Cross - James Patterson

James patterson has to be one of the most prolific suspense writers around at the moment. I have read virtually all his books and each one has had me on the edge of my seat and not being able to put the book down. The latest I have read of his - Cross - is just as good as all the others and certainly I had my heart in my mouth at times when I was reading it! The central character in the Novel is Aex Cross - hence the title. Readers of James Patterson will know that this is a character who features in a number of his novels. He lives in Washington with his young family and his elderly grandmother and at various times he has been a detective and psychologist for ...  Read the complete review

Double Cross simply put has to be the greatest Alex Cross book so far! The faithful followers of Cross finally get their answers to the death of his beloved Maria whilst Cross has to struggle to still solve the crimes committed by a sadistic murderer. "Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game -- this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes ...  Read the complete review

This is another fantastic read by James Patterson in his popular series about Alex Cross. I have to say, i wasn't disappointed with this book and i can never wait for the next one to come out. Background ~~~~~~~~ Alex Cross books can be read without reading the previous novels but as always, it's always better to have read them so you can follow any little mention of them that there may be. So to start with, a little background on Alex Cross and the series of books that surround him. Alex Cross is a police detective who has a degree in psychology and is involved in a lot of the major cases. His cases usually revolve around serial ...  Read the complete review

The story that Patterson fans have long been waiting for is that of the murder of Alex Cross's wife; all we have ever been told is that she was shot down in a drive-by leaving Alex to care for their two children. There has long been a sense that maybe Patterson was keeping that paticular back-story aside as collateral for when he began to run out of surplus plots and hit a dry spell, so it is no surprise then that here, tweleve books into the Alex Cross series, that this untold story is finally given an airing.... The book begins with a flashback to those happier times with Cross and partner, John Sampson, tracking down a mob hitman, supposedly the best of the ...  Read the complete review

Cross is one of James Patterson's books featuring his favoured character, former detective, former FBI agent, now psychologist Alex Cross, who has faced a plethora of evil villains in the books thus far, and who has beaten them all. This latest offering from the best selling author makes it more personal, though, and as Patterson obviously struggles with new material for his main character, he finds a niche in Alex's life that is yet unburied, and features the killer Cross wants more than any other - the murderer of his wife! Now retired from the force and from the FBI, Alex Cross is working as a psychologist and enjoying time with his family when his old ...  Read the complete review