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James Patterson, the world's bestselling author, offers a heartbreaking yet inspiring profile of the poorest and most dangerous towns in Florida, as well as his own beleaguered hometown, Newburgh New York. Newburgh was recently named the sixth most dangerous small town in America. Belle Glade, Florida was named most dangerous, all but forgotten by the rest of wealthy Palm Beach County. Patterson, who has a home in Palm Beach, spent a year traveling back and forth to Belle Glade and Pahokee in Florida, and Newburgh, narrating powerful stories of struggle, survival, and heart-wrenching tragedy.