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James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. He has given us more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. In “Steal,” he again brings to life Dyland Reinhart, a professor of abnormal psychology at Yale.

Carter von Oehson was now a sophomore at Yale. He is the son of Mathias von Oehson, Yale class of ’86, who ran the world’s most profitable hedge fund. Fortune magazine listed his net worth at more than $24 billion, $100 million of which was earmarked for his beloved alma mater upon Carter’s graduation. “Like it or not, Carter, that’s where you’re going.”

Imagine everyone’s surprise when Carter posts on Instagram that he plans to kill himself. Twenty-four hours passes, and still no one has seen him. A massive search ensues. But when Carter’s sailboat rolls in with the tide without him or anyone else in it, the worst seems to be confirmed. He really did it…Or did he?

The one person convinced that Carter is still alive is his father, and he wants Reinhart to find him. So begins a story of international intrigue, manipulations, and deceit. It becomes impossible to tell good guys from the bad. Deals are made and promises broken. Reinhart soon finds himself involved with billionaires, gamblers, art thieves, and Russian spies. He becomes wrapped up in multi-million-dollar secrets and dangers. It is going to take every bit of Reinhart’s expertise, and the brilliant and headstrong New York Police Department detective Elizabeth Needham, to stay ahead of both his enemy and his employer.