Blindside By James Patterson

"Blindside" is the 12th book in James Patterson's Michael Bennett series. Bennett is a New York police detective. He is a widower with 10 adopted children and a grandfather who, in his later years, has become a priest. Bennett's oldest son is serving time in prison, and the entire family misses him tremendously.

In "Blindside," Bennett is at a murder scene where a young mother and her daughter have been shot at close range. Bennett leaves the crime scene to get some air and is held up at gun point by a young man. This leads to Bennett shooting the assailant and time off from duty while the inc...