James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
THE FIND
Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc finds his village ransacked and his wife abducted. Dark riders come in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests. Knights they may be, but honour and chivalry are not part of their code.

TREASURE
They search for a relic, one worth more than any throne, and no man can stand in their way. Until Hugh, disguised as a jester, is able to infiltrate the castle where he believes his wife is being held.

LAST RITES
And when a man is fighting for freedom - and for everything he holds dear - he will prove a formidable opponent.

THE JESTER is a breathtaking, pulse-pounding adventure. No one who has ever hoped for good to defeat evil or for love to conquer all will be able to stop turning the pages of this masterful novel.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester. Headline, ISBN: 9780755349463 (March, 2004), 519 p., £8.99.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester (UK 2004)

From the Publisher:
ONCE EVERY THOUSAND YEARS A TRULY GREAT ADVENTURE STUNS THE WORLD. AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THIS ADRENALINE-FUELLED HISTORICAL THRILLER COMES FROM THE MIND OF JAMES PATTERSON; THE GRANDMASTER OF SUSPENSE.

Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh Deluc finds his village ransacked and his wife abducted. Dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests. Knights they may be, but honour and chivalry are not part of their code. They search for a relic, one worth more than any throne, and no man can stand in their way. Until Hugh, disguised as a jester, is able to infiltrate the castle where he believes his wife is being held. And when a man is fighting for freedom - and for everything he holds dear - he will prove a formidable opponent.

THE JESTER is a breathtaking, pulse-pounding adventure. No one who has ever hoped for good to defeat evil or for love to conquer. all will be able to stop turning the pages of this masterful novel. James Patterson, writing with his co-author of 2ND CHANCE, Andrew Gross, has done it again.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester. Headline, ISBN: 0755300203 (March, 2004), 532 p., £6.99.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
You are about to begin the most thrilling James Patterson novel yet. Hugh De Luc returns from the Crusades to discover that his terrifying nightmare has just begun. Merciless killers have slain his young son, kidnapped his wife, Sophie, and destroyed his town in their search for a priceless relic from the Crucifixion. Hugh's quest to find Sophie is one of the most pulse-pounding adventures, mysteries, and unforgettable love stories in all of thriller fiction.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester. Warner, ISBN: 0446613843 (February, 2004), 485 p., $7.99.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester (UK 2003)

From the Publisher:
Freedom - in eleventh-century France, it is a luxury enjoyed by only the King and nobility. For the serf, it is surely worth fighting for. But is it worth dying for?

Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh DeLuc discovers his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, marked with black crosses. Knights they may be, but honour and chivalry are not part of their code. They search for a relic, one worth more than any throne in Europe, and no man can stand in their way. Until Hugh, taking on the role of a jester, is able to infiltrate the enemy's castle where he believes his wife is being held captive. And when a man is fighting for freedom - for his wife, and for everything he holds dear - he will prove a formidable opponent.

With the unstoppable pace and plot of a page-turning thriller, THE JESTER is a breathtaking, pulse-pounding adventure - one that could only be conjured by the mind of James Patterson, writing with his co-author of 2ND CHANCE, Andrew Gross. No one who has ever hoped for good to defeat evil or for love to conquer all will be able to stop turning the pages of this masterful novel.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester. Headline, ISBN: 0755300181 (March, 2003), 439 p., £17.99.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester (USA 2003)

From the Publisher:
ONCE EVERY THOUSAND YEARS A TRULY GREAT ADVENTURE STUNS THE WORLD. AND IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT THIS TERRIFYING ELEVENTH-CENTURY THRILLER COMES FROM THE MIND OF JAMES PATTERSON, THE GRANDMASTER OF SUSPENSE.

It was laughter that saved me. I was only a breath avay from death and yet instead of panic and fear, laughter had entered my soul. It had saved my life. Amid all this fighting. I had simply made the Turk smile. Now he was gone and I was here. A calm came over me. I was finally free.

Freedom - in eleventh-century France, it is a luxury enjoyed by only the King and nobility. For the serf, it is surely worth fighting for. But is it worth dying for?

Arriving home disillusioned from the Crusades, Hugh Deluc discovers that his village has been ransacked and his wife abducted. The dark riders came in the dead of night, like devils, wearing no colours but black crosses on their chests, leaving no clue as to who they are. Knights they may be, but honour and chivalry are not part of their code. They search for a relic, one worth more than any throne in Europe, and no man can stand in their way. Until Hugh, taking on the role of a jester, is able to infiltrate the enemy's castle where he believes his wife is being held captive. And when a man is fighting for freedom - for his wife, and for everything he holds dear - he will prove a formidable opponent.

With the unstoppable pace and plot of a page-turning thriller, THE JESTER is a breathtaking, pulse-pounding adventure. No one who has ever hoped for good to defeat evil or for love to conquer all will be able to stop turning the pages of this masterful novel. James Patterson, writing with his co-author of 2ND CHANCE, Andrew Gross, has done it again.

James Patterson and Andrew Gross: The Jester. Little, Brown, & Co., ISBN: 0316602051 (March, 2003), 457 p., $27.95.