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When the Wind Blows Hardcover – October 28, 1998

by James Patterson (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 4,641 ratings
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While grieving her husband's murder, a young Colorado veterinarian meets a troubled FBI agent and begins to uncover the world's most sinister secrets in this thriller from James Patterson.




Frannie O'Neill is a young and talented veterinarian living in Colorado. Plagued by the mysterious murder of her husband, Frannie throws herself into her work, but it is not long before another bizarre murder occurs and Kit Harrison, a troubled and unconventional FBI agent, arrives on her doorstep.




Late one night, near the woods of her animal hospital, Frannie stumbles upon a strange, astonishing phenomenon that will change the course of her life forever: an eleven-year-old girl named Max.




With breathtaking energy, Max leads Frannie and Kit to uncover one of the most diabolical and inhuman plots of modern science. Bold and compelling, When the Wind Blows is a story of suspense and passion as only James Patterson could tell it.
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    October 28, 1998
  6. Dimensions
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  7. ISBN-10
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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

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Still mourning her dead husband, veterinarian Frannie O'Neill makes an awful discovery near her hospital. What's more, an FBI agent is tapping at her door.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (October 28, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316693324
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316693325
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster “Eruption.” He has told the story of his own life in “James Patterson by James Patterson” and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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One of Paterson's best. Shared the book with my Grandaughter to read. We both love his books about Max and her friends!
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Anna M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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Great book and well written. James Patterson out did himself with this great book. Story was great makes you stop and think
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C. Spearman
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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I enjoyed this fascinating story. It keeps you engaged so much so that you hate to put it down. It makes you stop and think if someday this could be possible or if it is happening right now behind closed doors. It was beautiful, funny and emotional all in one.
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Nancy L. Gagne
5.0 out of 5 stars Flying High
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2024
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Unbelievable! I loved it. The suspense was never ending. I laughed and cried on the same page(s). Both scary and heartwarming, this story captured my attention from page one to the end. Patterson rocks....as usual. Highly recommended.
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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Could not put down. A beautiful fanciful captivating story. hope for humanity lies behind the story and throughout the pages
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arepink
3.0 out of 5 stars Writer leaves ya hanging
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2021
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I gave it a 3 only because I've read Patterson for years. Most of the time I have to put it down because he puts too much detail in his writing. This series lacked that. Most of the chapters left me hanging. I don't like writers who do that.
Won't stop me from reading more of him.
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June F. Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars James has quite an imagination
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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Red this years and years ago. Was 1.99 on Amazon so read it again very entertaining the second time around.
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Richard A. Lawhern
4.0 out of 5 stars A Page Turner
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2006
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James Patterson has done a number of overlapping novels around the theme of beautiful genetic hybrid children who fly. His books are often page-turners that engage the reader almost against your will. One is inclined to forgive the loose ends of plot development that he leaves lying around. However, the notion that a large group of renegade genetic manipulators could operate in secret and with impunity from law enforcement (not to mention investigative journalists!) as it kills off its opponents and conducts massive man-hunts for seven flying kids, is a little too much of a reach.

Still worth the read, even if you don't buy the sequels.
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Ana L. Ordonez
5.0 out of 5 stars it was a. incredible story so well described and made it do interesting
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
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The story seems so way out like unbelievable , but then a lot of stories started like that and became reality. I hope this time it does not. But the writer was amazing and so interestingly described his story.
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Jane S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2014
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Great author great story
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Ian J Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Patterson does it again...
Reviewed in Australia on June 25, 2015
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What a great read...Patterson at his best!!
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Mrs. Chadwick
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2007
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I've now read a number of James Patterson's novels now, and all have been excellent, (look at my other reviews).

A little while a go I read his novel "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment", classed as a teenagers book but adults would love it too. Well this book that started his ideas off for that one; you couldn't really say this is more an adult book then teenager as it deal with many of the same kids.

The story starts out with Max running away with her little brother from the school from hell. During her journey she finds a few people willing to help her to get other kids out of the experiment camp, it's more that then a school. Uncle Thomas, (as he calls himself) and his not so nice friends keep the kids locked up and makes there life hell. These kids are different to the rest of the world, why? They all have wings and can fly.

So if your thinking of reading any of his books that involves these great kids read them in order, whatever age you are you'll enjoy them,(this book first, then "The Lake House"," Maximum Ride: School's out forever" which is the prequel to "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment").

So far I've read the first and last books, (LOL not the correct order as I didn't know the others existed).

"When the wind Blows" is an excellent book, I couldn't put it down and it just took 24hrs to read. It's a book I would read again and would recommend to everyone whatever the age you are.

My advice to teenage readers is if you want a little more then "Harry Potter" then these are the books for you. :-)

It's worth every penny and I know look forward to start reading "The Lake House". :-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars コロラドの山中で繰り広げられるファンタスティク・ミステリー
Reviewed in Japan on February 4, 2007
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　フラニーは、一年半前に夫が殺害され、今なお獣医師としてコロラドの山中で暮らしていた。

　FBI捜査官のトムは、上司の指示を無視して、独自に違法な生体実験を行う学者グループを調査していた。フラニーの家を借りて調査するうちに、羽で空を飛ぶ少女を発見する。

　探偵小説風で、ファンタジーであり、たわいない話しだが、結構面白い。ハッピーエンドなので安心して読めます。
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Kate Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2013
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It took me a while to get into this book as it is very unbelievable. However once I got into it I found it hard to put down. I warmed to the characters in the book. A cosy ending. I am beginning to get a bit cynical about books written by James Patterson and another author. I feel like he is using his name to sell the work of others.
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