23 ½ Lies

This volume gathers three suspense stories by James Patterson, each written with a different co-author.

In the first, 23 1/2, written with Maxine Paetro, Lindsay Boxer's estranged father is shot dead in an execution-style killing. As she investigates, she uncovers truths that change her life. The second, Fallen, is written with Andrew Bourelle. Texas Ranger Rory Yates puts loyalty to the badge above everything, but he faces his hardest test when the suspect in an armored car robbery may be a former Ranger who has turned rogue.

The third story, written with Loren D. Estleman, follows a struggling artist hired to expose a client's unfaithful wife. The job puts his own life at risk, and he has to find a way to paint himself out of danger.