James Patterson — The Midnight Club

HarperCollins 2006 Paperback, 304pp. From the bestselling author of Along Came a Spider and Cat and Mouse, a mesmerising tale of non-stop action and suspense. Already a bestseller in paperback - now reissued in striking new cover style.Nobody knows the underbelly of the city like New York cop John Stefanovitch. He's out to get Alexandre St-Germain, the most powerful member of the Midnight Club - a secret international society of ruthless crime czars, all of whom are 'respectable' businessmen. And Stef's the ideal man for the job - until he's levelled by a blast from St-Germain's shotgun and left for dead.Now, Stef is back, wheelchair-bound, yet sworn to destroy St-Germain. With the help of a beautiful journalist and a Harlem cop, Stef is determined to crack the Midnight Club. And he's up against odds that are as unknown as they are deadly. (ISBN: 9780007224890). Good.