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Violets are Blue (Hardcover)

by James Patterson (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Headline, London; First Edition, First Impression edition (4 Oct 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747263485
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747263487
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 363,556 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Fans of James Patterson's resourceful black cop Alex Cross will be relieved to find that he's back on familiar territory with Violets Are Blue--and (more importantly) it's one of the best Alex Cross thrillers in many a moon.

The malign criminal genius of Roses Are Red is back and fixing to give Alex a hard time once again. The FBI joins Patterson's dogged cop in a particularly unsettling investigation: two San Francisco joggers have been viciously murdered and are found suspended by their feet, with all the blood drained from their bodies. And when further brutal deaths follow in California and on the east coast, Alex is forced to contemplate the bizarre possibility of modern-day vampires, although his instincts point him to one of the many sinister religious cults that flourish on the West Coast. Aided by Jamilla Hughes, a streetwise young woman detective from San Francisco, Alex finds that he has to crack not one but two impenetrable mysteries to stop further bloodletting.

Readers of Patterson expect the extremely concise, page-turning chapters (116 of them), along with a reluctance to dawdle over details of his hero's personal life, and both characteristics are firmly back in place. If you can resist reading this one in just a few sittings, you deserve some kind of a thriller-reader's medal. --Barry Forshaw



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'James Patterson does everything but stick our finger in a light socket' New York Times; 'Ticks like a time-bomb - full of threat and terror' Los Angeles Times; 'Patterson dedicates his latest to 'the millions of Alex Cross readers who frequently ask, 'Can't you write faster?" Those readers won't be disappointed.' Publishers Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Writing to a tired formula, 13 Nov 2001
By A Customer
This seems to be so by the numbers. What to expect? Short chapters/ Unstoppable villains/ Torn Alex Cross/ Beautiful female counterpart. But Patterson seems to be at the stage where the books are almost a pastiche. The main plot line here once again concerns killer(s) who are unstoppable, arrogant and killing for no discernable reason. Whereas in the earlier books this would at least be explained, here the villains are cardboard. They're not scary, they're not motivated, it's just let's get through murder one, move onto murder two etc. The final showdown between them and Cross is dreadful; no tension. Yes, it's all building up to the climax with the Mastermind, but I'm sorry- that too I found to be boring by the time I got to the end of this book. By the end it looks as if Patterson is giving some closure to Alex Cross. I don't think that's a bad thing. Hopefully he can return to the character in a few years and have something original to say as he did in Along Came A Spider or Kiss the Girls. This struck me as a lazy book where Patterson knew readers were interested in the conflict between Cross and the Mastermind of Roses are Red, but had no idea how to fill a novel with the conflict, so instead introduces a new light weight adversary to take up three quarters of an already short novel before the final denouement.
Massively disappointing.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A MASTERMIND OF A STORY!, 30 Oct 2001
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Despite reading the bad reviews for this book, I still went out and bought it because i love the Alex Cross series and the cliffhanger at the end of Roses are Red had me wanting more.
Other people have said that waiting to the end to get back to the mastermind was stupid, but I think this would have made the story drag on too long. I thought the twist at the end was well written - I saw how it fitted in with Kiss the Girls. As for Alex's career, what will he do now? As long as there are some more Cross strories to come, I will be happy! Keep writing Mr Patterson, you do a grand jo...
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, 11 Oct 2001
By Mr. Craig Milne (Edinburgh) - See all my reviews
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Violets are Blue does not live up to earlier Patterson masterpieces such as Kiss the Girls, Along came a Spider, Jack & Jill and Hide & Seek. This book has move than 100 chapters and only 300 pages. I read this book in approximately three hours and can not say that I received value for money. The story line for Violets are Blue was even more disappointing than Rose are Red. The story went nowhere and Patterson seems to have run out of new ideas. This novel was almost comicstrip stuff and certainly not a thriller. Having bought and read all Patterson has published I would recommed his earlier novels and would not recommend his last three to anyone but die hard Patterson and Cross fans (2 of the last three). Don't buy this on hardback. You will feel short changed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Violets are Blue
This is another James Patterson book in the Alex Cross Series. An Excellent Read. Keeps you enthralled until the end
Published 1 month ago by Mrs D.M.Eldridge

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining... but...
James Patterson has written another entertaining, page-turning read... But it lacks strong, layered, human characters; and realism. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2007 by tiwwa

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING AUTHOR......
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE JAMES PATTERSON BOOKS, THE FIRST I READ WAS 'ALONG CAME A SPIDER' (WHICH I BORROWED FROM A FRIEND) AND I HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK. Read more
Published on 26 May 2007 by emma

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading but not his best
It was strange to start a book knowing 'whodunnit' from the start...or at least who was responsible for the murders in Cross's previous case. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2006 by Helen Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series back on track!
After reading Roses are Red I was a little disappointed. I wasn't sure what to expect from this attempt but was glad to discover that I had needn't worried. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2005 by R. Davison

3.0 out of 5 stars Above average thriller
This is a lurid tale of vampires, sex and death. It's very entertaining and a real page turner. Personally I thought it wasn't as good as "Sat in a Corner" or "Eating Her Curds... Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2004 by Splossy

2.0 out of 5 stars Suspense Is Spoiled if You Read Roses Are Red
The last two pages of Roses Are Red, the prior Alex Cross novel, reveal the identity of one of the bad guys in Violets Are Blue. Read more
Published on 2 Jul 2004 by Professor Donald Mitchell

2.0 out of 5 stars Avoid the End of Roses Are Red!
Caution: This book contains much gross violence of the sort that appeals to teenage boys. If such things upset you, definitely skip this book. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2004 by Professor Donald Mitchell

2.0 out of 5 stars Avoid the End of Roses Are Red!
Caution: This book contains much gross violence of the sort that appeals to teenage boys. If such things upset you, definitely skip this book. Read more
Published on 4 April 2004 by Professor Donald Mitchell

4.0 out of 5 stars absolute brilliance is delivered again by james patterson
i have read nearly all of mr pattersons books and i think that this is one of his best. it is everything you expect the action starts straight away and it keeps you gripped... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2004

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