Hard to Kill: Meet James Patterson's Greatest Character Yet - Hardcoverby James Patterson (Author), Mike Lupica (Author) Jane Smith is being hailed as James Patterson's greatest character yet, a tough as nails attorney up against a relentless killer. Hard to Kill features possibly the author's most stunning twist ever. Attorney Jane Smith is mounting an impossible criminal defense. Her client, Rob Jacobson, is the unluckiest of the unlucky. No sooner is he accused of killing a family of three in the Hamptons than a