12 Months to Live

Her name is Jane F. Smith. But to friends and foes, she''s Jane Effing Smith.

Why? Because she''s the best criminal defense attorney in the Hamptons-the elite world of New York''s rich and infamous. Because she''s as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because she''s tough. She''s strong.

As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, she''s also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.

Then another bombshell lands: a devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. She''s got 14 months to live.

But first, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

''The master storyteller of our times'' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

''It''s no mystery why James Patterson is the world''s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.'' JEFFERY DEAVER

''No one gets this big without amazing