Title: Criss Cross (Alex Cross Book 27) Pdf
In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed "M" rests on the corpse. "You messed up big time, Dr. Cross."
Was an innocent man just put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as "M" lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details -- details that conjure up decades-old cases. Details that conjure up Cross family secrets. Details that make clear that M is after a prize so dear that -- were the killer to attain it -- Alex's heart would no longer have reason to beat.
Suspenseful I love reading anything by James Patterson. This book was one of the best. I could not put it down. I needed to know what was happening it was on my mind all day until I could get home and read. Don't want to give anything away. Read this you won't regret it!!!A disappointment Many thanks to NeGalley and Random House for an ARC of this book.The terrible formatting on this advanced review copy made reading incredibly difficult. So many paragraphs lacked spaces completely, so that all the words ran into one another for line after line, meaning IfirsthadtodecipherwhatthewordswerebeforeIcould read the actual story. (I'm sure my example shows the point!) Annoying, frustrating, and utterly ridiculous. What's the point of sending out advanced review copies if the reviewers can't actually read the book?Okay, rant over on the lack of formatting. Now onto the book itself ...This being a James Patterson novel, I had high hopes. Those hopes were to be dashed upon the rocks of let-down and boredom. It was an okay read, but not one that gripped me or pulled me in or entertained. The plot was predictable. The characters are card-board cut outs and replicas of one another. I didn't feel any connection to any of them and, thus, couldn't care less what happened to them. One of the comments in the 'praise' section at the front of the book claims that Mr Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. All I can say is, I hope that bar gets raised again and soon. Otherwise we're all in trouble.It gets two stars from me.***NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.Old Foes Never Die and New Ones are out to Get You! I love the way James Patterson includes Alex Cross's family in each of his mysteries. If you don't like that, you might not like this book, because Nana Mama, wife Bree, and children Jannie and Ali are prominent parts of the narrative as Alex and his friend John Sampson chase one or more serial killers and kidnappers who are out for revenge and to make it look like Alex framed an innocent man who is executed in the early part of the book. Patterson books don't go stale because he incorporates every modern law-breaking method there is, from the use of crypto-currency and burner phones to disappearing messages on Wickr. Throw in some survivalist hideaways and plastic surgeries and it is hard to figure out who is hiding where. Threats are coming from every direction and strike Alex where he is most vulnerable. What ploy will he invent this time to race against the clock when lives are on the line? Can he stop the mysterious "M"? The ending is vintage Patterson.
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