Gone: (Michael Bennett 6)

by James & Ledwidge Patterson, Michael

Paperback, 2013

Rating

½ (127 ratings; 3.8)

Series

Michael Bennett (6)

Genres

Mystery

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

Random House (2013)

Description

"A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why. Manuel Perrine doesn't fear anyone or anything. A charismatic and ruthless leader, Perrine slaughters rivals as effortlessly as he wears his trademark white linen suit. Detective Michael Bennett once managed to put Perrine behind bars, the only official in the US ever to accomplish that. But now Perrine is out, and he has sworn to find and kill Bennett and everyone dear to him. Detective Bennett, along with his ten adopted children, their nanny, and his grandfather, are hidden safely on a rural California farm, with guards courtesy of the FBI's witness protection program. Perrine begins to embark on an escalating series of assassinations across the country, killings whose brazenness and audacity bring into question the possibility of safety and law in the US. The FBI has no choice but to ask Detective Bennett to risk it all in Perrine's war on America. With explosive action and fierce villainy that rivals James Bond movies at their best, GONE is the next astounding novel by James Patterson"--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member skinglist

I didn't love this one, even though I usually love Michael Bennett's crew, and especially Seamus. I thought this had too much forced interaction, especially with Leo and the whole story felt rushed. They could have spent less time with Mr. Cody and more time on the rescue. Did Mr. Cody's friend get

killed? Who put the cloth over Mary Catherine's face? It was all left unanswered. Sometimes the Patterson factory needs to slow down a bit.

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LibraryThing member Kappadeemom

I really like this series by James Patterson. You have a crazy Mexican drug lord who has great fashion sense, the Bennett family with their herd of children, nanny and Grandpa who is a priest, lots of excitment with the bad asses of law enforcement,shake it up and you are served a chilling martini.

Great read and quick too. Perfect for a weekend read.

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LibraryThing member MarkPSadler

fun but preditictable

LibraryThing member ajlewis2

The last book in this series ended in a cliff-hanger. Gone finishes the story. It continues with the gruesome violence found in the last book offset with the usual family humor found in this series. I was left feeling that I've had enough Patterson for a while.

LibraryThing member buffalogr

This is a very quick read that could be quicker. there are a few parts that could be hacked off without much effect on the plot. Michael Bennett, now on the run from a Mexican drug kingpin while the book focuses more on the NYC children's distaste with rural ranch living. the reader is just waiting

for one of them to do something stupid while in WITSEC. The last big action scene involves Mc Murphy, a 60s hippie -- you don't know if he's bad or good until the end.

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LibraryThing member whybehave2002

I still love Michael Bennett and his family but this one seemed like a meal reheated...a little stale. I'm hoping the next story will be something fresh and new.

LibraryThing member HenriMoreaux

Gone resumes the story where I, Michael Bennett finished on it's cliff hanger with the Bennett family forced into witness protection after an assassination attempt by the cartel.

Now, numerous months later Manuel Perrine, cartel head, man responsible for Bennett's family being in hiding, has

continued his reign of terror and only become more bloodthirsty and violent whilst the Bennett family has begun to fit into farm life and Bennett himself is slowly going stir crazy. With no new leads and lacking investigative direction on the Perrine case the decision is made to bring the one man who managed to apprehend Perrine, Detective Michael Bennett, back in.

It's quite the action filled romp with Perrine effectively going against the might of the US Government after poking the bear one too many times. Like the prior books it's got a pretty snappy pace and there's still the on again off again romance with Mary Catherine, this time a US Marshall also capturing some of her attention.

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LibraryThing member MHanover10

This is a very quick read. You can read it in a day if you have all day. I went to bed right at a critical point in the book and woke up at 3 a.m. and had to finish it. I couldn't sleep not knowing what was going to happen next. I like the Bennett family series. I liked that this book had more of

the kids' personalities, you got to know them a little bit. This was very fast paced storyline whether it could really happen who cares. It was entertaining. I still don't understand why James Patterson has had writing partners the last several years. I feel he is a fine writer without them. Unless it's so he can crank out more books each year. I think you can read this one on its own without reading the books in before it in the series. But I recommend the entire series.

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