Double Cross (Alex Cross, Book 13)
by James Patterson
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Author: James PattersonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-01
ISBN: 0446198986
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Vision
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Summary: 5 Stars
As an award-winner American author, James Patterson went from designing the "Toys R Us Kids" slogan, to writing internationally award-winning thriller novels. Well-known for many of his detective series, Patterson brings suspense and thrill to the extreme. Double Cross, one of James's non-fiction novels, is the 13th of the Cross series and continues the story of a former- FBI profiler who returns to the force to track and deal with a couple of malevolent criminals.
The main character is Alex Cross, a former police profiler who retired and became a psychologist. He lives with three kids and has a police-detective girlfriend named Brianna Stone. Just when Alex feels good about being away from the crimes and excitement, he finds himself being lured back into it. An urgent case of an "audience killer" who started a chain of brutal public murders, as well as Kyle Craig, prisoner, former-murderer, and Cross' former FBI coworker, escaped from a maximum-security prison in order to seek vengeance on Cross for putting him in jail. Throughout the story, Alex rejoins the Washington DC police force and cracks down on the criminals. After investigation, clues left behind by both killers leave the inquiring questioning on the possible connection between the two. Could the murderers have a connection?
The audience killer is quite a scene. Imagine, disguised foreign mechanic knocks on your door about a leaky pipe you never even knew about. As soon as you let them in they attack you, torture you, and throw you off the balcony of a building. Unfortunately, this was the case for one of the poor victims. Many more gruesome, cruel schemes occur with Alex Cross and his crew there to investigate and scope out the killers.
Back and forth the chapters switch from the different characters perspectives. Alex narrates one, then Kyle Craig in another. This book was fascinating. In almost every paragraph, I could picture the scenes and the characters expressions. The author uses such great imagery that paints detailed pictures in my mind, making me feel as if I was almost there.
"Double Cross is a strong, addictive page turner. It is definitely worth the trip to the book store."
(TheMysterySite.com )
I agree with this quote completely and must say that once I started this book, it was hard to put it down. Double Cross being my first James Patterson and Cross Series book, I enjoyed it very much. At first, I thought the book would be too long for me, but surprisingly enough, I read through it faster than I expected. Reading this definitely encourages me to go out and read more of the Cross series.
There weren't really any disappointments with the book. I enjoyed every part of it. At first I was a little lost, since this is the 13th book in a series, and the first of the series I have read... However, I quickly picked it up and figured things our and really couldn't put the book down. James Patterson's use of extreme thrilling edges and nerve-tingling anticipation is what makes it such a wanting more book. I would recommend this book to anyone, and would probably just suggest reading a little background or reading the earlier books in the series first before reading this book.
Summary of Double Cross (Alex Cross, Book 13)
Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other.A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience.
As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen.
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