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Billion-Dollar Ransom

In this New York Times bestseller from James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski, six kidnappers pursue a whopping 10-figure payout in this thrilling novel.

Five members of a billionaire’s family. In different locations. All kidnapped at the same moment.

Two children taken from a private-school bus. A film producer and a movie star grabbed at a hideaway resort. A beautiful wife whisked off the streets of Beverly Hills. A patriarch wants his family back. The cash, gold, jewels and crypto are all ready.

There’s only one problem: a brilliant, very stubborn FBI agent. Special Agent Nicky Gordon doesn’t want to pay the kidnappers. Not a dime.

Audiobook available, read by Cynthia Farrell

Billion-Dollar Ransom
by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski

  • Publication Date: July 7, 2026
  • Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
  • ISBN-10: 1538758946
  • ISBN-13: 9781538758946