Deadly Cross

I wait every year for Christmas to get the latest Alex Cross book. I have been buying the hard cover for my niece (who’s now 36) before Kindle existed. She still gets the hard cover edition with a letter from her crazy old aunt (I’m 55 and terminally ill with a rare form of leukemia, but I’m a fighter) telling her how beautiful, smart and proud I am of her plus a gift card to one of her favorite places. It’s our tradition. I don’t have children of my own, nor does she. It’s my fondest wish that she continues this tradition with her nephew, my great nephew and I think Mr. Patterson’s books for young readers might be the place to begin. So, this is more than a book to me, it’s years of watching a baby grow into a young woman. It’s family, like the Cross family.

This is the best new Alex Cross book I’ve read in a while. I was screaming at Alex a few chapters before the end because I thought I had it figured out. But, as usual, my heart wasn’t expecting the emotional rollercoaster it went on, I love this character and all of his family and friends, I have from the beginning. I can easily see this being turned into a movie if Tyler Perry will reprise his role. I was very unsure of him at first, Madea replacing Morgan Freeman??? But, I was pleasantly surprised and can’t think of another African-American, the right age, to play such a layered character as Dr. Alex Cross!

If you’re a fan of the earlier Alex Cross books, you WILL NOT be disappointed. I hope I’m around to continue this tradition for several more years, maybe they’ll come up with a cure and Mr. Patterson will have to continue turning these out, every Christmas! Y’all are going to love it!!!

Merry Christmas!

( No Spoilers )
This a rollercoaster ride of a book with never letting go of the pace right until the very end. I have to say, this James Pattersons Alex Cross novel is another incredibly well-written page-turner. My wife read it in one day, while I am a slower reader and enjoy the suspense and taking my time. This is a twisty and meticulously plotted story with multiple threads going on at the same time. I was so glad that Patterson has kept up the quality of his writing over this series. I thought this was a very well written book and I really enjoyed reading Alex Cross investigatigation of two murders where both victims are known to him.

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Another Cross you should read. Cross, Brew, and Sampson solve numerous murders with various suspects leading to a stunning conclusion

Definitely keeps you on your toes. One of his best yet! I didn’t want it to end and was shocked when I realized it was over. Now I want to read it again!

Only James Patterson could weave so many simultaneous mysteries into one thriller. Although it may be challenging for readers to keep up with the many subplots, it must be very realistic that the Washington PD and the FBI would be working multiple cases at once. Upping the ante (top cop administration always seeks swift arrests for high profile crimes) for consultant/psychiatrist Alex and his Chief of Detectives wife Bree are the deaths of a popular charter school principal and the ex-wife of the Vice-President of the United States. A string of serial murders of young girls is still unsolved, and more girls go missing. A popular recurring character dies unexpectedly. Patterson weaves in my favorite parts – appearances by the Cross Family, including son Ali, daughter Jannie, and the ageless Nana Mama. It wouldn’t be a Patterson novel without endless complications, including a domestic terrorist shooting wealthy people in their derrieres, inheritance scams, crooked lawyers, paid assassins, love triangles, racial prejudice, death row drama, and a mental health asylum that holds clues to all the mayhem. I totally enjoyed how it all came together- vintage Patterson. Long live Alex and Nana Mama!

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