The Black Book

You will love it Maybe I missed it, is there ever any explanation offered as to why Billy would burst into the brownstone without a warrant? Romy Because getting a warrant would take too much time. If he would have to wait to get the warrant, then most of the clients would have already left the …more Because getting a warrant would take too much time. If he would have to wait to get the warrant, then most of the clients would have already left the brownstone. Sorry for my grammar, I'm not a native English speaker.

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Lists with This Book. Apr 07, Mike Kennedy rated it it was amazing Shelves: I was reluctant to pick up this book.

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James Patterson, in my eyes, has sold out to commercialism as of late. He seems all about publishing as many books as possible to collect royalties. I read two of his series, Michael Bennett and The Private franchises. I do enjoy his book shots, as the short length seems to fit the Storylines better. He doesn't have to combine stories to make it full length. His full length novels that I have read over the past couple of years have been subpar at best. I onl I was reluctant to pick up this book. I only continue because I have some strange sense that I must read all of a particular series.

I was intrigued by this book because it was based in Chicago, but didn't give it much of second thought. Then I was browsing the new reads at my local library, and I saw it. I picked back up and the little blurb Patterson wrote on the back line caught my eye The story is split between the past and the present. Billy Harvey is a Chicago cop who busts a high end prostitution ring with his partner.

The Black Book

Shortly there after he is the only survivor in a shootout that claims this partner and assistant district attorney, both of whom he was sleeping with. One problem, he has lost his memory of the events leading up to the shootout. Patterson and his co-author, David Ellis, do a masterful weaving between past and present to tell the story.

The storyline is solid, and full of interesting characters. I couldn't make up my mind who was behind it as there were so many options. In the end I was completely off the mark. The ending was excellent and the whole thing was a page turner. Overall an easy five star that any mystery reader will love. I highly recommend picking up this book. View all 17 comments. May 18, Susan rated it it was amazing Shelves: Well ladies and gentlemen, he isn't lying! It was that good! All while I was reading, I totally had it figured out only to be wrong over and over again!

I love when an author keeps me guessing. It's the story of Billy Harvey who is a detective in Chicago. His twin sister, Patti, is also a detective and his dad is the chief of detectives. Billy is a good detective, just as his sister and Dad are but Billy's world is about to change in ways he never imagined.

It all happens the night he busts the mayor and a half a dozen other big names in a prostitution sting in a brothel downtown. The woman who runs the brothel, kept a black book with all the details in it. Kate and Amy are dead and soon everyone thinks Billy did it. He got shot in the head and has no memory of what happened. He truly believes someone is setting him up but he isn't sure.

He can't remember and he isn't sure of who he can trust.

Does a story get any better than this? One minute you believe Billy killed his partner and girlfriend and the next you are sitting there shaking your head, wondering what the heck just happened. Once you start reading, trust me, you aren't going to be able to stop! When the black book finally shows up, I was shocked at who had it! View all 6 comments. Billy Harney, his twin sister Patty and their father were all cops.

Top, incorruptible cops the three of them — well known, liked and respected in their profession. Patty felt agony deep ins Billy Harney, his twin sister Patty and their father were all cops. Patty felt agony deep inside the day she rushed to a crime scene and battled her way through the silent detectives and uniforms on site. The vision of her brother bathed in blood alongside two others would stay with her forever — but somehow Billy had a faint pulse. The worst was — Billy was charged with the murder of four people. He needed his memory to return to clear his name — or did he? Who could Billy trust as he gradually, painfully tried to find the truth?

View all 4 comments. I loved The Black Book! A complete page turner from start to finish. The back and forth from past to present is expertly done to tell an entertaining, gripping, and thrilling story. I agree with James Patterson that this is his best work to date so far.

I will continue to support one of my favorite authors and read all his novels my favorite being the Alex Cross series. Mar 30, Amber Garabrandt rated it it was amazing. How can you prove your innocence if you can't remember the crime? Billy Harney is a good cop- as is his father and sister. It's in the blood. Shortly after the case of a life time that sees several prominent members of society shamed or worse if they couldn't strike a deal , Billy is left for dead along side his girlfriend and the prosecuting attorney for the last case, Amy, and his long term partner Kate.

Everyone thinks he killed Amy and had some for Summary: Everyone thinks he killed Amy and had some fort of shoot out with Kate; and he doesn't know if they are right. A two week stretch that includes that fateful night are a complete blank. How can he pull himself out of this, and who can he trust to help him? While parts of the story seemed a bit rushed, dare I say sloppy? I still loved this book. The premise was interesting and I loved the characters. There were some issues with the flow of the book, moving from one time to another, one POV to another Now there were interesting twists, and it kept me guessing, my interest piqued.

Even the characters I hated I kind of loved them too. There was a lot of intrigue here, and some great character dynamics. I loved the book and it is still a five star for me. On the adult content scale, I give it a solid seven. There is sexual content some of which is rather explicit , violence, and language. This is not meant for a younger audience. View all 3 comments. Oct 02, jv poore rated it really liked it Shelves: Particularly fine Patterson book, definitely kept me guessing!

This story was constantly moving and had some awesome twists and turns. It is a rather quick read but you kind of expect and look forward to getting a quick but entertaining story from a James Patterson book. I actually like that he works with other authors.

It gave Rachel Stein a past, memories and a house. In the film she did not have a personal space. The soundtrack was released on 2 October by Milan Records. The album contains four ss songs sung by Carice van Houten as she performed them as Rachel Stein in the film.

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Three are in German , one in English. The other tracks are written by Anne Dudley. The album was recorded in London and produced by Roger Dudley. Black Book had its world premiere on 1 September in Venice , as part of the official selection of the Venice International Film Festival. Other prominent guests at the premiere were mayor Wim Deetman , minister Hans Hoogervorst , minister Karla Peijs and state secretary Medy van der Laan.

It won in three categories: Black Book was the most awarded film of the festival. Most of the Dutch press were positive about the film. When Carice van Houten screams 'Will it never stop, then! The international press wrote positively about the film and specifically about van Houten.

This being Verhoeven, there's lots of sex and a scene in which the extremely attractive star Carice van Houten bleaches her pubic hair. That aside, hers is a star-making performance, putting even Scarlett [Johansson] in the shade. Furthermore, he writes in his review: With his basic instinct sharpened in California, Verhoeven demonstrates here the cinema as a medium of individual tragedy. TIME magazine's Richard Schickel named the film one of the Top 10 Movies of , ranking it at 5, calling it a "dark, richly mounted film".

While Schickel saw the film as possibly "old-fashioned stylistically, and rather manipulative in its plotting", he also saw "something deeply satisfying in the way it works out the fates of its troubled, yet believable characters. Before the film was released, the rights for distribution had been sold to distributors in 52 countries. Black Book received a Golden Film , tickets sold within a record breaking three days [42] and a Platinum Film , tickets sold within three weeks after the Dutch premiere. Black Book had the highest box office gross for a Dutch film in , coming third overall in in the Netherlands, after the American films Pirates of the Caribbean: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For other uses, see Black book disambiguation. Gerard Soeteman Paul Verhoeven. Job ter Burg James Herbert. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. December Learn how and when to remove this template message. There are no people who are completely good and no people who are completely bad. It's not very Hollywoodian.

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Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Hans Akkermans Halina Reijn Gerben Kuipers Christian Berkel Wim Smaal - Notary Peter Blok Van Gein Michiel Huisman Tim Kuipers Frank Lammers Joop Johnny de Mol Edit Storyline Israel To fight the enemy, she must become one of them. Edit Details Official Sites: Netherlands Germany UK Belgium.

Dutch German English Hebrew. Edit Did You Know? Trivia This was Paul Verhoeven 's first film in his native Netherlands in about 20 years after a very successful career in Hollywood. Goofs The one half track to appear in the movie has the markings of a Gross Deutschland vehicle. This was an elite Werhmacht unit that was never in the Netherlands. Quotes Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: It is their intention, that for the queen and my fatherland, I have hook up with a powerful SD'er Well you're on your own then.