Tap the knife emoji to begin James Patterson’s new thriller on Facebook Messenger

Best-selling crime author James Patterson has released an interactive thriller novel on Facebook Messenger, and instead of turning a page, the only way to progress through the story is by clicking the knife emoji.

The Chef follows the exploits of Caleb Rooney, a New Orleans “police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night.” Rooney finds himself under investigation for murder, so he’s got to follow the trail of clues — and that means you can too.

Want to dig in? The Chef has been sitting in wait on Messenger since Oct. 30, but the hard copy is not due out until Feb. 2019. All you have to do is hit “send message” to the Facebook page for The Chef by James Patterson to get started. Read more…

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