Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Worst Case

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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Lenny Marks (talk) 13:09, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Worst Case

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I beleive the article fails notability per WP:NBOOK and WP:GNG. A BEFORE search turned up only one SIGCOV and it was from a source of questionable reliability. I wasn't confident enough for PROD so I thought I'd put it up to the community. Lenny Marks (talk) 03:09, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
Withdrawn by nominator: During my search I had found only summaries and press releases, but editors have found many solid reviews and this is clearly a keep. Thanks for your work! I will add the sources to the talk page and tag "sources exist". --Lenny Marks (talk) 13:05, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Lenny Marks (talk) 03:30, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
  1. Sherwood, Juanita (2010-04-06). "Book Review: 'Worst Case' By James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge". Journal Gazette. Retrieved 2022-10-24 – via Newspapers.com.

     The review notes: "If you like Patterson, this one is right up there with some of his better plots and his usual fast reads. The perpetrator is "bad," but the explanation for his evil actions is somewhat understandable, although one wouldn't condone his actions."

  2. Faridah, Ermira (2010-06-19). "Feel the fear". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

     The review notes: " The formula of "James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge" is a recipe for success. Worst Case has a fast-paced storyline that keeps me in the car long after I reach my destination. Sure, there are moments when I felt that the story is too good to be true - a widow with 10 adopted children living in New York? Surviving on an NYPD paycheck? But I accepted the implausibility of it as the authors softened my sentiment by dangling the charming children right in my ears! What's great about this audiobook are the talents behind the narration."

  3. McDonald, John F. "Worst Case". New York Journal of Books. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

     According to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 227#New York Journal of Books, New York Journal of Books is a reliable source.

     The book review notes: "If the book is clichéd and a little pretentious in parts, it can be forgiven insofar as it is clever and informed in its analysis of the problems of the world and is intelligent in its assessment of the causes of those problems—even if it ultimately rejects the solution."

  4. Farquhar, Rob (2010-03-10). "Sun Read". Cairns Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

     The review notes: "The pace of Worst Case is very much like an action movie ... Characters are introduced through word and deed and readers are left to fill the rest in with their imagination.Verdict: Concisely written and very pacey, Worst Case is excellent, enjoyable popcorn fiction."

  5. de Klerk, Jenny (2010-04-22). "Worst Case". The Star. p. 10. ProQuest 431006706.

     The review notes: "It's a James Patterson thriller, which means, by definition, that the action is non-stop and breathless to the end. This is the second adventure of New York cop Michael Bennett. ... It's certainly impressive what the NYPD can muster - tracking, dogs, bomb squads, sharpshooters, endless back-up, computer technology galore. I wonder what we could do with a similar scenario? This is rollercoaster stuff."

  6. Broughton, Tania (2010-03-25). "Worst Case". The Mercury. p. 30. ProQuest 430801247.

     The article notes: "In Worst Case we are introduced to a new hero, Detective Michael Bennett of New York's Major Cases Squad who is on the trail of a kidnapper who is snatching rich kids. ... Worst Case is a simple yet gripping read which shouldn't take too long to get through."

  7. Govender, Meneesha (2010-05-05). "I had promised myself I would not touch another James Patterson offering after having subjected myself to his last novel from his Maximum Ride series". Daily News. p. 13. ProQuest 251028922.

     The review notes: "So I opted for Worst Case. It wasn't as bad as I had expected. I finished it in a few hours and my boredom was assuaged. ...  Add a bit of a love triangle to this mix - Bennet is torn between FBI agent Emily Parker and his housekeeper - and it really is quite an enjoyable, fast-paced thriller."

  8. "Worst Case". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 257, no. 18. 2010-05-03. ISSN 0000-0019. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

     The review notes: "As the kidnapper, John Glover employs a nasal whining tone perfectly suited to the character, and the phone conversations between cop and criminal are rich with tension. Orlagh Cassidy gives Emily an appealing gentleness, but her other female characters sound slightly clichéd."

  9. "The book factory". Sunday Mercury. 2010-01-31. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

     The article notes: "Not all of his collaborators began their careers as writers, he admits. Some were in advertising and marketing, others simply frustrated writers who needed help up the publishing ladder, including Michael Ledwidge, who has co-written Patterson's latest thriller, Worst Case, featuring police hero Michael Bennett, dedicated detective and fatherof-10."

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Worst Case to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard (talk) 06:54, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

  Thanks for all your work. Withdrawing and will add sources to talk page. --Lenny Marks (talk) 13:06, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

• Keep. Awful lot of reviews there. Hyperbolick (talk) 11:14, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.