The Bishop -04- The Patrick Bowers Files

The game is on.

FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers's cutting-edge skills are about to be pushed to the limit when a young woman is found brutally murdered in Washington DC. Her killers continue a spree of perfect crimes in the Northeast, but with nothing to link them to each other, Agent Bowers faces his most difficult case yet--even as his personal life begins to crumble around him.

The Bishop is a gripping, adrenaline-laced story for readers who are tired of timid thrillers. Strap on your seat belt and get ready for a wild ride

Pub. Date: July 2010

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The Bishop is the fourth installment in the Patrick Bowers Series by Steven James.  Since I enjoyed the first three I expected to enjoy this one also.  I was definately not disappointed.  As I read, I was excited and engaged.  Moreover I was challenged, and felt the need to question.  This is the most impressive thing about James, although he entertains the reader, he informs and attempts to persuade.  There is a deeper level to James' work one that engages moral and ethical questions.  These questions focus on the nature of humanity over against animals, good and evil, and freedom and determination.  This is a refreshing contrast to an industry seemingly afraid to ask challenging questions, face intelligent discussion, and/or criticism.  Threads from previous stories still weave their way through this one, althought the storylines of The Bishop take precedence.  This does not mean they do not play an important role, since they are necessary to understand the context and history of the series.  I commented, after reading The Knight, about a concern that James may be unable to keep this from becoming monotonous.  This concern was misplaced.  James continues to move the series forward, maintaining excitement and avoiding redundancy.  It is an excellent piece of fiction, and I dread waiting another year for the follow up.  ~~Matthew Lortie

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FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers's cutting-edge 21st-century geospatial investigative techniques and impeccable logic have helped him track some of the country's most grisly killers. But those skills are pushed to the limit in this new installment of the highly-acclaimed, award-winning The Bowers Files series. This time it's a congressman's daughter who is found dead even as her killers launch a spree of perfect murders in the Northeast. With nothing to link the crimes to each other, Agent Bowers faces his most difficult case yet--even as his personal life begins to crumble around him. Known for his intricately woven, masterfully plotted novels of high-octane action and spine-tingling suspense, Steven James delivers once again. The Bishop is a gripping, adrenaline-laced story for readers who are tired of timid thrillers. Strap on your seatbelt and get ready for a wild ride. The game is on.