Honeymoon - James Patterson

I have long been a fan of the work of James Patterson especially the Alex Cross series of books and while this particular stand alone book is not quite in that class it is not a bad read overall. The plot did remind me a bit of the film Basic Instinct as the story is about the investigation of a woman Nora Sinclair who is suspected of marrying and then killing off a number of men for their money. She comes to the attention of the FBI and is investigated by John O'Hara however as in Basic Instinct he soon falls for her charms. This is a fast paced thriller which I did find really hard to put down. The plot is a bit predictable and to be honest the ...

I have long been a fan of James Patterson and in particular his early work featuring Alex Cross however in recent times Patterson has joined the growing trend of established writers who produce work which is delivered in conjunction with another writer and this usually signifies deterioration in the quality of the writing. I would like to say that this book is one that bucks this trend but sadly I cannot, written in conjunction with Howard Roughan it certainly does not live up to the claims on the front cover of having “elements of Hitchcock’s Vertigo” unless of course Vertigo suffered from a weak plot and disjointed storylines and a predictable ending that a ...