- Hardcover: 496 pages
- Publisher: Large Print Editions; Large type edition edition (1 Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375408541
- ISBN-13: 978-0375408540
- Product Dimensions: 16.3 x 3.8 x 24.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,994,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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.'
(New York Times ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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
Format:School & Library Binding
"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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Wish I could give zero stars
Predictable plot, card-board cliché characters, and the most sacharine "love story" ever. This is one book I wish I'd never picked up.
Published 4 months ago by Deirdre Fraser
Thrilling, twisting, tense
Another brilliant book by James Patterson. This time mixing the painful emotions of Alex Cross with the intense need to do his job even though it hurts him more. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Miss Ward
book delivery
the item came in very fast time it was well packed and in excellant condition and was more than i expected
Published 12 months ago by margaret
Excellent service
Not a lot that can go wrong with a new book, slight ink blot on one of the pages, but I think this was probbaly done at manufacture. Service was excellent, very prompt delivery
Published 14 months ago by Mr. Sm Williams
AVOID at all costs
I read this as a favour to my wife. Finishing it is one of the most loving things I have ever done for her. It reads as if written by a parodist. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Nofan
Jame Patterson does it again
This book is totally absorbing and I found myself sitting eating with it propped up on the table. Any opportunity and I picked it up. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dododay
Another good read from James Patterson
I don't think I have ever been disappointed with a James Patterson book and this one is no exception to that. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Charlie Lee
Edge of Darkness
The book arrived on time and in good condition. The story was all you could wish for in a serious dark detective story ,intrigue ,frustration that the killer is gaining more and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sherwood
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James Pattersons Pop Goes The Weasel was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish but anyone just starting out reading JP books featuring Alex Cross should start from his first... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Wilma Cook
Hard to start but easy to finish
I first got this book as a christmas present from my brother and because neather of us knew James Patterson had writen books about this detective before I came into the story in... Read more
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