Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson

Great literary fiction it isn't but I really enjoy James Patterson. This one is a simple story about a seemingly innocent bystander, witnessing a death in suspicious circumstances, who finds a bag full of diamonds and decides to keep it. Bad move. Hunted by the Syndicate to which the diamonds belong, Matthew Bannon goes on the run with his girlfriend but all isn't what it seems. I won't spoil the ending but the twist in the tail is easier to spot than the culprit in an Agatha Christie.  It doesn't spoil the fun, however, as James Patterson is a consummate teller of a yarn even if this tale feels as though it's been rattled off at speed as a nice litte earner.