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Arrow Books Ltd (2001)
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Fiction. Thriller. HTML: When the President's son and daughter are abducted, 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 far from the center of the case and in the dark. A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex 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. Kill Alex Cross is faster, more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!… (more)
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LibraryThing member rob80ert
This was a fun, easy read. Made me remember why I like this series so much!
LibraryThing member SharronA
Nice voice distinction between Alex Cross (Andre Braugher) and the general narrative (Zach Grenier). Fast-paced, suspenseful, and typical of this author's work.
LibraryThing member TomWheaton
Another good read by the solo Patterson in the Alex Cross series. However, the title is a bit misleading as Alex was never in any real danger of being killed. There are two storylines in the book but, it was not hard to keep track of either one. Will there be another Alex Cross book?
LibraryThing member cmeilink
I have long been a fan of James Patterson and have followed Alex Cross through his life and all of the Alex Cross books. Some Cross adventures are better than others, but this latest installment in the series was on a high note from beginning to end.
When the president's children are kidnapped and
Days pass by and Alex knows that the hope of finding those children alive decreases with each passing hour. Is the kidnapping related to the acts of terrorism or is it a completely separate incident?
This is a well-paced and well-written book, and I devoured it in several hours.
All Alex Cross fans will love this book. One of James Patterson's best!
When the president's children are kidnapped and
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acts of terrorism hit Washington, all stops are pulled out as the FBI, the CIA, and the police are called in to find the answers.Days pass by and Alex knows that the hope of finding those children alive decreases with each passing hour. Is the kidnapping related to the acts of terrorism or is it a completely separate incident?
This is a well-paced and well-written book, and I devoured it in several hours.
All Alex Cross fans will love this book. One of James Patterson's best!
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LibraryThing member Kingray
One of his best books with Alex Cross
LibraryThing member lmonch
Very short, too short.
LibraryThing member silversurfer
Loved it. Patterson had 2 plots going in this thriller. One involving the kidnapping of the President's children and a terrorist plot. Both made me turn pages at lightening speed. And I always love hearing about Alex's family, like visiting old friends. Keep the "Cross" books coming.
LibraryThing member sharonmoe
When Patterson writes with a co-author he must just give the other author the story line and then let him/her go off and write it. There is such a difference between those and the ones he actually writes himself! I have liked all the Alex Cross books except one (when he went to Africa -- I think it
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was Cross Country). The terrorist aspect of this one was frighteningly believable. Show Less
LibraryThing member Beamis12
Two different plot lines that didn't have much to do with each other, except that they both affected the President, would have been more cohesive had he just stuck to one. Reading about the Cross family, however, is like visiting with relatives one hasn't seen for a while.
LibraryThing member bdouglas97
President's children are kidnapped and Alex cross figures out who the killer is... good twists...another quick patterson read
LibraryThing member Sensory
I really liked this book in the Alex Cross series. It actually had me a bit scared. I thought the plot was realistic for today's social climate and political events and every time I heard about some failed terrorist plot it seemed to make this book's plot all the more possible. Short chapters made
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LibraryThing member CookieDemon
*This review also appears on Amazon.co.uk*
After I read the last Alex Cross book I was indifferent to reading any more to be honest. In my opinion the quality of Patterson's books has dropped in recent years, particularly since he seems to be churning out so many of them. Quality, not quantity- Mr
Ridiculously short chapters? Check. Fast-paced plot? Check (probably to do with the short chapters, that one). Terrorism plots, kidnap and /or murder in a big city area? Check. Alex Cross strolling in to save the day with elevated risk/mortal peril towards his own life and family situation? Check. There we have it folks, a James Patterson book in a nutshell.
Forgive me for being so cynical, and I genuinely do love his earlier books- honest. Some of them are undoubtedly some of the best thrillers I have ever read, actually. I just take a Patterson book nowadays with a pinch of salt, which I did with this one. And it's not too bad overall- a terrorism threat hits Washington DC, the President's kids are kidnapped and Cross is called in to save the day. That's about it.
The writing is decent, but not brilliant, not like his earlier books. Character development is only so-so (Patterson seems to take it for granted that the reader will know who is who with the established characters in the series and forgets to elaborate on the newer ones) and I did feel a sense of place about this novel having visited DC in the past. The novel is wrapped up pretty neatly and that is that.
It's interesting that in this novel the infamous `Gary Soneji' case is referenced quite so much. For me, the earlier Cross novels, including those featuring Soneji, far outstrip all of his newer ones (including the ones he co-writes with less famous authors) and though I enjoyed this one enough, this was no exception. Will the newer Patterson novels *ever* have the prestige, infinite readability and brilliance that his earlier ones did? Only time will tell.
All in all, not a bad effort and a good bit of `switch your brain off' reading, but nothing to get too excited about. I only hope that Patterson gets his finger out and puts more effort into making this series better, or at least making it go out with a bang. It pains me to say it, but like the author, Alex Cross just ain't what he used to be. If you are a first time Patterson reader then please head towards his earlier stuff instead (`Along Came a Spider' for example) and you won't be disappointed: trust me.
After I read the last Alex Cross book I was indifferent to reading any more to be honest. In my opinion the quality of Patterson's books has dropped in recent years, particularly since he seems to be churning out so many of them. Quality, not quantity- Mr
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P. So, it's safe to say that when a friend offered to lend me this, I didn't really have a burning desire to read it. However, for a bit of quick escapist reading, he's usually a pretty solid thriller writer to turn to- and turn to this one I eventually did, sucked into the Patterson machine once more.Ridiculously short chapters? Check. Fast-paced plot? Check (probably to do with the short chapters, that one). Terrorism plots, kidnap and /or murder in a big city area? Check. Alex Cross strolling in to save the day with elevated risk/mortal peril towards his own life and family situation? Check. There we have it folks, a James Patterson book in a nutshell.
Forgive me for being so cynical, and I genuinely do love his earlier books- honest. Some of them are undoubtedly some of the best thrillers I have ever read, actually. I just take a Patterson book nowadays with a pinch of salt, which I did with this one. And it's not too bad overall- a terrorism threat hits Washington DC, the President's kids are kidnapped and Cross is called in to save the day. That's about it.
The writing is decent, but not brilliant, not like his earlier books. Character development is only so-so (Patterson seems to take it for granted that the reader will know who is who with the established characters in the series and forgets to elaborate on the newer ones) and I did feel a sense of place about this novel having visited DC in the past. The novel is wrapped up pretty neatly and that is that.
It's interesting that in this novel the infamous `Gary Soneji' case is referenced quite so much. For me, the earlier Cross novels, including those featuring Soneji, far outstrip all of his newer ones (including the ones he co-writes with less famous authors) and though I enjoyed this one enough, this was no exception. Will the newer Patterson novels *ever* have the prestige, infinite readability and brilliance that his earlier ones did? Only time will tell.
All in all, not a bad effort and a good bit of `switch your brain off' reading, but nothing to get too excited about. I only hope that Patterson gets his finger out and puts more effort into making this series better, or at least making it go out with a bang. It pains me to say it, but like the author, Alex Cross just ain't what he used to be. If you are a first time Patterson reader then please head towards his earlier stuff instead (`Along Came a Spider' for example) and you won't be disappointed: trust me.
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LibraryThing member jbemrose
In this book Alex Cross had to deal with the kidnapping of the President's children and terrorist targeting the President's chain in command. At Alex's home life nana takes in a homeless 13 year old child. I liked the Cross series book.
LibraryThing member donagiles
fast moving, Alex Cross- city cop- a father, and investigator of crime. tells two stories at a time. Author is good at mixing in what the criminal is thinking and doing as well as hero, much rounder story .
LibraryThing member skinglist
Typical James Patterson, typical Alex Cross.
I'd actually been away from the Cross series for a bit and this was a nice return. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop with Ava, although taking her in was very Nana Mama. I think I've missed a book though or I forgot Damon was at boarding school
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I'd actually been away from the Cross series for a bit and this was a nice return. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop with Ava, although taking her in was very Nana Mama. I think I've missed a book though or I forgot Damon was at boarding school
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liked that the First Lady trusted and requested Alex -- slightly unrealistic, but it worked to get him in where the Bureau wasn't letting him. I like the continuity with Mahoney and reference to Soneji --I found the Family tie in to be a little too complicated, but it works in the end and I wonder where the woman will show next. Show Less
LibraryThing member Chancelet
Okay, Alex Cross, you're getting too good at your own game, that your same issues tend to spread throughout all of the books. That is, the case gets settled all at once and is so overwhelming, after feeling like it's his prerogative to be involved with the case. He should know by now that he is
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always the lead in one way or another despite others' will to keep him out. At least this time he was after a bad guy who must have spent years dreaming up a plan to kidnap the 1st kids, then, it seems, to spend an afternoon coming up with a plan to kill AC. Of course, both fail, but that's par for the course in this series. A series that needs a new edge. Show Less
LibraryThing member Kathy89
There's two separate stories running through this book and the story switches back and forth. The President's children have been abducted and the First Lady wants Alex Cross on the case. Meanwhile there are terrorist acts taking place in Washington DC and the concern is that they have the children.
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I'm not a fan of Patterson's style of writing with the short chapters and switching back and forth between the two plot lines. Show Less
LibraryThing member Tony2704
Realyl enjoy Alex Cross but this one wasnt as good as most
LibraryThing member losloper
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 Alex
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. KILL ALEX CROSS is faster, more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!
A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex
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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. KILL ALEX CROSS is faster, more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
Alex Cross saves the POTUS' kids. Add a Saudi Arabian terrorist and there you have the plots. It's about time that Cross interacted with POTUS; he lives in the same 'hood. Yep, there's characters in here that we haven't seen before, even one who escapes and is able to rehaunt Cross at a later date.
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LibraryThing member Jadedog13
I bought this book back in 2011. That says something about how anxious I was to read the next Alex Cross book (insert sarcasm here). The book was fine. Nothing special really. The title is a bit misleading as no one is actually trying to kill Alex Cross. So that's a bit confusing.
If you like Alex
If you like Alex
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Cross, you will probably like this one. Of course, if you like Alex Cross, you probably read this one back in 2011. If you have never read Alex Cross, I suggest you read one of the earlier books. Show Less
LibraryThing member delphimo
As I peruse the books I have not read, I see a few by James Patterson. Of course, Patterson's books glide the reader quickly through the story with the short chapters and brief descriptions. I usually feel paranoia after reading a Patterson story, but the Alex Cross series are rather bland and
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follow a set formula. I feel that Nana must be a saint and as old as God, by now. This story seemed a little off kilter from the other Patterson books, but still gave me a little pleasure after the previous book I read. Show Less
LibraryThing member ChelleBearss
What can I say about this book other than it's pure mind candy! I just love the Alex Cross novels and this one was as good as some of his earlier Cross novels. Eighteen books strong and this series is still one of my favourites!
LibraryThing member sunnydrk
A fast, fun read that let's you escape life.
LibraryThing member BookWallah
Better than average Patterson beach read. Alex Cross, detective in Washington DC police force once again outsmarts the entire US Government and all the three letter agencies. Nice vignette highlighting the plight of a homeless kid.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011-11-14
Physical description
5.08 inches
ISBN
0099550040 / 9780099550044
DDC/MDS
| 813.54 |