Emma on Fire

James Patterson's most emotionally gripping thriller ever-the story of Emma Blake, a young woman who puts everything on the line for the world-and herself. You-all of you-are sleepwalking through global catastrophe. And I intend to wake you up.



What Emma Caroline Blake has planned at New Hampshire's Ridgemont Academy is shocking.



Her school blames a heartbreaking tragedy in her family.



Her best friends point to her most recent social media.



Her teachers, even her father, say it's a drastic cry for help.



But Emma doesn't want help. She wants to make a difference. Now. Today. Not tomorrow.



She's going to walk through fire to change the world. 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.

Emily Raymond worked with James Patterson on First Love and The Lost, and is the ghostwriter of six young adult novels, one of which was a #1 New York Times bestseller. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.