They find it helps them visualize the story.
"LOVED this book shot!! Fast paced, exciting, cohesive! All the characters are amazing, quirky and funny!..." Read more
"One of the best book shots I have read super twisty and tourney, great beginning amazing middle phenomenal ending! Patterson never disappoints!..." Read more
"A surprise to the ending. Loved it. What I love about book shots is the fact that you can picture your own characters...." Read more
Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find it funny and clever, with ironic moments and comic relief throughout the storyline.
"...each of the many suspects who saw Paige that night; they are at times funny and clever...." Read more
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"...Action, mystery, romance and comic relief scattered throughout." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017Paige Ryerson is invited to visit the Turks and Caicos 🇹🇨 Islands for spring break by her best friends, twins Hannah and Brooke Clee. After partying hard one night, Paige goes for a walk on the beach to try to clear her head, and vanishes.
A colorful investigative group, calling themselves the Stingrays, is hired to "find Paige alive--or catch her killer". The group is headed by Matthew Quinn, and they work by "creating elaborate stings to entrap those who believe they're above the law".
This storyline is creative, ironic, and fascinating. The five members of the group, using their individually unique skills, "investigate" each of the many suspects who saw Paige that night; they are at times funny and clever. For a short story, you will find this a rich and engaging read!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2022Young. Fresh. Kept you interested. Quick read.
The Author always keep you on your toes. I like reading his books
- Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2017Nothing super exciting here. I actually was happy this was a short bookshot. Maybe this was a YA bookshot and I was expecting too much. Easy to guess the killer. The earlier bookshots have been more exciting than the recent ones.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017A great, quick read. It left me wanting more. Bookshots are excellent for a fast exciting read but this book was easily interesting enough to have a full novel. Great characters and well written. Would love to see this gang again in a full novel!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2020Not the James Patterson's books I remember. This one short and sweet. Does not keep you spellbound. It was just ok
- Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017LOVED this book shot!! Fast paced, exciting, cohesive! All the characters are amazing, quirky and funny! Loved how the mystery builds... keeps you guessing.. you are trying to prove guilt and innocence with each character as you read. Fun, great read!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019One of the best book shots I have read super twisty and tourney, great beginning amazing middle phenomenal ending! Patterson never disappoints! Look forward to reading more of these hope he makes a full novel with this team
- Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018It's okay. It might've been better if there was more character development. For those who have watched hour long police shows, the ending is not hard to see coming. I hoped for better reading from Patterson, but when you pay for what you get.
Top reviews from other countries
- kev dilksReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Stingrays james Patterson
These bookshots are great action packed storyline which can be read in one night the stingrays are private investigators led by Matthew Quinn who have to solve a disappearance or possibly a murder of a young woman great storyline realistic characters hopefully this becomes a series of bookshots.kev dilks.
- JulieReviewed in Australia on May 26, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun & Exciting
What a fun quick read. Exciting and I didn't see the end. Fabulous characters, I'd read again if more stories are written !
- mrs j lawReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2017
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
we have enjoyed all of the book shot books easy if attending an appointment quick and fast to read
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2018
3.0 out of 5 stars Strange but interesting
Best read all at one. Gets confusing if read in sections.
Never found out who or what Stingrays are. Why should U dictate how many words. It's my review.
- Mrs. Janet LoweReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars I was stung .
Very good read a bit different from other books of James P. look forward to more.