I am a big fan of James Patterson and have read most of the Alex Cross and women's murder club books. So for me reading this book was a no brainer. It was as every book written by him a page turner, with his usual style of short chapters that kept me continuously saying "just one more chapter then I will put it down!" (And lying to myself.) I would say it has to be one of his most disturbing books I have read to date, with the opening few chapters being quite frankly disgusting, and the "villain(s)" being severely disturbed didn't deter me from finishing it.... Which is where I personally became a little ...  Read the complete review

I'm a real fan of James Patterson and have most of his Alex Cross books, but he is such a prolific writer that there are still many of books I have yet to read. So coming across this one in the library I couldn't wait to read it, especially with the notation, 'James Patterson's most shocking and seductive story yet.' With that and the write-up it sounded like I was in for a good read and so I gave up most of my time on Sunday to read it. I should mention that the co-writer on this book is Maxine Paetro, a writer who has collaborated with him before now. It's hard to say how much input she had into this book, I imagine it's more a man's story, yet I could ...  Read the complete review