Rating: 
Summary: Not As Good As Big Bad Wolf!
Review: The star of this book,Alex Cross,is about to resign from the
Washington D.C. police force and join the F.B.I.His partner John
Sampsonhas a friend sentenced to die in the gas chamber and asks Alex to help.Sampson's friend has been tried by the U.S. Army.
Cross and Sampson discover that the actual killers are three
Former Army Rangers who are on a killing mission.Not only do they face the three Rangers but also their controller.They are in for a deadly and rough situation trying to bring thid group to justice.This book was a little slow getting to the point.There
was too much time spent on matters outside of the action.I never
thought that the three Rangers and their controller would come into play.
Rating: 
Summary: Casual read, but worth the money
Review: I enjoyed this book as a casual read. I've been through the entire Patterson genre and while this isn't top on my list, it's still good and worth the money. Also recommended: The Da Vinci Code, Bark of the Dogwood, Life of Pi
Rating: 
Summary: The worst James Patterson ever?
Review: I agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer that suspects this was put together to fulfil a contractural obligation. This must be the most feeble of all the Alex Cross novels. I have enjoyed all the others and their film versions too. This one stinks!
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Summary: Another Great Patterson!
Review: I have read a large handful of books by James Patterson, and I have read an even smaller handful of books by James Patterson that I have not liked at all. I did not like "Hide and Seek," I thought that "Cradle and All," and "The Lake House" were a little weak. I am reading "The Midnight Club," right now and that is not proving to be a good sign. But "Four Blind Mice," I liked. I really like the Alex Cross books. I am not reading them in any order, but I understand what is happening in the pervious books. I liked the story in "Four Blind Mice." I was also surprised with the outcome. The answer to the mysteries outcome, and the outcome on a personal note of Alex Cross. The beginning of "Four Blind Mice" takes place in a courtroom. The suspect is Ellis Cooper, and he is charged for triple murders. He is set for exacution. The real killers are named Thomas, Brownly, and Warren, also knowed as the Three Blind Mice from the war. We are then brought back to the hero of this seris, Alex Cross. He is resigning from the Washington D.C. police force, and getting ready for the FBI. His best friend John Sampson tells him about his friend Cooper, and Alex says that it is going to be his last case to try and prove him innocent. The chase then begins to try and find the real killers of the triple murder. The bad side of the book was the return of the new love interest in Cross's life. Jamillia Hughes. She was introduced in a previous James Patterson book, but her relationship with Alex is more involved in this book. I thought that her part in this story was overlong and got to a point where I had enough of her character. There was about seven chapters in this book with just her and Alex. I didn't feel that there was any development in the story and it made the story move much slower then it would have without it. They could have just shortened it a bit and it would have been perfect. The conclusion. The conclusions brings the return of a few characters from the previous books in the seris. Alex gets some help from these characters and he uses the help and new infomation that leads to the stunning conclusion. It turns out that there might be a fourth blind mouse that is the controller of the three. And the person who it turns out to be, is the last person that I thought it would be. It wasn't even somebody I considered. You can't make your own conclusions. The writer is always one step ahead of you, and that is the case with James Patterson. ENJOY! This book had violence, language, and some sexual situations. Be warned.
Rating: 
Summary: Downer of a Climax
Review: Four Blind Mice is the first James Patterson novel that I have read. I saw both Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider on DVD, so I knew that he had a good idea of how to tell a great, suspenseful story. Four Blind Mice started off with an interesting premise and I felt like I had purchased another winner. Unfortunately, I was left quite disappointed. I felt that the story moved along at a great pace, but more intricate details were left for the imagination of the reader. The action seemed lacking and the climax was bland. If you are into a slightly amusing 4-hour read, then pick this one up. Otherwise, I'd stick to something a little more gripping.
Rating:
Summary: nasty drivel
Review: this is a terrible book. I was enchanted by Kiss the Girls and a couple other early Pattersons. Save your memories of what was a taught set of thrillers. This book sucks.
Rating:
Summary: Alex Cross close to his best.
Review: Alex Cross close to his best.
The mice are three homicidal Army Rangers and their 'handler.' We know this, but Det. Alex Cross doesn't, at least not till later. The story begins as Cross's best friend's buddy is found guilty at a military trial of brutally killing three women. He's sentences to die, but of course, he swears he's innocent. Cross and Sampson, his friend, go down south to investigate but meet with blank faces, closed doors, official silence, missing files, and other forms of stonewalling at every turn of a hallway. They push forward anyway and begin to discover a pattern that is hauntingly familiar. Meanwhile, the real killers strike again - and then the two investigating cops find themselves as targets.
Okay. That's enough information. To say more might be to say too much. Just know that there's a stunning finale that will keep you reading to the finish line without pausing for a drink of water.
Terrific entertainment.
Rating:
Summary: Oh My God
Review: this book is so bad that it could have been written by a 14 year old child. It is so unbelievably bad that I lack the words (or desire) to describe it. Save yourself five or six dollars, and a few hours, and skip this book. It is an embarresment to the publishing industry.
Rating:
Summary: Somewhat disappointing
Review: After reading two of Patterson's Alex Cross novels, I had high expectations for this one. The plot was ok, but that's just it. There was nothing special about the book. Actually, one certain scene that sticks out as silly is the one where an Asian gang appears and .... I'm about to read the Big Bad Wolf, I sincerely hope that it is much better than this one.
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Summary: Vintage Patterson
Review: Anybody who has read a Patterson novel will recognize the hackneyed props. A family member gets deathly sick and amazingly manages to recover. There is a mastermind behind the murders. Cross is in love with a perfect lady. And so forth. At least Patterson has managed to slightly tone down the godliness and inhuman perfection of Cross and his kids. You may be a bit surprised to discover that the younger son has yet to receive either canonization or a Nobel Prize, but he's only about two years old, so those will probably have to wait until the next novel. The story, about stereotyped Viet Nam veterans who are troubled by the terrible events of the war blah blah blah, is loosely constructed and full of loose ends that never really come together. How, for example, were evidence and straw dolls so flawlessly planted in the homes of innocent victims? (Maybe that Little Alex is actually a criminal genius who did that? It would be welcome relief if he were.) After we have been persuaded that one of those victims was a paragon of virtue, we are told that he was actually a devil. Not very convincing. Not very interesting. None of this is. Your time would be much better spent with John Sanford.
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