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When the Wind Blows | 
 enlarge | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  649 reviews
Sales Rank: 104824
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
ASIN: B00008RWCL
Publication Date: October 1998
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Amazon.com Review
Taking a break from his phenomenally successful Alex Cross series, James Patterson's When the Wind Blows is as much child's fantasy as it is an adult nightmare. The novel moves away from the gritty Washington, D.C., setting of the Cross books and follows the daily life of Frannie O'Neill, a Colorado veterinarian. After the mysterious death of her husband several years before, Frannie retreated to an isolated life in her Colorado practice. But a series of bizarre events suddenly disrupts her lonely routine. On a personal level, she is shaken by her new tenant--Kit Harrison. Kit's too handsome and too friendly and he's a hunter (or so Frannie thinks). He's also recovering from a devastating personal tragedy, and, as Frannie eventually learns, he's really an FBI agent using his vacation to follow a crucial lead. But Kit isn't the one that's got Frannie concerned. As she says after stopping her Suburban one night to check out something on the side of the road: "What I saw was way beyond my abilities to imagine, beyond my comprehension, my system of belief, and maybe beyond my ability to communicate right now. The little girl's arms were folded back in a peculiar way, but when she lifted them--feathers fanned out." The girl is Max, and the mystery of her wings leads Frannie and Kit into a massive conspiracy involving secret genetic research and the scientific manipulation of the human species. Patterson, a former advertising executive who coined such catchy phrases as "Nupe it!," knows how to entertain. His chapters are always short (some only two pages), and his writing is clear and unobtrusive; the reading experience is brisk--akin to watching a summer blockbuster. The book is not as dark or as weighty as the tales of detective-psychologist Alex Cross, but while some fans may be disappointed by Patterson's migration from pure suspense fiction, his first-person narrator Frannie, has a quirky realism that keeps this flight of fancy mostly on stable ground. --Patrick O'Kelley
Product Description
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, the most brilliant and original "what if" suspense novel to come along in a decade, has somehow surpasses the page-turning chills of James Patterson's megabestsellers CAT & MOUSE and KISS THE GIRLS. Frannie O'Neill, a young and talented veterinarian whose husband was recently murdered, comes across an astonishing discovery in the woods near her animal hospital. Soon after, Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on Frannie's doorstep. And then there is eleven-year-old Max -Frannie's amazing discovery - and one of the most unforgettable creations in thriller fiction. WHEN THE WIND BLOWS will not just thrill readers. It will make their imaginations soar.
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 The one that hooked me! October 13, 2008
My mother gave this book to me several years ago, and I just couldn't sleep until I had finished it. I was so in love with the characters, the science, the suspense, and the plot, that I went to research what other treasures this author had written...little did I know I had already read about four James Patterson books. I started the Alex Cross series over, and got hooked on the Women's Murder Club series, but my favorite will always be this gateway book. James Patterson is never as masterful as when he is writing fantasy! If you love this book, or if you like James Patterson and history, I recommend you read Jester. Jester is also by James Patterson, and is just amazing! I have read almost all of Patterson's novels, and his writing just keeps getting better. I love that he is not afraid to collaborate with other talented authors!
 depending on.. June 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Your motivations for buying this book, will dictate the content of your review when you'll be at it. If you are searching for a deeply emotional or spiritual satisfaction / i.e. literature experience, this book may not be top-of-the line choice.
However - if your wish be to just 'pass out' on a week-end and substitute your 'never-ending TV story' with a nice alternative - this book may be just do the job.
Good reading! June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased this book after reading the Maximum Ride series....even though it is a slightly different story, it felt like a prequel, I am currently reading "The Lake House", which takes off from "When the wind blows"....I am enjoying the whole group of books, hope Patterson continues with the story line...
Fly Away May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I look at this book as a fantasy. I realize that cloning and DNA have opened up a new world to us. We will be using genetic engineering to avoid many genetic tragedies. I am sure we will try to make the best humans possible, but thankfully not in my lifetime. I believe that there are scientific limits to this and producing wings on humans is one of them. Patterson takes a subject and turns it into a real thriller. By Ruth Thompson by "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez |Above The River"
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A must read for all James Patterson and Maximum Ride fans April 25, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is the first of the Maximum Ride books even though it's a different bunch of kids in it. I totally enjoyed it and wish I had read it in order. I didn't find out about it till later on. I wish he would write a sequel to this one and go on with this line also. A definite keeper!
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