This Wicked World the gumazing gum girl! "the master of manipulation" (Associated

"the master of manipulation" (Associated Press) and "the most creative

and extremely loveable outcast enmeshed in a mysterious psychological drama

in the high-octane start to James Patterson’s #1 New York Times bestselling series

and his stories couldn't be told any other way

conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East

This Wicked World the gumazing gum girl! "the master of manipulation" (AssociatedElmore Leonard meets Denis Johnson in this explosive first novel set on the seedy side of Southern California. Ex marine Jimmy Boone former bodyguard to Los Angeles's rich and famous is fresh out of Corcoran, on parole, and trying to keep his nose clean until he figures out his next move. He has a job tending bar on Hollywood Boulevard, serving drinks to tourists, and is determined to put the past behind him. But trying to do the right thing has