Mary, Mary - James Patterson

After what felt like a bit of declining wane for Dr. Alex Cross in the last few novels (Roses Are Red and Violets Are Blue both felt a tad predictable, Big Bad Wolf was better but London Bridges just felt like it stretched credubility a little toooo far), it is good to see a semi return to form with Mary, Mary. Once again yet another serial killer is out on a spree leaving her(?) victims facially disfigured and sending ambiguous E-mails to an entertainment reporter the better to taunt the police with her presence. I put a question mark after "her" because Dr. Alex Cross, called in to investigate from a family vacation in Disneyland, is less than convinced that ...  Read the complete review

Mary, Mary is a book in a series written by James Patterson and featuring his favoured character, Alex Cross. Formerly a homicicde detective, Cross is now working with the FBI, and this novel pits Cross once more against a deadly villain as he hunts down a killer who is targeting A-list Hollywood stars. The book is a welcome return to form for Patterson. His earlier Alex Cross books were very good indeed, as were many of the other books he had written. Then the author started co-writing books with other authors and I felt the form had slipped a bit. In this book, FBI agent Cross is on holiday when he gets a call yanking him back to work, as an A-list actress ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that generally when choosing something to read I am drawn towards contemporary female writers, but occasionally I feel like reading something which has a bit of suspense and who better to supply it than James Patterson? Patterson is a prolific American writer with over twenty books to his credit. 'Mary, Mary' is the latest in a series of books about detective Alex Cross, now an FBI agent. Alex is a psychiatric doctor who is often called in to help solve serial killer crimes by working out the profile of the killer. You don't have to have read the previous novels to enjoy 'Mary, Mary' although there are references to some of the earlier cases ...  Read the complete review

This is the first (and only ) book I have read by James Patterson. I was aware of the name before I picked this book up in the bargain bin of my local bookshop but I didn't know much more than that. I bought it because the blurb on the back looked interesting - I like detective novels especially if a few celebrities are killed off. As soon as I started reading this book I was hooked - it wasn't the sort of book which you had to work your way through a few chapters getting to know the charcters beforte the story reallt started - no it just dives straight in to the action. It is also one of those novels where you spend time with the killer (the Mary ...  Read the complete review