12 MONTHS TO LIVE

Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, shes Jane Effing Smith.Why` Because shes the best criminal defence attorney in the Hamptons - the elite world of New Yorks rich and infamous. Because shes as good an investigator as she is a lawyer. Because shes tough. Shes strong.As Jane is preparing to defend a high-profile client accused of a triple homicide, shes also hired to revive a cold case - a cluster of unsolved murders.Then another bombshell lands. A devastating medical diagnosis. Terminal. Shes got a year to live.But for now, she has a trial to win. Unless one of her many enemies kills her first.PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSONThe master storyteller of our times HILLARY RODHAM CLINTONIts no mystery why James Patterson is the worlds most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better. JEFFERY DEAVERNo one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. LEE CHILDPatterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. Its what fires off the movie projector in the readers mind. MICHAEL CONNELLYJames Patterson is The Boss. End of. IAN RANKINOne of the greatest storytellers of all time PATRICIA CORNWELLPatterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... theres no stopping his imagination NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWPatterson is in a class by himself GUARDIAN