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Summary: Full of Holes, But Fun
Review: If you are expecting an Alex Cross novel on the caliber of something like Roses Are Red or Jack and Jill, put down this book and go no further. If, however, you are an Alex Cross groupie like me and you'll read all about him no matter what, this book will entertain you despite the flaws in the plot.As the book opens, Alex is still pondering his future. Does he remain as a homicide cop? Does he join the FBI? Does he quit the crime game and become a straight psychologist? All of this soul-searching is very familiar to regular readers of the series--and it's getting a tad old at this point. No matter, though. Alex is such a likeable person, we're rooting for him anyway. So when his dear friend Sampson shows up with just "one more case" for Alex, we nod knowingly. Soon, Alex and Sampson are embroiled in a series of ghastly murders that are seemingly unconnected--except that innocent men, most notably one of Sampson's dearest army buddies--are taking the heat and going to Death Row. Each has been set up--or says he has--complete with planted murder weapon and DNA! The reader knows almost immediately who is really doing the murders, but Sampson and Alex and nonplussed. Hence the story. Before long, we learn more than we ever wanted to about long-ago atrocities in Vietnamese villages; the vagaries of some members of the U.S. military; and the secret underground that can't let go of the past. Does it all make sense? No. Does the conclusion solve all the loose ends? No. But we have plenty of Nana Mama, the kids, new love interests for both Sampson and Alex--and a need to read still more about Alex Cross, loose plot or not. Definitely three and a half stars, and a fun read.
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Summary: Is this a novel or an outline?
Review: This is the first Patterson book I've read, and my impression of him hasn't changed. His plots are predictable (a judgment made after seeing Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider films) and lacks suspense. The way the story is written is like a proposal, there's not much detail and the way he portrays African Americans is very stereotypical, right down the food they eat. Although he has a noble attempt to deviate from the who is the killer plotline (we know who did the murders in the 2nd chapter), you'll know it's something they did in the past and someone is trying to erase it plotline. After reading Nelson Demille and other authors that dabbled in military conspiracies, I've made a conclusion that Patterson should not have strayed into this genre.
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Summary: How does Alex Cross get all his time off from Washington ?
Review: This novel was an improvement over the last couple Alex Cross novels. One question that keeps nagging at me while reading these books is: How does Alex get all of his time off to solve all these mysteries which take place outside of Washington Metro. I feel that Patterson should have made the transition to FBI much more quickly. Patterson uses a common story line in all of these novels. 1. The Cross family is threatened.
2. Former villians show up again.
3. Alex falls for another cop.
4. Alex gets beaten up. All four subplots show up again in this novel. This book was fast moving and kept me interested.
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Summary: Too Pat
Review: Patterson has written another Cross story that is entertaining
enough to keep most readers interested, and it moves along o.k.,
but it's just too pat to really be engaging. There just isn't
the supsense to make us stay with the book and disregard other
interests. This seems like the kind of book that can be put
down at anytime, and taken up later, with the feeling that we
haven't missed out on anything.
The story is another that involves past guilt from the Vietnam
War, and terrible things that happened there, and this author
tries to raise some excitement along the lines of that old
guilt coming home to roost, and doing so with the murders of
innocent people here, with resultant convictions of Vietnam
vets. Which vets are innocent of any crime here, but who are
ostensibly being punished for past sins during that war.
It's an old concept, and this author doesn't add anything new
to it.
The story moves along to a predictable end, and none of the
characters, good or bad, seem to grab us with either their
personalities or past histories.
This is something to read when nothing good can be found.
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Summary: Pathetic Tripe - or am I too Kind?
Review: Patterson used to be a writer of compelling thrillers but this is so lazily written that I must supsect he has discovered a long hidden stash of Roer 714's. These Cross stories have degenerated to the point where I wish I could enter the story and dispose of the insuufrable Nana Mama, all the children andd every love interest Patterson crowbars into the novel. That would at least leave me with only 50% of the book to be derisive of.
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Summary: huh
Review: Hey Joy Marie who the hell his Alex Delaware? I the mane is Alex Cross.
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Summary: Imagine sitting in a prison cell, knowing that you could ...
Review: very soon be put to death and you are not guilty of any crime, let alone mass murder! Alex Delaware's friend John Sampson comes to him to ask for help as the man in prison is one of Sampson's buddies who served with him in Vietnam. Nobody's talking but there is a lot of cover-up on the part of the military. And we find, as we follow these two close-knit friends in their quest for the answer to this puzzle, that there are three vicious killers who have framed Ellis Cooper. Frighteningly realistic and tauntingly elusive, this novel is one of the Delaware series best yet. Sure, some critics will say that because it is Delaware, it is old hat. Not so! We know Alex Delaware now; his home life, his loves and his losses and his achievements and it is like walking hand and hand with a friend and trying to keep up with his analytical mind. Intrigue..how devious those who have something to hide can be. But Alex has to see beyond that and find the truth. Oh, the title is FOUR Blind Mice, isn't it? And just who is the mastermind behind the three? Who is the one who put the wheels in motion? Who is the evil conspirator who has placed Ellis within inches of the gas chamber? As you read this thriller, written in Patterson's short chapter format; you too will want only to find the controller and remove him from society or better still, from this world. Patterson is Patterson, and although the prose is not Michener, the story and style bring us a wonderful read. And the interspersing of his private life makes him human, one of us, and and allows us to breathe for just a few minutes and get our bearings. You will enjoy this novel if you are in any way a Patterson/Delaware fan.
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Summary: Excellent and Thrilling
Review: I truly am amazed that people are so hard on a writer when they venture in a diffrent direction. WHO wants to read the same old character the same scenario blah blah blah. James Paterson can go to different measures and still hold your attention. I found this book frightening and as the plot thickened and the sadness of all the surrounding repercussions, was just another part of his extremely talented mind. Great Book, Great Read, I have recommended it to many a friend and all in my book club! Great Book James.
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Summary: Can someone show me were the bestsellers are?
Review: This guy is only a bestseller because of his name. The thing I hate about his books are he gives you this large storyline ,but no good ending. I'm sorry ,but if I pay almost thirty dollars for a Hardcover I want good endings. I have a question. Can someone show me were the bestsellers are?
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Summary: just don't do it
Review: If this load of tripe can get published than anyone can! I found the character's and the story line to be unbelievable. What planet do these people live on? A true disappointment.
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