Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publish Date: November 14, 2011
Hardcover, 400 pages
Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
ISBN: 978-0316198738
Alex Cross # 18
Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
ISBN: 978-0316198738
Alex Cross # 18
My Review:
Alex Cross, I have been with him since my step-father-in-law told me about this amazing book he read called Along Came a Spider back when I was in college and it was amazing and it introduced me to thrillers and series books. Until then I had been bumping along reading horror by Stephen King, Dean Koontz (remember when he wrote horror books) and John Saul just to name a few) but James Patterson opened a whole new world to me that started with my beloved Alex Cross. Now I will admit there have been some bumps along the way and truthfully nothing compares to those first books like Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. But some of that was just the newness too. With all of that said I really enjoyed my yearly Alex Cross fix in Kill Alex Cross.
What do I love, I love that Alex is settled down now. I love that Nana mama is still around and kicking and can still make everyone tow the line. We all need someone like her in our lives, someone who loves us enough to tell us when we are messing up. I like seeing the glimpses of Alex's private life. But most of all I like seeing Alex on the case and I got plenty of that in this one. As usual with the short chapters we have all come to know James Patterson for, this one reads quick (I appreciate short chapters with kids because it makes a book easier to put down to do things). I flew through this even though I didn't want to because it means another year before I visit with Alex again.
Kill Alex Cross is also interesting because there are two storylines going through it that may or may not be connected. First the President's children have been kidnapped, but there are also strange terror attacks going on in Washington DC that have the city on edge as well. So it's a given to say that there is plenty of action and suspense in this one.
If you enjoy Alex Cross books, then grab this one when it comes out - it's a great addition and reminded me of some of the books of old. I enjoyed it, but then again I like most of the Alex Cross books just because I find sheer entertainment value in them and it is like visiting with an old friend once a year, a friend that has been with me for over 16 years now at least. Wow - it doesn't seem like that long, but I remember sitting in Pullen Park off of N.C. State's campus reading Along Came a Spider one day before class, (yes mom I probably should have been studying thermo) just like it was yesterday. Ahhh, book memories.
My Rating: 4.25/5.0
About the Book:
Kill Alex Cross is faster, more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.
A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Cross discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced. As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes – one that may alter the fate of the entire country
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FTC Information: I received this book from through Once Upon a Twilight Book Tours for an honest review. I have Amazon links on my review pages but I do not make any money from these because of NC laws. I put them solely for people to check out the books on a retail site.
2 comments:
Great review, Thanks for participating.
That's a great review - thanks for your thoughts on Kill Alex Cross by James Patterson. I can't wait to read it once it's on general release
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