Cross Country
Ratings12
Average rating2.9
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Ratings12
Average rating2.9
When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man--the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they're closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone. From the author Time magazine has called "the man who can't miss," CROSS COUNTRY is the most heart-stopping, speed-charged, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet.
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I didn't enjoy this story as much as most of the others in the series so far. Not sure if that's because a lot was based in Africa so he wasn't working with the normal characters until he was back in Washington.
These books have become such a formula.
Alex encounters villain several times and then escapes with out capturing them or getting killed by them.
Villain encounters Alex family.
Alex gets into steamy relationship with a girl who ends up shot/dead.
Short chapters that should not be chapters. Example: ... waited for villian to call... phone rings” phone rings, should I answer is it the villian? then answers phone talks to villian” Why is that a separate chapter?
Boring discussions of family vs work responsibility.
Alex misses promised to attend family event then later confidently states he is always there for family.
Audiobook Only:
Stupid chapter intro/exit music repeated for >100 chapters
Irritating SHORT chapters e.g. “chapter 32 music <2-3 sentences> music chapter 33 music“
Stupid violin music during romance. actually its a good clue to skip 5 min back to the real action.
