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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:In this New York Times bestseller, two killers-one operating in America, one in Europe-believe Alex Cross is the only worthy opponent in the deadly game each has planned.Gary Soneji, a dying prison escapee, is looking for revenge on Cross, while another insane killer is pursued by Thomas Augustine Pierce-a brilliant and relentless detective who may even be better than Cross. As the bodies pile up, and Cross is nearly murdered in his own home, the game of cat and mouse leads to one final trap. . . The body count is high, the tension the highest, and the two killers on the loose are watching every move their pursuers make. Who is the cat, and who is the mouse? What and where is the final trap? And who survives?… (more)
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I didn't like the 2 stories separation, it almost seemed 2 different books and I felt a lot of things were not
We can't always be totally pleased...
I had the killer picked out tho before it was told in the book.
However it didnt spoil it tho. Another great book in the Alex Cross series.
Let’s go with the good stuff first. While Alex Cross is an ongoing character, and I understand this book comes in late in the series, I had no trouble getting into the feel of the character. Good character development in a short time is not too common. Cross had my empathy after only a short time into the story. Cross has not one but two world-class bad guys to contend with and they were not operating as a team. A very nice plot device and it was used effectively. There is gore, this is a murder mystery after all, but no more than is needed to make the point. Good restraint on the author’s part.
With an opening like this, why did it end up being just over middle of the road? Because the big plot twist was not too much of a surprise after all. While not exactly spelled out, it became obvious too quickly. One of the killers appeared to be killing people randomly while the police and the FBI frantically tried to find the pattern. It was there if you read carefully long before it was revealed by Cross. That is not giving the plot away. Cross is the hero, that’s what he’s supposed to do: solve the pattern.
Ironically, what elevated this story from sub-mediocrity was the romantic subplot. I’m not into romance novels, but a well-done truly romantic interlude is difficult to find. One that is not over the top in detail is even more rare. Patterson does not write the erotic scenes Murakami has shown in some of his works, but for a potboiler author, Patterson is very refreshing.
All told, Cat and Mouse made an interesting diversion during my daily commute. Good travel reading and suggested for best-seller / murder mystery lovers. If you prefer more thought in your reading, this book may leave something to be desired.
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Psychopath Gary Soneji is back - filled with hatred and obsessed with gaining revenge of detective Alex Cross. Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory and he wants Alex Cross to be
I found the love scenes uncomfortable and completely out of place - I know Cross has found a new woman, but I don't really want to hear about their bedroom antics. For that I would read a romance, not a particularly gory crime fiction novel. Also, the identity of Mr Smith just didn't hold together for me. The idea was good but I found the execution poor and unconvincing. It was almost too difficult to suspend your disbelief and so I was pretty disappointed.
Soneji, the ultimate bad guy. I really enjoyed reading about him again. I had missed him in the books between.
The beginning was exciting, but then it got boring. Then in the middle when
In the mean time, Cross, has fallen in love with yet another woman. I tell you if men actually fell in love as often as this guys seems to there wouldn't be so many single women out there... Any way, I can't for the life of me see where his family life adds to the story at all. It's like Patterson is using the Cross family as page filler.
Who would I recommend this book to? Teenage audience that enjoys thrillers. The teen mind is far more likely to enjoy all the jumping from one thing to another. It's part of their multitasking world. Also they are far less likely to find all the back and fill with the romance and family life annoying.
For me personally, I am abandoning the Alex Cross series at this time. I will try a few other Patterson books, but if they are written like these I'll just dump the whole set and start from scratch. I bought this set of books as a collection. There are 70 or so Patterson books in this collection. I'm pretty disappointed so far.
The issues? Alex tells us that he hasn't felt
Asides for those two niggling points, largely it's a good tale that keeps you rooted to your seat ploughing through the pages.