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1) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. Reviewed by Narayan Radhakrishnan for RebeccasReads (10/08)
In the early nineties James Patterson created a furor in the thriller-writing world with two novels: "Kiss the Girls," and "Along Came a Spider". The two blockbuster movies that followed, starring Morgan Freeman as detective Alex Cross of the LAPD, were also blockbusters. A cult was born, and the Alex Cross thrillers became a favorite of many a psychological thriller fan.
I am a diehard thriller lover. For the last two weeks I was deeply engrossed in reading "The World Without End," a thirteen-hundred-page novel of epic proportions by famed British novelist Ken Follett. A deeply researched and gripping work, "The World Without End" left a lasting impression on me, and I really needed something to cool off with. I needed a light read, a powerful read, one which could be easily read finish off within two to three hours. In comes "Cross Country," the perfect, easy delight for a thriller lover.
It seems Alex Cross´s fame as an ace detective has crossed borders. The terror now striking LAPD is not local; terror has now an international figure, and this time round the terror figure is a man who goes by the name Tiger. Tiger is ruthless; he has no deep-set psychological motive per se to commit murders, it´s just that murder is an obsession for him. He gets the job done for whomever who pays him. A cool assassin for hire, he crosses hands with Alex Cross in Los Angels. Cross´s college sweetheart Ellie Cox has been brutally murdered, and his initial investigation reveals that the person behind the murders is from Africa. Cross goes to Africa, and the pitiful picture of political turmoil and starvation, in particular in Nigeria, Sudan and Sierra Leone, is brought to light by James Patterson. Cross is tortured, and almost anyone who comes close to Cross is murdered or bumped off in any other manner.
Though the Cross thrillers are know for their gruesome violence, I think this 15th thriller might be the most gruesome of all. Almost all characters featured in the book, including Alex Cross´s family and friends are kidnapped, murdered, or even kidnapped and murdered. To say more on the plot would mean my being a spoilsport, and I refrain.
Alex Cross is now a staple of my psychological thriller diet, and I wonder why more movies featuring Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross are no longer being made? This is a good read and, for the James Patterson fan, a must buy.
¤ 2) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. I´m sorry that I have to agree with all the negative comments I´ve just read about this book. I´ve just finished listening to the audio version and am glad I´m done! At different points during the book I´ve had every negative opinion written here- from James Patterson couldn´t have written this book, to how could he make Alex Cross into a bumbling idiot in a foreign country. Too much preaching, not enough thoughtful background into the characters as previous Cross books. I´ll buy the next Alex Cross book/audio but if it´s like this particular one, it will be my last James Patterson book, as much as I hate to say it. Before this debacle, James Patterson was on the top of my list of "must read" authors especially an Alex Cross book.¤ 3) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. I do not think that James Patterson has really written a good book since "Along Came a Spider" (which was excellent.) I am tired of being disappointed by his predictable, thrown together story lines. This is the last of his books for me.¤ 4) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. I enjoyed this novel and I´ve read Alex Cross stories before. This was definitely different, but not in a bad way. We see a new, desperate, edgier Cross, confronted with forces he can hardly comprehend. He has to discard his lawful approach to justice and survive according to the laws of the "jungle." There was depth to this character. although I really couldn´t take his nose getting broken one more time....¤ 5) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. I´m a big fan of James Patterson. I was so excited when I seen a new James Patterson novel coming out. I have to admit tho I was disappointed in Cross Country. If I hadn´t seen the movie Blood Diamond I would have enjoyed Cross Country more. It seemed he took a lot of his writing from the movie. He didn´t include Sampson in this book as much as his others. There were no comic relief sections to relieve you from the action. I think he should have stayed in this Country instead of crossing countries. Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels)
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Carleton, MI¤ 6) Audio CD Book Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels) by Hachette Audio. When the home of Alex Cross´s oldest friend, Ellie Cox, is turned into the worst murder scene Alex has ever seen, the destruction leads him to believe that he´s chasing a horrible new breed of killer. As Alex and his girlfriend, Brianna Stone, become entangled in the deadly Nigerian underworld of Washington D.C., what they discover is shocking: a stunningly organized gang of lethal teenagers headed by a powerful, diabolical man--the African warlord known as the Tiger. Just when the detectives think they´re closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Tracking him to Africa, Alex knows that he must follow. Alone.
From the author Time magazine has called "the man who can´t miss," CROSS COUNTRY is the most heart-stopping, speed-charged, electrifying Alex Cross thriller yet.¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 2-Dec-2008, 16002438949781600243899, 250-080-400-590-360-630-020-941-8 
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