Ratings75
Average rating3.6
Alex Cross, a black Washington, D.C., police detective with a Ph.D. in psychology, and Jezzie Flanagan, a white motorcycling Secret Service agent, become lovers as they work together to apprehend a chilling psychopath who has kidnapped two children from a posh private school. The psychotic villain, who aspires to become more notorious than Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann, is effectively nightmarish. Atypical characters, sex, sometimes shocking violence, and several surprising plot twists are all attention-grabbing, while short chapters with a shifting viewpoint add brisk pacing and genuine suspense. Patterson's storytelling talent is in top form in this grisly escapist yarn.
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21 primary books23 released booksAlex Cross is a 23-book series with 21 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by James Patterson, Edda Petri, and 2 others.
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Still one of my favourite JP books out of so many - this fits my mindset - the plot, characters intertwine on a Hitchcockian level (in my humble opinion - and I love Hitchcock) a thrilling read from start to finish
I don't usually read crime fiction, but I am willing to make an exception for Alex Cross..
3.5
It would have been a 4/4.5 star read if it didn't drag on for so long.
But I really enjoyed reading it!! Got book 2 from d library so excited to read it:)