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Tarfumes.com - Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels)
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List Price: $27.99
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018722
ISBN: 0316018724
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-11-17
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-11-17
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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When the home of Alex Cross's oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he's chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man--the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they're closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone.
From the author Time magazine has called "the man who can't miss," CROSS COUNTRY is the most heart-stopping, speed-charged, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet.
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Summary: The book that reveals truths
Comment: this book is fantastic, it opens your eyes to the tragedies in Africa at the same time keeping you intrigued with Alex Cross, I read it in an hour and I can't wait for the next Alex Cross segment, I am a true fan for years and I hate waiting for the next installments
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Summary: Hard to Read - Disappointing - Missing the Real Alex Cross
Comment: The Alex Cross series was always one of my favorites - but this one is so disappointing. It lacked the home-like feeling of the Cross family - and the story was so grusome, that I did not want to even finish the book. I read over half of it - and will finish it eventually. It got so bad, I figured I would check the reviews and see if it was just me- or the book was definitely not a Patterson favorite. Obviously by the majority of the reviews - it is not just me. I won't give up on James Patterson books - but this one is definitely not a winner.
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Summary: This thing is awful
Comment: I would think Patterson would be embarrassed to publish this poorly plotted amateurish effort after his previous fine novels. I know I am embarrassed for him.
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Summary: Bad
Comment: I am a Patterson fan but I have to say this is his worst piece of work. All I can say is horrible.
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Summary: The fame of Alex Cross jumps continents
Comment: Reviewed by Narayan Radhakrishnan for RebeccasReads (10/08)
In the early nineties James Patterson created a furor in the thriller-writing world with two novels: "Kiss the Girls," and "Along Came a Spider". The two blockbuster movies that followed, starring Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross of the LAPD, were also blockbusters. A cult was born, and the Alex Cross thrillers became a favorite of many a psychological thriller fan.
I am a diehard thriller lover. For the last two weeks I was deeply engrossed in reading "The World Without End," a thirteen-hundred-page novel of epic proportions by famed British novelist Ken Follett. A deeply researched and gripping work, "The World Without End" left a lasting impression on me, and I really needed something to cool off with. I needed a light read, a powerful read, one which could be easily read finish off within two to three hours. In comes "Cross Country," the perfect, easy delight for a thriller lover.
It seems Alex Cross's fame as an ace detective has crossed borders. The terror now striking LAPD is not local; terror has now an international figure, and this time round the terror figure is a man who goes by the name Tiger. Tiger is ruthless; he has no deep-set psychological motive per se to commit murders, it's just that murder is an obsession for him. He gets the job done for whomever who pays him. A cool assassin for hire, he crosses hands with Alex Cross in Los Angels. Cross's college sweetheart Ellie Cox has been brutally murdered, and his initial investigation reveals that the person behind the murders is from Africa. Cross goes to Africa, and the pitiful picture of political turmoil and starvation, in particular in Nigeria, Sudan and Sierra Leone, is brought to light by James Patterson. Cross is tortured, and almost anyone who comes close to Cross is murdered or bumped off in any other manner.
Though the Cross thrillers are know for their gruesome violence, I think this 15th thriller might be the most gruesome of all. Almost all characters featured in the book, including Alex Cross's family and friends are kidnapped, murdered, or even kidnapped and murdered. To say more on the plot would mean my being a spoilsport, and I refrain.
Alex Cross is now a staple of my psychological thriller diet, and I wonder why more movies featuring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross are no longer being made? This is a good read and, for the James Patterson fan, a must buy.
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