Rating: Summary: great read Review: As a #1 fan of James Patterson and Alex Cross, this is just the latest hit for James Patterson. Patterson cannot be outdone. I am looking forward to his next book.
Rating: Summary: Four Blind Mice Review: Another Patterson great. Hard to put down.
Rating: Summary: "The best Cross ever." Review: James Patterson has done it again....another page turner! I completed the book in two days! Ok Mr. Patterson where's the next Alex Cross book?
Rating: Summary: Four Blind Mice Review: It's possible that I've read a more preposterous book in my lifetime, I just can't remember when .
Rating: Summary: Good Patterson / Cross - lots of murders drive frantic plot! Review: Just when we feared homicide detective Alex Cross was losing his touch, he himself fretting about the job and the anxieties attendant to it (in the prior story "Violets Are Blue"), along comes "Mice", supposedly his last job on his last day of duty with the DC cops. His best friend and long-time colleague, John Sampson, begs him to help clear an old army friend who seems unjustly convicted (via overwhelming evidence) of a gruesome triple murder. Their work on the case raises many questions but not in time to prevent the execution. Finding shades of similar crimes dating back many years, Cross pursues every slight clue as he and Sampson piece together a story about assassins too much in love with their own work. They spend most of the book chasing "three blind mice" and we wonder if the fourth will ever surface.What makes this a fine entry in the Cross series (now eight in all) is Patterson at his entertaining best - action galore (must be a dozen murders or more...), frantic pace, intriguing plot that captivates 'til the very end. We burned through it in one day, which also speaks to its intensity and grip on the reader. A little romantic interest for both Alex and Sampson, whom we meet in more detail than ever before, temper the blood and guts a little and generate a smile or two to relieve the tension. Lastly, we find out at the end the direction Cross seems to be heading with his career, leading us to believe there just might be a few more stories left in the ol' word processor! Not a Patterson to be missed.
Rating: Summary: Triman of LI Review: One of Pattersons best. Having read all of the Alex Cross novels, he and his family and friends seem like old friends. This is one of his best. The only downside, they read fast, I finished it in 5 days.
Rating: Summary: I missed the suspense Review: You don't expect a lot of depth with James Patterson and his very short chapters but I sure did not get the suspense that all of these other reviewers did. I liked the storyline with Sampson who is an intriguing character but Cross's romance with Jamala was trite and the character continues to be totally unrealistic. He can just kill people and then attend a wedding, sorry I don't get it. He is suppose to be a psychologist and there is no depth to his character or insight into why he does these stupid and dangerous things. It is an average book and I wish I had waited for the paperback.
Rating: Summary: Four Blind Mice Review: The King of the short chapters has done it again. He just keeps reinventing the mass murderer. This time instead of a serial killer, Dr. Cross has some ex-Vietdam vets that are on the loose. This story gives a lot of insight into the characters of Nana and John Samson. I wish we could have learned more about the "3 Blind Mice" and their "normal" lives away from each other. But that just not James Patterson's style.
Rating: Summary: Without a doubt Review: Without a doubt this is another great Alex Cross story. The story didn't grab me right away but it wasn't long before I was once again hooked by Mr. Patterson. A must read. William Renny, author of LAST CALL
Rating: Summary: Another great Patterson book Review: The book started out kind of slow but definately kept me interested once it started to roll. Yet another great story by one of my favorites. William Renny, author of LAST CALL
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