12 Months to Live: Jane Smith has a year to live, unless they kill her first (A Jane Smith Thriller, 1)

Tough-as-nails criminal defense attorney Jane Smith has a terminal diagnosis, so she'll have to work fast to get to the truth of a murder in this thrill ride from the world's #1 bestselling author.

Jane Smith is hip-deep in the murder trial of the century. Actually, her charmless client might’ve committed several murders.

But Jane doesn’t have much time. She’s just been informed she has twelve months to live—unless she’s murdered before her expiration date.

"Patterson and Lupica make a great team."—Carl Hiassen, bestselling author of Bad Monkey

James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time and the creator of such unforgettable characters and series as Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton, as well as collaborated on #1 bestselling nonfiction, including The Idaho Four, Walk in My Combat Boots, and Filthy Rich. Patterson has told the story of his own life in the #1 bestselling autobiography James Patterson by James Patterson. He is the recipient of an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

Mike Lupica has been inducted into the National Sports Media Hall of Fame.  He is an award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News and has written 17 New York Times bestsellers.