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Summary: And the race is on!
Review: CAT AND MOUSE by colorful writer James Patterson, was such fun to read! I am a huge fan of this outstanding writer!In CAT AND MOUSE, Homicide detective Alex Cross takes a chance on romance as he faces off with two deadly adversaries. This is my favorite book in the Alex Cross series. Wish I had an autographed copy of it! Smile... I'd give this novel 10 stars if that were an option!
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Summary: Another hit out of the park for James Patterson
Review: Cat and Mouse brings back Gary Sonji from 'Along Came A Spider' to get revenge for Alex Cross. Then comes Mr. Smith, a killer terrorizing Europe.
Things get rolling when Gary Sonji sets up shop in Grand Central station with a sniper rifle and starts shooting. Now comes Alex Cross, he is called to Grand Central station to get Gary Sonji, but something is stranged, he is firing only six shots at a time, and vice versa.
Alex notice this, and find out that HE IS NOT THERE! The gun is on automatic fire where the trigger is pulled back to fire, Gary is now on a train heading out of the area. While Mr. Smith, a London detective (I cant remember his name, sorry.) is having a horrible trying to catch Mr. Smith, but it is no easy task.
So with Alex Cross searching for Gary Sonji, since I dont want to spoil the story, it ends in a tight twist and it is definitely worth reading.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: James Patterson is probably the most brilliant suspsense writer of today. With "Cat and Mouse", he escelates the dark brutality and suspense, bringing back a dispicable villain from the past and creating an even more intriguing one. Gary Sonjei (from "Along Came a Spider") escapes from jail, and his hell-bent on vengeance to Alex Cross. He murders grandoise amounts of people, and spills their blood like water. Alex wonders, Why would Gary Sonjei be so disorganized, so blatantly insane. In the past, he murdered people in an organized way, but now, he's just totally insane. I haven't read "Along Came a Spider" yet, but this book is just as enjoyable for me not even having read it. As the mysteries thicken with Sonjei, Thomas Pierce, another detective, is working on one of the most bizarre murder cases of today-a mysterious man named Mr. Smith, who performs autopsies on his victims, WHILE they're alive. Thomas Pierce is brought in to help on a case involving someone who may or may not be an accomplice to Gary, and things escalate to an exciting and terrifying climax. This book really tells a great tale, involving such themes as infidelities, humanity, love, and trains (read the book and find out) :). It's one of the most shocking and suspenseful books I have ever read, and it's sooooo hard to put down. It's a masterpiece, in my opinion, and ranks with Patterson's "Roses Are Red". Brilliance! Sheer brilliance!!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is the first novel by this author I have read, and it will probably be the last. The characters are so flat and cardboard-ish that I stopped caring about what happened to them. There were some good plot twists, but the book feels overloaded; two parallel plot lines are one too much.
The idea of near-superhuman villains worked in novels like 'Red Dragon' and 'Silence of the Lambs' because of the very good writing skills of their author; Patterson does not have these skills, and the super-villains in this book feel as silly as the villains in a James Bond film. Since Patterson's previous books have received good reviews assume this book was a 'pot-boiler' written in haste, or written during a period of blocked creativity.
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Summary: Cats, mice, humans, hamsters any living thing will love this
Review: This was the first James Patterson book I ever read and it addicted me. This sensational book has not one but two serial killers for Cross to deal with. One he has dealt with before, Gary Soneji but Mr. Smith is a new challenge. You don't need to have read the previous three Alex Cross novels to love and get into this one. This one you won't be able to put down until you've finished so get you're work done now because you'll be reading this whenever you get a moment. Short well written chapters make this a breeze to read and if you have to go to work or something you can start a chapter or a few knowing you'll finish it quickly. If you like detective books, thrillers or serial killer genre then this one is for you.
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Summary: one of the better pattersons
Review: great book, twists, turns, gory excellent spine chilling stuff. Love Alex Cross!
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Summary: Who is the cat and who is the mouse?
Review: Cat and Mouse is an epic and unforgettable story that will keep you on the edge of suspense. James Patterson unfolds a new murder story in front of your eyes making every detail vital to solving the case. Patterson starts his story in the midst of Washington DC where our protagonist, Alex Cross, works as a homicide detective. Cross is to meet his old nemesis, Gary Soneji, who has come back to take revenge on Cross and his family. He starts by killing innocent commuters in train stations without a pattern and tries to come for his family. He tries to draw Cross to meet with him so they can settle this once and for all. Cross must stop Soneji from killing innocent commuters and from killing his family. While all this is happening, a brutal murderer by the name of Mr. Smith is killing innocent people all around the world. Cross must team up with the FBI to save his family and stop those two heartless killers.
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Summary: Who's chasing who?
Review: STOP! If you're not used to series-books, be sure to check out Patterson's "Along Came A Spider" first. Not the movie, because some facts were changed from the book. It will really help you understand the villain, Gary Soneji, who's BACK in this exciting thriller that will make you dizzy with it's twists and surprises. In the 4th of the Alex Cross series, Homocide Detective Alex Cross is once again faced with the madman he put away earlier for kidnapping two children in Washington D.C. Gary Soneji has escaped from prison and is on the warpath, having some fun with shooting-sprees at Union Station in Washington and Penn Station in New York. He's taunting the police, daring to be caught. He's also vowed to kill Alex Cross as his last act on earth. Meanwhile, FBI's current hotshot profiler, Agent Thomas Pierce, is busy running all over Europe searching for a serial killer referred to as Mr. Smith. The media also calls Mr. Smith "The Alien" because "no human could ever do the things he did." Pierce's girlfriend was one of Smith's first victims and he's hell-bent on catching him before he mutilates his next victim. Two "killer" storylines paralleling each other with two great detectives on their tails. But who's chasing who in this dual-game of Cat & Mouse. What happens when you have a 338-page book written by James Patterson with 131 tiny but gripping chapters? You never want to put it down, telling yourself, "Just one more chapter. There. Now just one more." I liked that while most of the book is in the 3rd person narrative, when we're with Alex Cross it's in the 1st person, because he's the man! However, part of the middle switches over to FBI Agent Thomas Pierce in the 1st person. This switch clearly shows who the focus of attention is on. I accidentally skipped the 3rd book in this series. Time to take a step back.
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Summary: uppolishak
Review: I truly enjoyed this book. Many twists and turns. One of Patterson's best in the series of Alex Cross
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Summary: One word: Disappointment
Review: The fire that was written in "Along Came A Spider" has completely gone out in this book. The only reason I rated this book 3 stars is because my favorite villian of all time, Gary Soneji, is back. The book is good, but only for the first 1/3 or so. There are also some questions left about the Soneji character, but none as big as HOW DID HE GET OUT OF JAIL?? Patterson never touches upon this...Also, the Mr.Smith character is dull and flat, I never completely got absorbed with that part of the book. I became so frustated after (and at!) Soneji's demise that I threw the book. I guess I should have left it where it lie, because I was very disappointed with the remainder.
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