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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
I have always been a big fan of the Alex Cross Novels, 21 Nov 2007
With the exception of London Bridges and I don't care for his other books written by other authors with his named stamped on top), so I was excited to receive and advance readers copy of Double Cross (Alex Cross)! I waited for a slow day a the Marina before cracking it open and was soon lost in the world of Cross. Alex has become like a old friend, having read so many of his trails, adventures, and tragedies.
Alex's life has become more settled since we last saw hin in Cross. He is back at work tending to his patients and living a normal life with his girlfriend Brianna Stone--detective Stone that is. But of course this cannot last. Washington DC and the east cost are a jitter because of a number of elaborate murders, these are not just murders but spectacles. This guy is a grisly showman. A murderer who wants fame---and to scare the pants off the entire DC metro area. Of course it is up Alex and Brianna to bring this guy down...but at what cost?
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25 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
One of the best in the series , 12 Sep 2007
'Double Cross' is the 13th book in the Alex Cross series and is without a doubt one of the Patterson's best yet.
The story begins when Alex is forced out of retirement when his new girlfriend, Bree Stone, is the lead detective on a series of vicious murders where the killer likes to show off his "work" in pubic places, giving him the title The Audience Killer/DCAK. If that's not enough, Alex's old nemesis, Kyle Craig has escaped from the maximum security prison where he was being held and is now on the loose again.
I've been a huge fan of the Alex Cross series since the beginning and know all the books well and I can honestly say that 'Double Cross' is easily up there with Along Came A Spider and Kiss the Girls when it comes to quality. The chapters are as short and fast-paced as usual, which keeps the tension very high and never lets the excitement slip. All the usual characters return and the new killer, DCAK, is also full of surprises and is truly one sick individual, as is Kyle Craig. Throughout the whole book there isn't one dull chapter and once you start reading it is impossible to stop. Whether or not you are a regular reader of the Cross series this book is simply un-missable!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
More of the same, but nowt wrong with that!, 24 Feb 2008
There's no doubt that James Patterson has another sure-fire winner & money-spinner with this latest outing for Alex Cross. All the usual elements are present. There's no doubt Mr Patterson has a winning formula & isn't afraid to use it. Anyone reading this is probably already familiar with the life & work of Alex Cross: ex-FBI, ex- DC Police, now psychologist in private practice. You know about his beautiful family; the inimitable Nana Mama; Cross's best friend, (John) Sampson; his not-so-perfect love life.
To be honest, you probably pretty much know what to expect from this book, & you won't be disappointed featuring, as it does, not one but two (or more?) serial killers, including Cross's arch-nemesis Kyle Craig. OK, so KC is locked up in ADX Florence, from where "nobody had ever come close to breaking out". Well, we know what THAT means!
We also know that that pesky police pager will go off just as things are getting interesting between Cross & new love, senior homicide detective Brianna (Bree) Stone. But, dependable as always, we know Cross won't be able to avoid (resist?) becoming embroiled, like it or not (LIKE it - I reckon!), in another twisted-bloody-body-strewn pursuit of another vicious serial-killer. But this time (well, every time - be honest) it's personal.
And we've got the usual Patterson-patented extreme chapter-fest (126 plus prologue & epilogue), designed to keep the pulse racing, the heart pounding, the page turning.
So, is it any good? Well, if you enjoyed all the others, you'll probably love this one just as much. It's a great ride. And will Cross & his near-perfect family survive unscathed? Maybe; maybe not. But I suspect that, as long as we keep lapping `em up, Mr Patterson will keep churning `em out. And, in my opinion, that's no bad thing.
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