Big Bad Wolf

James Patterson’s, The Big Bad Wolf is a winner. Once you begin reading this fine novel, you have difficulty in putting it down. Alex also finds himself in a bind when his x-girl friend shows up with her attorney, for she wants custody in their son! She was once the principal where Alex’s children attend school. Now she has moved to Seattle, WA. Alex’s other lady, an San Francisco homicide detective, gives Alex comfort. Alex is with the FBI and is in training classes while also working on assignments. Needless to say, Alex is traveling up and down the east coast trying to find the Wolf. It seems the Wolf is always one step ahead of law enforcement. FBI is joined by the CIA to try and find him. Or is it a “her?” Read it and enjoy! DP, Castro Valley, CA. Rated R. Violence! Very descriptive bloody scenes. Strong language.

A former KGB agent, so good he at being invisible, has set up an organization catering to rich kidnapping very specific individuals per the clients request,s.The client is willing to purchase a specific person and the organization provides the purchase.
People are being kidnapped across the country.
Alex Cross, now working for the FBI cris-crosses the country chasing suspects,gathering evidence and psychological information on the head of the organization.
After breaks in the case are developed and followed and eventually arrested. It turns out that he is another ploy the mastermind has created and the incidents are becoming an international event.

Another well written novel by this author, that is detailed, procedurally correct , and keeps the readers attention to the point of not wanting to put the book down.

I swear, what happened to James Patterson?! He just took a beloved series and turned it into something else. He was nearly on the right course of the “Four Blind Mice” putting it back on track. But this one just throws right back off.

Okay, positives. I do like that Alex is a FBI agent now. It opens the door for new challenges and new tougher villains for him to take on. But sadly, it doesn’t happen (which we will get to later on in the negatives). I really love that we get more of Kayla Coles from the previous novel. I’m just loving that character. And I will admit, the Mastermind cameos are pretty memorable.

But the negatives are just way to high for me to like this novel. The villain is no good and the fact that Alex is taking on criminal organizations that the CIA or even James Bond would handle just doesn’t fit the universe of the series. We could have seen Alex face off against new kinds of criminals that are worse and see him go through some life changing decisions. Christine Johnson returns in this novel and how she returns just freaking ticks me off. This is not the Christine I remember from the past novels before “Roses Are Red”. In fact, I’m starting to hate her character now. I still can’t get into Alex and Jamilla’s romance. Even the ending when they say “I love you” to each other, I don’t believe it for one second. I still like Jamilla as a character, but I seriously don’t like the romance.

This has got to be the dark ages for Alex Cross. I mean it! “Cat & Mouse” was the early stages of it. “Roses Are Red” and “Violets Are Blue” officially made it happen. And now we have “The Big Bad Wolf” keeping it that way.

Another Alex Cross book, and this one keeps you glued to the pages. It’s a terrifying trail of kidnapped bodies that were bought for dark, dark pleasures. And this is Cross’s first case at the FBI when he is still supposed to be in training. He’s trying to figure out his place, this case, and keep his family together. I enjoyed this story, as I am enjoying every Cross book. Cross feels and acts like a real person, and maybe that’s why I can relate to his story. It’s not just about the case, but the thoughts and feelings, and the ability of profiling that keeps me reading Patterson’s work on Cross (among his other stories).

I can’t believe it, I was passionately reading along thinking that I had about another 45 minutes left in the book and boom, it was over. Makes you want to scream, but then the neighbors would be wondering what was going on. It also makes me anxious to buy the next one and tear in to it, which is exactly what I am going to do. Great book..again!

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