I'm not a fan of Patterson's tbh. But taking him out of the picture and reviewing this book with the assumption that it was largely Barker's hand on the pen, I'm giving this a thumbs up. It was fast-paced, twisty, and kept me coming back to the page asap the whole time I was reading. There is some sketchy handling of mental illness, which I'm happy to elaborate on if anyone is curious, but it was a good thriller overall. Content warnings below ⤵️