Michael Bennett · Book 1

Step on a Crack

Published
1 January 2007
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9780755330393
Type
novel
Cover of Step on a Crack

About this book

Step on a Crack opened the Michael Bennett series in 2007, introducing the NYPD detective, his ten adopted children, and his wisecracking grandfather Seamus holding the household together in a cramped Manhattan apartment. Co-written by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge, it runs 320 pages.

Key facts about Step on a Crack

Step on a Crack is a novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Readers have had it since 1 January 2007. It runs to 320 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Step on a Crack. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780755330393 to find the main one.

Step on a Crack is book 1 of 20 in the Michael Bennett series. The series has 20 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Delusional is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 17 August 2026.

Additionally, James Patterson writes Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club and Honeymoon, plus 12 more series. Those series sit on our thriller, science fiction thriller and legal thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Delusional is the latest published James Patterson book on file, from 17 August 2026.

About James Patterson

James Patterson is an American author widely regarded as one of the bestselling and most prolific novelists in publishing history, with hundreds of books credited to his name across thrillers, young-adult fiction and non-fiction. See every James Patterson book in order.

Its place in Michael Bennett

Step on a Crack is book 1 in the Michael Bennett series. It is followed by Run for Your Life. See the full Michael Bennett reading order.

Detective Michael Bennett works major cases for the NYPD while raising ten adopted children alone in a cramped Manhattan apartment, with his grandfather Seamus (a wisecracking retired priest) and, later, nanny-turned-partner Mary Catherine holding the household together. That domestic chaos is the series' secret weapon: Patterson pairs it against some of his most theatrical New York set-pieces — hostage sieges at St. Patrick's Cathedral, a serial killer targeting the city's elite, international manhunts that pull…

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