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  • Published: 28 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529159721
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $26.00

House of Wolves

Murder runs in the family…



A high-stakes standalone thriller, with cut-throat family dynamics at its core, and a power struggle that turns deadly. Perfect for fans of Succession.

The dynamics are simple in the Wolf family. They eat you if you let them.

Joe Wolf has raised three sons and one daughter using the same cut-throat mentality that built his California business empire: Kill or be killed. So when he is found murdered on his yacht adrift in San Francisco Bay, SFPD detective Ben Cantor knows exactly where to begin his investigation.

As the siblings vie for control of their father's vast power and assets, the detective pieces together the hierarchy of the 'pack of wolves'. All four have the means and the motive to commit murder.

Meanwhile, a more sinister player lurks in the shadows, one who knows the Wolfs' secrets better than Cantor ever will. And who wants them all dead.

  • Published: 28 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9781529159721
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

James Patterson

JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 375 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.

James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers, including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.

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Praise for House of Wolves

No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.

Lee Child

The master storyteller of our times

Hillary Rodham Clinton

It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.

Jeffery Deaver

Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.

Michael Connelly

One of the greatest storytellers of all time

Patricia Cornwell

A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting

Mark Lawson, Guardian

James Patterson is The Boss. End of.

Ian Rankin