The Country Road Murders: A Thriller

by James Patterson, Mike Lupica

Overview

Big Dreams. 
Silas Tucker, Jr. grew up in Cross Rivers, North Carolina loving God, his family, his hometown, and sports.

Big Breaks. 
In baseball and football, Silas’s right arm unleashes thunderbolts. His record-breaking 109-mph fastball forever earns him the nickname “109” and his perfect passes make him a #1 NFL draft pick. He’s bound for fame and glory—until a deadly accident derails his bright future.

Big News. 
Back home in search of a new game, Silas finds himself at the center of a law-enforcement task force targeting the Southern Mafia when local teenage girls start disappearing.

Big Question. 
​What will it cost to get back on the field for one more game? For the local-hero-turned-amateur-detective, it’s the biggest gamble of his young life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316599894
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	07/13/2026
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400

About the Author

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.
Mike Lupica has been inducted into the National Sports Media Hall of Fame. He is an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News and has written 17 New York Times bestsellers.

Hometown:

Palm Beach, Florida

Date of Birth:

March 22, 1947

Place of Birth:

Newburgh, New York

Education:

B.A., Manhattan College, 1969; M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1971

Website:

http://www.jamespatterson.com