Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone
The first six books in the bestselling series featuring “NYPD Detective Bennett, who is something of a living legend…is a master homicide investigator [and] a single father to not one, not two, but 10 adopted children” (Deadline).  
 
 “Michael Bennett is evolving fast as a character. The way he relates to his family and his very strained situation at home. He is a father with ten adopted children while being a New York City cop. That has to be one of the most unique situations in all of crime fiction.”—James Patterson on the Michael Bennett thrillers
 
In New York City, a senior detective with the NYPD Homicide Division is a troubleshooter, a negotiator, and a protector. 

Step on a Crack
America’s most powerful gather in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to witness a funeral—and the crime of the century.

Run for Your Life
In a call to terror, “The Teacher” plans cruel lessons for New York City’s elite. 

Worst Case
A kidnapper sets chilling parameters “from the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene…a non-stop thriller from ‘America's #1 storyteller.’”—Forbes

Tick Tock
A bomb scare is a killer’s invitation to lure a vacationing Bennett back to the city—and into danger

I, Michael Bennett
Police officers shot…judges murdered…Bennett targeted for revenge.

Gone
A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.

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Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone
The first six books in the bestselling series featuring “NYPD Detective Bennett, who is something of a living legend…is a master homicide investigator [and] a single father to not one, not two, but 10 adopted children” (Deadline).  
 
 “Michael Bennett is evolving fast as a character. The way he relates to his family and his very strained situation at home. He is a father with ten adopted children while being a New York City cop. That has to be one of the most unique situations in all of crime fiction.”—James Patterson on the Michael Bennett thrillers
 
In New York City, a senior detective with the NYPD Homicide Division is a troubleshooter, a negotiator, and a protector. 

Step on a Crack
America’s most powerful gather in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to witness a funeral—and the crime of the century.

Run for Your Life
In a call to terror, “The Teacher” plans cruel lessons for New York City’s elite. 

Worst Case
A kidnapper sets chilling parameters “from the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene…a non-stop thriller from ‘America's #1 storyteller.’”—Forbes

Tick Tock
A bomb scare is a killer’s invitation to lure a vacationing Bennett back to the city—and into danger

I, Michael Bennett
Police officers shot…judges murdered…Bennett targeted for revenge.

Gone
A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.

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Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone

Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone

by James Patterson
Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone

Michael Bennett 6-Book Box Set: Books 1-6: Step on a Crack; Run for Your Life; Worst Case; Tick Tock; I, Michael Bennett; Gone

by James Patterson

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The first six books in the bestselling series featuring “NYPD Detective Bennett, who is something of a living legend…is a master homicide investigator [and] a single father to not one, not two, but 10 adopted children” (Deadline).  
 
 “Michael Bennett is evolving fast as a character. The way he relates to his family and his very strained situation at home. He is a father with ten adopted children while being a New York City cop. That has to be one of the most unique situations in all of crime fiction.”—James Patterson on the Michael Bennett thrillers
 
In New York City, a senior detective with the NYPD Homicide Division is a troubleshooter, a negotiator, and a protector. 

Step on a Crack
America’s most powerful gather in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to witness a funeral—and the crime of the century.

Run for Your Life
In a call to terror, “The Teacher” plans cruel lessons for New York City’s elite. 

Worst Case
A kidnapper sets chilling parameters “from the shocking first page to the last exhilarating scene…a non-stop thriller from ‘America's #1 storyteller.’”—Forbes

Tick Tock
A bomb scare is a killer’s invitation to lure a vacationing Bennett back to the city—and into danger

I, Michael Bennett
Police officers shot…judges murdered…Bennett targeted for revenge.

Gone
A crime lord has declared war on America. Only Detective Michael Bennett knows why.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316600651
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication date: 09/30/2025
Series: Michael Bennett Series
Pages: 2512
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 6.28(d)

About the Author

About The Author
James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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
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