Dead Heat

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.

PART ONE OF A THRILLER IN FOUR PARTS

It’s the day of the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and excitement is at fever pitch.

But a key athlete has gone missing and Detective Rafael Carvalho, on the brink of retirement, is assigned the case.

When the athlete suddenly appears at the ceremony, it seems the case is solved. But Carvalho soon discovers that he has returned with the deadliest of intentions.