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'Ticks like a time bomb - full of threat and terror' (Los Angeles Times )
'Brilliantly terrifying...so exciting I had to stay up all night to finish it' (Daily Mail )
'Brilliantly terrifying...so exciting I had to stay up all night to finish it' (Daily Mail )
'If there really were human superheroes, Alex Cross would be at the head of the class...and, with each instalment in the series, Patterson makes sure his superhero gets bigger and better while at the same time becomming more vulnerable.'
(New York Times )'James Patterson is back in true form with his latest Alex Cross series thriller... This is his best work yet'
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Alex Cross faces his most diabolical villain - a serial killer with a hunger for celebrity
Just when Alex Cross's life is calming down, he's drawn back into the game to confront the Audience Killer - a terrifying genius who stages his killings as public spectacles in
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I tend to agree with previous reviews in the sense that I am a huge Patterson fan, rushing to pre-order the latest book, but was dissapointed with this latest Cross novel. As much as the book was okay, I tend to feel that with him churning out so many books he is losing appeal (and fans) with his monotiny of writing styles and characters. I will certainly continue to read Patterson, hoping that he will return to his glory, but won't be rushing to pre-order.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have read all the Alex Cross books and look forward to them - Alex is a great character. This one however is a huge disappointment. I feel betrayed by the author who seems to assume we will just go on buying them regardless of quality and he in turn has betrayed his Alex Cross character. It is so predictable, not at all exciting, no real twists and turns. It also seems to lack the family element that previously made the books more "personal", reducing Nana and the kids to mere ciphers. Patterson has become a money-making machine like so many before him. I recommend Dean Koontz to anyone who wants to read a really intelligent and cliff-hanging book.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Patterson's Alex Cross novels have, for a fair period of time, gained a deserved reputation for being some of the best crime thrillers available.
This is a decent book by itself, but as others have alluded to, it is not on a par with many of the earlier Cross efforts - a problem that has been beginning to crop up recently.
It's well-paced, with some gruesome killings and an interesting villain, but you do get the strong sense of having read it all before. Familiarity is nice, but after a while it begins to become a little stale. In fairness to Patterson, it is still well written and it is hard to argue against him squeezing every bit of mileage he can out of his successful creation.
One of the other issues with the book, in my opinion, is it appeared to be as much of a vehicle to set up the next plot, where Cross will obviously encounter his arch nemesis Kyle Craig, as it was about the actual story itself.
There is nothing essentially wrong with that, but perhaps the time has come to wind Cross down a little and focus elsewhere, until something truly fresh for this undoubtedly excellent character comes along. Although another book with Craig as the villain in chief may prove to breathe a bit of life back in to the series.
In short, it's well written and you won't be disappointed or frustrated, but maybe just a little unsatisfied at the end. Although, for first time readers of a Cross novel, it would certainly be enjoyable.
This is a decent book by itself, but as others have alluded to, it is not on a par with many of the earlier Cross efforts - a problem that has been beginning to crop up recently.
It's well-paced, with some gruesome killings and an interesting villain, but you do get the strong sense of having read it all before. Familiarity is nice, but after a while it begins to become a little stale. In fairness to Patterson, it is still well written and it is hard to argue against him squeezing every bit of mileage he can out of his successful creation.
One of the other issues with the book, in my opinion, is it appeared to be as much of a vehicle to set up the next plot, where Cross will obviously encounter his arch nemesis Kyle Craig, as it was about the actual story itself.
There is nothing essentially wrong with that, but perhaps the time has come to wind Cross down a little and focus elsewhere, until something truly fresh for this undoubtedly excellent character comes along. Although another book with Craig as the villain in chief may prove to breathe a bit of life back in to the series.
In short, it's well written and you won't be disappointed or frustrated, but maybe just a little unsatisfied at the end. Although, for first time readers of a Cross novel, it would certainly be enjoyable.
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Double Cross
This was another good novel in the Alex Cross series. I like to read all books in a series but cannot find the 1st 2 novels involving Alex Cross so have had to go out and buy ter... Read more
Published 2 months ago by W. Burn
Too much, too often
Here we have a series of murders, committed by one of two cold-blooded psychopaths, a hero who is tempted back to criminal investigation after spending time as a psychotherapist... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
Garbage, but good for the aspiring writer
I don't hate James Patterson as much as I once did by an infinitesimal margin, purely because challenging myself to re-write his terrible prose is kind of fun, and useful I imagine... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jack Heslop
Dire
My first and last James Patterson. I can't remember the last time I read a novel with such pathetically developed characters and such apalling dialogue - did a computer write... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Otmooron
Double Cross
I found this book totally boring and could hardly be bothered to finish reading it.
A big disappointment, and as another reviewer stated, James Patterson seems to just be... Read more
A big disappointment, and as another reviewer stated, James Patterson seems to just be... Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. Bull
Disappointed
I've read most of the Alex Cross series, all of which have been page turning and gripping. However, I feel Patterson is trying too hard to shock, with some truly ridiculous and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ms. P. G. Hadfield
sub plot for his next book????
While the story line plodded along nicely with the case of the audience killer i thought there was something else coming in the story of Kyle Craig, his escape from jail and his... Read more
Published 19 months ago by booklover
My first Alex Cross adventure
As I have mentioned in my other reviews, I am a newcomer to the writings of James Patterson and this is also the first Alex Cross book I have had the pleasure of reading. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. P. J. Salsbury
Not only is Patterson stale
I agree with other reviewers that this is a tired old plot but I also think the readers are being conned by the number of blank pages in the book and the habit of using such short... Read more
Published on 25 April 2010 by I. Macleod
Double Crossed
This is yet again a brilliant book by James Patterson, up to the usual standard and excitement and scariness. The plot continues to the end. A MUST read
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by J. Wilshaw
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