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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:Someone is murdering Hollywood's A-list, and Alex Cross's family vacation is cut short as he navigates a mysterious world of luxury, gossip, and hidden secrets. FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call: a well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an editor for the Los Angeles Times receives an email describing the murder in vivid details. Alex quickly learns that this is not an isolated incident. The killer, known as Mary Smith, has done this before and plans to kill again. Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening? Now members of Hollywood's A-list fear they're next on Mary's list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.… (more)
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Overall it was a decent book and if you like the Cross books you won't be disappointed, but like most of them there are plenty of plot holes and what not, so don't think about it too hard.
I also think the readers did an excellent job.
As usual, Alex Cross personal life's a mess, and even though we know it's part of the story and keeps another point of interest to it all, he's such a good guy, he deserved a nice woman at his side! ;o)
On the down side, I couldn't get excited about the plot, the bad guy, the intrigue. The good guys were too flat to provoke much concern, the bad guys too thinly drawn to really scare. And, like so many authors, JP gets the kids' voices so horribly wrong...spend an hour with a teen (I'll loan him mine) and he'd see how far off the mark he is.
Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening? Now members of Hollywood's A-list fear they're next on Mary's list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.
Much as I love Patterson and Alex Cross, I wasn't a huge fan of this one. Yep, the ending still managed to surprise me and it had its usual twists and turns, but it's still getting formulaic. It's a bit of fill in
That said, I still couldn't put it down. Quick read as always, but not one of his best. I think Alex needs to listen to what Nana said, and maybe this is Patterson's way of letting him relax?
Meanwhile, whilst Alex leaves his holiday to investigate the murder of the first victim, Christine - little Alex's mum turns up and takes him away. A court case ensues, what is going on with her?
All in all, another typical Cross book. 4/5 for me. I am very biased though as I love Patterson books!
Somebody is murdering Hollywood's A-list. Her calling card: "You've got mail." On a family vacation, FBI agent Alex Cross is asked to investigate the shooting of a top actress... and an e-mail sent to the Los Angeles Times with shocking details about the murder, signed Mary Smith. More