Murder Island

They thought they found heaven on earth. They discover a living hell.

When Brandt ''Doc'' Savage and his girlfriend Kira land on a desert island in the middle of the Atlantic, they think they''ve found a perfect utopia. An escape from their tumultuous pasts.

But they don''t have long to enjoy their new-found peace before they are violently separated and dragged to opposite ends of the earth.

As Doc searches the seas and continents for Kira, he discovers they are entangled in a global conspiracy that is bigger than he ever could have imagined.

Can Doc and Kira find each other before one of their many enemies catches them first?

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON

''No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.'' LEE CHILD

''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'' IAN RANKIN

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