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Texas Ranger
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
13 posts | 19 read | 6 to read
Officer Rory Yates comes home to a murder charge Rory Yates's skill and commitment to the badge have seen him rise to the rank of Texas Ranger. He decides to take time off to recharge with his family in their small-town hometown, Redbud. He arrives and finds a horrifying crime scene and a scathing accusation: he is named a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Anne, a devoted teacher whose only controversial act ever was deciding to end her marriage to a Ranger. At Anne's funeral, Yates has questions for her new husband, Calvin Richards, that no one else seems to be asking. The investigation is out of his jurisdiction, and he's a chief suspect, but Rory's need to learn what happened for himself, for Anne breaks all boundaries. He risks his badge, his pride, his reputation among everyone he loves to pursue the only thing that matters. Yates follows the Ranger creed never to surrender. That code just might bring him out alive.
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suzie.reads
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Panpan

I think I have officially given up with James Patterson and his endless, lazy collaborations. Hated Rory I found him incredibly childish and thought the story was boring.
#ReadtheUSA2020 #Texas (15th state) #Murder2020 (book 49)

RamsFan1963 I've always thought James Patterson was a hack. 4y
Lesanne @RamsFan1963 I never understood his popularity. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y
TrishB Yeah, they are very poor now. 4y
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suzie.reads @RamsFan1963 I used to love his Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series but they have gone off the boil 4y
suzie.reads @TrishB I don't think I will be bothering again he just puts his name on anything, no pride in his work anymore 😒 4y
Tripex Read one Alex Cross was dissapointed. Picked up another one, hoping he would redeem himself, DNFed it. There and then I swore myself off his books 4y
RamsFan1963 @suzie.reads At the rate those books come out, I'm sure all Patterson does is write a very basic story outline, then the other author actually writes the book. His name comes first simply as marketing to sell the book, but the other person does the work, that's why they vary so much quality, although variance is only between mediocre and garbage. 4y
suzie.reads @RamsFan1963 I've said the same in the past. Just using his name to sell the books. Abit like Lee Child now handing the reigns over to his brother to write the Jack Reacher books because he wants the money but can't be bothered writing them. 4y
suzie.reads @Tripex I love the Alex Cross books partly because of Morgan Freeman playing him in the films 🥰 4y
RamsFan1963 @suzie.reads Awww I didn't know that about the Jack Reacher books. I'm way behind in the series, but I always enjoyed them. Money keeps churning them out, long after the quality of the writing has long diminished. Very few long run series, I'm talking more than 10 books, keep up the level of the first 3-5 books. 4y
suzie.reads @RamsFan1963 you're right although I think John Sandford manages it. I love the Prey series that is on book 30 and the Virgil Flowers series is on book 12. Also the Harlan Coben, Myron Bolitar series is fab but he seems to have stopped that. 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I've gone to used book sales that have an entire section of his books and bargains just to unload them. I'm eventually going to read Stalking Jack the Ripper but not because he presented it. 4y
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ShelleyBooksie
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Pickpick

This one was a page turner! Enjoyable learning read. My only note is that the main character is a ladies man and he knows.it - this had me rolling.my eyes at a couple of points. I was delighted to see that there will be more books with this character.

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Andrew65
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Started listening to The Texas Ranger for my commute book this week. The title says it all and will help me take in Texas for #SeparatedByaPondTour. Good start.

ljuliel You‘re on a roll, Andrew. Keep up the good work. 👍🏼 5y
Andrew65 @ljuliel Trying to get books finished by the end of the month. 😊 5y
TheAromaofBooks It's always quite helpful when the title lets you know where the story is located!! 5y
Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks Yes, why don‘t they all do this! 😂 5y
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MVD1968
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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So far this has been very good and a page turner.

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suvata
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Pickpick

I like this book much more than I thought I would. I don‘t know why. After all, it is James Patterson but I am always suspicious about how much was actually written by Patterson when there is another authors name on the cover. It almost seems to me that it was “sanctioned“ by Paterson but not written by him. In any event, I really did enjoy this one. As a matter of fact, it took me until chapter 80 out of 87 to really be sure who the bad guy was.

Howard_L Amen, didn‘t read like old Patterson al all. I bailed on this one. Poorly researched and constructed. 5y
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suvata
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Miss Molly is going to help me read this Patterson book. I only read his Alex Cross books and some of his Women‘s Murder Club books so this should be interesting. I‘m only reading it because I love ❤️ Texas. #HookEmHorns #DogsOfLitsy

brit91 Awwww cute dog!😍🐶 5y
suvata @brit91 She‘s a crazy dog but we love her. 5y
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Kboltz
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Mehso-so

Picked this up at the library for a Texas summer read. Quick read and the story was ok but how does James Patterson write this many books so fast? Or does he???🤓

Howard_L Thought it‘d be a quick enjoyable summer read as well. I‘m not that deep into it and already thinking it doesn‘t sound like James Patterson...certainly not like his best work. 5y
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Kappadeemom
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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A little Patterson sorbet before the next book 😂

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Shakehitch
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Pickpick

I loved this book a lot more than I thought I would. I have read many Patterson books and some can be very similar and predictable. This one kept me interested and on my toes. I read it in less than a day and read the last 270 pages late into the night. I couldn‘t put it down.

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Russr19
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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My new read for the day.

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Booknerd2
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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Mehso-so

Definitely not one of his better ones. 😢
I usually am not so picky but my last 2 books have just been so-so. #readingrut #timeforabreakfromPatterson

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NikkiKey94
Texas Ranger | James Patterson
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I read this book in about a day and a half. This is one of the best James Patterson books I‘ve read in a while. I fell in love with the character of Rory Yates, and I would be happy if this was the start of a series. Im not sure if it will be though. I really loved it!

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