Title: Only for Patterson completists
Product review: Judging from the reviews here on Amazon this book was really bad, but since it had won an Edgar Award I decided to give it a try. Now, the biggest mystery about "The Thomas Berryman Number" is why it won the award. The writing (a first person narrative) is not bad and occasionally funny, but the plotting is very weak. In the beginning of the book we're told the mayor of Nashville was assassinated and then we get to follow a journalist who investigates the assassination. There's never any suspense and I never really cared about the story of the characters. It's a quick read but a pointless one. The only reason "The Thomas Berryman Number" is still in print is because it was written by James Patterson and I would recommend it only to Patterson completists.
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