Cross Country

I just discovered Alex Cross, and was happy to realize that there were so many books in the series! The first few books were great, but as I progressed I found each one just a bit less enjoyable than its predecessor. I am now at the end of the road. I agree with the negative reviews I’ve read. Alex comes across as a complete idiot, jetting off to Africa without a plan or backup. And when he arrives he soon encounters ANOTHER rogue government agent — please!!!! Although he’s tortured and beaten bloody, he still manages to find an acceptable wardrobe, including a tie. He would have needed to bring an enormous suitcase, not just an oft-stolen duffle bag, to replace all his blood-soaked outfits with fresh clothing. And I don’t think Tiger’s referring to Eleanor as “Mother” was ever explained at all.

If Mr. Patterson really wrote this book by himself, he needs a co-author. If he did employ a co-author he needs to find a better one.
Like other reviewers, I was ready to give this awful book a “pass” and go on to the next; however, after reading reviews of numbers 15, 16, and 17 I’ve decided that life’s too short to spend any more time with Dr. Cross, because it doesn’t get better.

This is the Alex Cross book you’ll wish James Patterson hadn’t written. In it, Cross is a naive, bumbling moron who lurches from one incredibly bad decision to the next, never stopping for an instant to ponder what could go wrong. All traces of the insightful Ph.D. psychologist-detective you thought you knew have vanished. It could be amusing as farce, except his breathtaking incompetence gets large numbers of good people horribly tortured and murdered. He doesn’t seem to get this.Maybe Patterson has come to hate his hero? Who knows? Skip this one and avoid a really bad book.

An International killer and his band of boy thugs, who have no qualms of killing complete family units as they go from continent to continent.
Dr. Cross is brought into the case as a consultant, and realizes he knows the victim personally.
As the case develops, Cross learns that his main suspect has fled back to Africa. He pursues the killer by following him and working with the CIA in an unapproved manner and is treated horribly while there.
Upon his return to the United States his family is kidnapped. Cross, while dealing with the extreme stress manages to stay on the trail of the killer enough to take out him and his 12 year old next in command.Cross finally gets his family back and makes a surprising arrest at the end of the book.
The author again holds to detail even on the international scene. A well written book.

I read many of the one star reviews and almost did not get this book. I decided to buy the book and I gave it 5 stars. Many of the 1 star reviews stated that it was far fetched and too gruesome and bloody. I think these reviews were done with ignorance to what is really happening in the world. James Patterson researches his books and I have found to be quite accurate. The people who say this is far fetched need to read some history about Africa. Read “Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda” it was written by Romo Dallaire who was the General for the UN who was in Rwanda. He is Canadian and is the highest Ranking officer in the world to suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I challenge the people who ranked this as a 1 star to read the book I just listed and then tell us how far fetched “Cross Country” was.

This book excelled my expectations. In this well written story, Alex Cross comes to Africa in search for a killer.

In this book, JP describes in a very real manner our sad African history. Unfortunately, I can relate to many parts narrated on the book cus I lived them myself or witnesses them somehow.

I fully recommend this book, but only if you are strong. Otherwise, this book is not for you.

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