A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City,killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: rememberyour manners or suffer the consequences! For some, it seems that therich are finally getting what they deserve. For New York's elite, it is a call to terror.Onlyone man can tackle such a high-profile case: Detective Mike Bennett.The pressure is enough for anyone, but Mike also has to care for his 10children-all of whom have come down with virulent flu at once!Discovering a secret pattern in The Teacher's lessons, Detective Bennett realizes he has just hours to save New Yorkfrom the greatest disaster in its history. From the #1 bestsellingauthor comes BE AFRAID, the continuation of his newest, electrifyingseries.