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When a Los Angeles reporter is killed while investigating a series of murders, and a beautiful North Carolina medical intern suddenly disappears, Alex Cross learns that two clever serial killers are competing with each other.
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New York : Warner Books, 2002
ISBN:
9780759527805
0759527806
9780759570542
075957054X
9780759597860
0759597863
0759527806
9780759570542
075957054X
9780759597860
0759597863
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1 online resource (481 p.)
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DirtyHarry55
May 19, 2012
Frightening or Intense Scenes: Being in the mind of Casanova and the Gentleman is a pretty intense thing. These 2 are warped and there actions and thoughts are very intense.
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DirtyHarry55
May 19, 2012
When he goes to North Carolina, Alex Cross becomes involved in the investigation of two serial killers / rapists.
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Add a CommentPsychopathic villain(s?) with the uncanny ability of deception and explicitly brutal toward women. I like nasty *believable* villains. This book was over the top and not for me.
Just OK.
Fast paced, decent read, but I did spend the entire time thinking "why haven't the detectives done [this] already?".
Seemed like they weren't particularly smart and was an action hero waiting for some drama.
Perhaps its just a matter of having two serial killers in a book that gets you on this list. James Patterson is known for his thrillers. In this case, Casanova and The Gentleman Caller are the two killers who are communicating and sharing information about their crimes. Alex Cross, who is Pattersons detective throughout many novels, works for the FBI and learns that his niece has been kidnapped by Casanova. Of course, he gets involved in the case to save his niece and uncover two ruthless killers.
One of the reasons this is such a great thriller is that with two serial killers, Cross and the reader can trust no one at all. Everyone is a suspect and this creates a tension between all the characters in the book. Everyone is a suspect and in true thriller form, some of the lead suspects end up as dead, which means we can finally trust them. The lack of trust means that Cross will eventually go off by himself to find the killers and be in danger from them. This was made into a movie with Morgan Freeman playing Alex Cross. The results were okay, but the book with all of its intricate plot twists is still far better. Pick it up and trust no one. Even though I normally HATE Patterson, this is one I loved.
Amazing loved it did'nt want to put it down
This book definitely solidified me taking the Alex Cross plunge. Chillingly real, I was terrified to sleep without the light on!!
This was first Patterson e-book I read and it made me continue on with the Alex Cross series.
Not the best book I have ever read but still really captivating!
This is an oldie but a goodie
The same intensity
BUT a very different Story, to the Ist in this series.
Ready to read the next one ......