Jack and Jill - James Patterson

James Patterson first took the bestseller lists by storm with the very successful 'Along Came A Spider' in 1993. I remember reading the book years ago and I did enjoy it. I don't know why, but I have never read any of his other novels until recently coming across 'Jack and Jill' lying around at work, and I decided to read it. In 'Along Came A Spider', Patterson first introduced us to homicide detective Alex Cross, who has appeared in subsequent novels and also features in this one, which was written back in 1996. The paperback edition I read was published in 2004 by HarperCollins. The plot sees a pair of cold-blooded killers who go by the ...  Read the complete review

Jack and Jill is the third of James Patterson's books to feature the psychologically trained Detective Alex Cross. Following a one-book hiatus from Cross, the author returns to his favoured character with a bang, giving him a high profile case to work on as well introducing new people into his life. Someone is going round killing off the rich and famous in a seemingly erratic fashion to make a statement, calling themselves Jack and Jill. As Patterson has Cross examine the world of protests and demonstrations and those who take the law and their own opinions into their own hands, he also gives him a brutal murder close to home at the school where his son, ...  Read the complete review