Alex Cross calls them the Jane Doe murders. Each body has been dumped, abandoned without clothes, without ID. There is no set pattern to the killings and officially they are unconnected. But Alex knows that one man is responsible, a man who's living dangerously a new enemy he's named Weasel.
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Likened to a "young Muhammad Ali," Alex Cross, the Porsche-driving profiler, doctor, detective and father of two has seen his fair share of vicious killers. From a bloodthirsty butcher who came after his family (Cat and Mouse) to a devilish duo working cross-country (Kiss the Girls), Cross has managed to out-manoeuvre all of his enemies. Until he meets the Weasel.
A series of killings in the forgotten, crime-infested ghettos of Southeastern D.C. has sent Cross and his 6' 9" 250-pound-partner, John Sampson in search of the "Jane Doe" killer. However, their racist, tyrannical boss George Pitman orders them to stay out of the Southeast and investigate the high-profile murder of a wealthy white man. Cross already has suspicions that the murders are linked, but when Sampson's ex turns up in an abandoned Southeast warehouse kicked to death, the two detectives carry on with their original investigation.
Meanwhile, Cross's longtime love, Christine, (Cat and Mouse) has taken prominence in his life and it looks as if the two will finally get hitched--with one hitch: Cross leaves the force. Although Cross's instinct tells him to quit--to not put everything he loves in jeopardy again--he's compelled to catch the Weasel. Akin to a slick, Hollywood action flick, Pop Goes the Weasel doesn't have time for meaningful character development and thoughtful moral analysis. And it doesn't need to. Its winning formula is based in short scenes (chapters average about three pages), addictive plot progression and mean dialogue:
"Sampson sighed and said, 'I think her tongue is stapled inside the other girl. I'm pretty sure that's it, Alex. The Weasel stapled them together.' I looked at two girls and shook my head. 'I don't think so. A staple, even a surgical one, would come apart on the tongue's surface … Crazy glue would work." --Rebekah Warren --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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.'
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GEOFFREY SHAFER, DASHINGLY outfitted in a single-breasted blue blazer, white shirt, striped tie, and narrow gray trousers from H. Huntsman & Sons, walked out of his town house at seven-thirty in the morning and climbed into a black Jaguar XJ12. Read the first page
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GEOFFREY SHAFER, DASHINGLY outfitted in a single-breasted blue blazer, white shirt, striped tie, and narrow gray trousers from H. Huntsman & Sons, walked out of his town house at seven-thirty in the morning and climbed into a black Jaguar XJ12. Read the first page
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Someone is killing randomly - mainly black and Hispanic women - but the police seem reluctant to recognise that there is a serial killer on the loose. The murder victims are, for the most part, unimportant, the detritus of a big city, people on the margins and in the shadows. But Washington homicide detective Alex Cross is determined to root out the killer and establish the connections between these apparently random crimes.
The killer, as we are quick to learn, has a solid disguise and the skills to employ misinformation and disinformation. He also has a penchant for playing games, and he appears to have read "The Dice Man". Who he kills, where, and when, are all largely random decisions - a sure way to camouflage his insanity and disrupt any pattern to the crimes.
Thus we enter a cat and mouse game, intriguingly written in two narrative voices. Cross appears in the first person, the murderer and the incidentals in the third person. It's an intriguing technique and helps elaborate a sense of distance between hunter and hunted. Patterson writes with page-turning ease and you are quickly swept up in the story. There are unsatisfactory elements - a computer geek magically comes up with answers at the right time, there are a couple of over-stretched coincidences - but it's a helter-skelter, entertaining tale and one which fans of the thriller genre will love.
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This is the 2nd J.Patterson book I have read, and my wages this week will be going on all the others. I have read the disparaging comments of other readers and feel their critisisms are unjustified. Ok so it might be a little 'sugary' with the romance, but isn't it what we all dream of? I couldn't put the book down, I read it in several hours forsaking everything else I had to do. It might not be overly realistic, it might be too romantic, but it is the ultimate page turner - and reading should be about enjoying - not picking out flaws - if it makes you want to read above all else - it's GOOD!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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"Pop goes the weasel" is another brilliant novel from James Patterson. It once again features detective Alex Cross as he tries to rid the streets of Washington of murder and terrible crimes.
Alex Cross know who's the murderer is, trying to prove it is him almost means the end of Cross's life, a unique story.
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Another awesome read
Yet again Patterson had me gripped from start till finish and wow what a finish. Felt Cross` pain and frustration throughout. Loved it!
Published 6 days ago by Rebecca Beard
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Another great book
Detailed,fascinating and intriguing story. Always difficult to put Patterson's book down
Looking forward to reading the next Alex Cross adventure.
Looking forward to reading the next Alex Cross adventure.
Published 22 days ago by Gillian M Lees
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Great condition
Loved James Patterson, so thought I'd get all in the series, so happy with this purchase, cannot wait to read!
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Pop Goes the Weasel
Just another great book by James Patterson. Looking forward
to the next one. Never fails to deliver a great page turner.
to the next one. Never fails to deliver a great page turner.
Published 1 month ago by Ken Frowley
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not read this yet but have read other books in the alex cross series and they are very good , so this hopefully will be the same
Published 1 month ago by Mr. R. Smith
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'I love it' is a prediction
Just about to start reading this the 5th in the Alex Cross series, I'm sure it will be of the usual exceedingly high standard.
Published 2 months ago by N. Price
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Great read
This is the 5th book in the Alex Cross series, it was fast paced with unexpected twists. James Patterson makes it easy to relate to the characters in the book, and you feel for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by jk
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James Patterson brilliant
I have read the Alex Cross novels from the start and find them all to be great reads.The suspense and plot goes right to the last page. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alison Sommerville
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Pop Goes The Weasel
Brings out Alex Cross' humanitarian side. Sticking up for the ethnic minorities. Sticking to his beliefs even when his boss is against him.
Published 4 months ago by J C
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Amazing
Just getting back in to reading can't put this series of books down can't wait to get the next one !!
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