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The Country Road Murders

A Thriller

Coming Soon

Contributors

By James Patterson

By Mike Lupica

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jul 13, 2026
Page Count
416 pages
ISBN-13
9780316599870

Price

$30.00

Price

$40.00 CAD

After a shocking accident, Silas Tucker’s legendary football career is suddenly over in this action-packed sports thriller powered by loyalty, competition, and family. 

Humbled, but never defeated, he returns to his backwoods hometown, Cross Rivers, North Carolina, where his father was murdered. 

He goes back to what’s left of his family and their small, struggling farm. He reunites with his best friend in the world—Taylor McCarter Webb, who is now married. 

Then Silas is pulled into a deadly battle with the Southern Mafia who control drugs, trafficking and murder. 

As the suspense crescendos, Silas follows one rule for survival: you don’t ride these country roads alone, or in the dead of night.


James Patterson

About the Author

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 Effing Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Princess Diana, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, 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.

Learn more at jamespatterson.com

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Events

July 2026

  • Meet & Greet James Patterson and Mike Lupica

    Book Signing at Books and Greetings/ Northvale, NJ.

    271 LIVINGSTON ST, NORTHVALE, NJ 07647

    TICKETS
  • James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders

    One-hour moderated Q&A.

    Duke Energy Hall at NC State University / 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27606

    SOLD OUT
  • James Patterson & Mike Lupica, The Country Road Murders with Rainy Day Books

    One-hour moderated Q&A

    Unity Temple on the Plaza Sanctuary, 707 W 47th St, Kansas City, MO 64112

    TICKETS
  • An Evening withJames Patterson and Mike Lupica: The Country Road Murders

    30-minute moderated conversation with James Patterson, Mike Lupica, and a moderator followed by 30 minutes of audience Q&A.

    University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603