Prepare to be hooked by James Patterson''s newest thriller in which an art student must orchestrate the heist of a lifetime to save her father... ''Patterson is in a class by himself'' Guardian _________________________________ A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching. But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future - and freedom for her wrongly imprisoned father... To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric fashion designer. In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will Halston''s brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies? _________________________________ PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON ''It''s no mystery why James Patterson is the world''s most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.'' JEFFERY DEAVER ''No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.'' LEE CHILD ''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 ''James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'' IAN RANKIN ''Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there''s no stopping his imagination'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ''Patterson is in a class by himself'' GUARDIAN ''The master storyteller of our times'' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ''One of the greatest storytellers of all time'' PATRICIA CORNWELL

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JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Viola Davis, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.

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**Prepare to be hooked by James Patterson's newest thriller in which an art student must orchestrate the heist of a lifetime to save her father...

'A dizzying switchback thriller... Halston is a brilliant heroine'** - The Times

'The Picasso Heist is a thrilling, engaging, funny, at times moving, scintillating read' - Felicity Jones, Oscar-nominated actress and audiobook narrator

'Patterson is in a class by himself' Guardian

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A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching.

But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future - and freedom for her wrongly imprisoned father...

To pull off the crime of the century, she must assemble an unlikely crack team: an expert in forgery, a ruthless mob boss, and an eccentric fashion designer.

In a game where trust is a luxury and failure is not an option, will Halston's brilliance be enough to outsmart her enemies?

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PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON**

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

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

'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

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN

'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL