Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful killer he has ever encountered - a predator known only as "the Wolf. "Alex Cross's first case sin...
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Jan 18, 2009
Sara
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In the book The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson, Alex Cross is working on his first case with the FBI that puts him and his two children in danger. Making it easier for his ex-fiancée too gain full custody of their son. Alex is first brought onto this case after a judge’s wife in kidnapped. Afraid that this kidnapping might be related to other crimes across the country were beautiful men and women are kidnapped and sold for slavery. Alex is added to the team of FBI agents to find the judges wife
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Nov 20, 2008
Tom
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Kidnapping is not unusual to top law enforcement and certainly not to the FBI.
However James Patterson has thrown a curve ball at the general kidnapping scenario. There are no threats or ransom demands of any kind. The several victims so far are gorgeous drop-dead model types that have no ties to the underworld; at least they had none before they were snatched off the street in broad daylight.
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May 17, 2011
Ithlilian
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I read this after I read London Bridges, which didn't really effect anything too much. I think I would have been more irritated if I read London Bridges after this because the characters acted clueless about the wolf the entire way through Bridges, yet they should have known who he was at that time. Anyway, the lack of any real detective work in these novels irritates me. Alex lets other people uncover things then goes after the bad guy and fails. Someone will turn up a piece of information, Ale
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Nov 10, 2010
Jasmine
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This book is about a man who goes by the name the wolf. He would hire men to go and kidnape women because he has a websit were men could purchase women for a high amount of money. These men kidnapp these weman and brings them to the owner. The wolf is very famouse but no one knows or has ever seen what he looks like hes a very smart ghostly man. Alex cross was on the investigation case and started trying to figure out to see if there was a patter in the kidnappings. He found out that there all r
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Jul 30, 2010
Nolan
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Thirty-seven-year-old Elizabeth Connolly is in the midst of a busy day. There are errands to run, an appointment to keep with a hairdresser, and one of her children’s birthday parties to plan and conduct. She’s pretty in that Claudia Schiffer way, and she looks closer to 30 than 37. Her world changes forever in the parking lot of an Atlanta mall where she is kidnapped by a man and woman with heavy Russian accents, and, with her children looking on, she is forced into her own car, which is dri
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Jul 20, 2010
Jerry
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"Untidiness" spoils otherwise great Alex Cross thriller!
Patterson's latest is typical of his best work: furiously paced short chapters; an edgy plot that keeps the pages inexorably turning; and thrills and chills galore as the scary action rarely pauses for us to breathe. And for Alex Cross fans, it's good to have him back, even though this book marks the start of his FBI career, a start that wobbles a little bit. For good measure, some family stuff is worked in, espe More...
Patterson's latest is typical of his best work: furiously paced short chapters; an edgy plot that keeps the pages inexorably turning; and thrills and chills galore as the scary action rarely pauses for us to breathe. And for Alex Cross fans, it's good to have him back, even though this book marks the start of his FBI career, a start that wobbles a little bit. For good measure, some family stuff is worked in, espe More...
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Feb 09, 2010
Tony
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James Patterson- The Big Bad Wolf (Doubleday 2003) 3.75 Stars
As Alex Cross adjusts to being in the FBI, he must complete the training courses and adjust to their different way of dealing with cases. The kidnapping of a judge’s wife brings in the FBI and Alex Cross finds himself hunting a Russian gang leader named the Wolf. The Wolf is using small groups to kidnap women and sell them to his select buyers for the purposes of slavery/sex. Just as they think that they have got him he elu More...
As Alex Cross adjusts to being in the FBI, he must complete the training courses and adjust to their different way of dealing with cases. The kidnapping of a judge’s wife brings in the FBI and Alex Cross finds himself hunting a Russian gang leader named the Wolf. The Wolf is using small groups to kidnap women and sell them to his select buyers for the purposes of slavery/sex. Just as they think that they have got him he elu More...
Feb 25, 2010
Laurel-Rain
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When Alex Cross first joins up with the FBI, he is assigned to a big case. One involving the kidnapping of men and women in broad daylight—who then disappear completely. The victims are being bought and sold, and the shadowy figure behind it all is a Russian predator dubbed The Wolf.
Every time the agents have a lead, they are stymied. They find and arrest several participants in this ring, but everywhere they turn, The Wolf eludes them. Each time they think they have finally identifi More...
Every time the agents have a lead, they are stymied. They find and arrest several participants in this ring, but everywhere they turn, The Wolf eludes them. Each time they think they have finally identifi More...
Jul 30, 2010
Laura
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Dear Mr. Patterson
While this book was an easy read, I must say that it must have been easy to write because you have done this 19 or so times before. This book was predictable up until the end. I do not appreciate the ending hanging there so that people will buy the next book to find out what happens. Sorry but that ploy will not work with me. I will not buy the next book. This cheap ploy to get me to buy book number 20 will not work. It wasn't even that good. And talk about drama, ser More...
While this book was an easy read, I must say that it must have been easy to write because you have done this 19 or so times before. This book was predictable up until the end. I do not appreciate the ending hanging there so that people will buy the next book to find out what happens. Sorry but that ploy will not work with me. I will not buy the next book. This cheap ploy to get me to buy book number 20 will not work. It wasn't even that good. And talk about drama, ser More...
Sep 18, 2009
Russell
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Mar 09, 2010
Amy (amyb2332)
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I got about half way into this book and then I realized that I had already read it! I went through a phase at the end of high school, early college where I read all of the Alex Cross books (in order, in a row!). I was very tired of them by the end and haven't read / listened to many since then (6 or 7 years ago). I've been meaning to start this series again as I think they make decent audiobooks and I decided to not reread all the old ones but pick up where I had left off. I thought I had sto
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Nov 16, 2010
My book is called "The Big Bad Wolf" by James Patterson. It is about a guy named Alex Cross and he is now the newest member of the Washington D.C FBI and he was going to retire but he new girlfriend is on the San Fransisco Police Department. So now his newest case is that the world's most dangerous killer the "Wolf" is buying the richest people and kidnapping them and selling them to people who want them. He is selling them like slaves. That is all where I got so far. The rea
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Dec 26, 2011
Jennifer
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This was the very first James Patterson novel I ever read. This is the book made me start reading Patterson, and I am so glad that I read it. In this enthralling tale Detective Alex Cross is working overtime to catch a kidnapper known as 'The Wolf.' People are disappearing for no reason. As it turns out they are being sold as slaves. Alex tries to do his best on and off the field. He has a son, and his ex-wife is trying to take him away. Alex loves his son, and is willing to fight for him. Th
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Mar 24, 2011
Brody
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Jul 09, 2011
Vivienne Diane
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This is the first time I have read works of James Paterson. I must say, this author knows how to create a page-turning and terrifying masterpiece. The protagonist, Alex Cross, is a former police officer who is now an FBI agent. His first assignment is to find a depraved criminal known as The Wolf who kidnaps men, women and young girls and sell them into slavery for wealthy clients. No one knows the identity of The Wolf. With Cross’s life in a turmoil, will he be able to capture this evil man? Wh
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Jun 29, 2010
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A series of kidnappings with no ransoms perplexes Alex Cross and his fellow FBI agents. Both men and women have been kidnapped in places like shopping mall parking lots and have later turned up dead. The victims were all tortured before they died. Apparently, they are being kidnapped by a Mob-type network and given to psychopaths who pay a high price to have them as slaves for their own satisfaction. The monster believed to be behind the kidnappings is a criminal mastermind known as the Wolf, wh
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Apr 27, 2011
Robert
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This book in my personal opinion is pretty good but not exceptionally great. It's about a man who is joining the CIA and he gets his first case, women around the country that are disappearing and the kidnappers aren't going to return them for a ransom. It turns out that the women are disappearing due to being kidnapped by a mafia like organization that sells the women to the highest bidder as slaves and the leader is a former Russian agent and Russian mafia who goes by The Wolf and nobody knows
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Mar 19, 2011
Rudy
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The Ending a Bit of a Let Down
This was my first James Patterson book. Yes my first, and I did enjoyed this book. I had the feeling that I was out of sequence with Alex Cross's adventures, but this story kept on track and I wasn't lost with the characters. I enjoy being educated when I read a novel and Mr. Patterson did an excellent job of the Russian mob or whatever they are called. The Wolf fella was a bit over done. There were lots of plot twists and interweaving of story lines. More...
This was my first James Patterson book. Yes my first, and I did enjoyed this book. I had the feeling that I was out of sequence with Alex Cross's adventures, but this story kept on track and I wasn't lost with the characters. I enjoy being educated when I read a novel and Mr. Patterson did an excellent job of the Russian mob or whatever they are called. The Wolf fella was a bit over done. There were lots of plot twists and interweaving of story lines. More...
Jul 07, 2009
Nicole
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I would give this one 2 stars, because it's from James Patterson's period of lazy writing, but it's an Alex Cross book. You have to love Alex Cross. Patterson fell into a rut several years back, just following the formula that brought him success with previous books. I stopped reading his stuff back then, but after nursing school, I grabbed this book for some fun, brainless reading. Big Bad Wolf was filled with unfortunate cliches and constant references to popular culture--but I still read
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Aug 04, 2009
Kameka
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I'm a loyal fan of the Alex Cross series of books. I had taken a several year hiatus, forgot where I was and then had to figure out where I was. I liked this book as much as all of the other books. It definitely had a surprise ending and of course, makes me want to immediately read the next Cross novel. Patterson delivers all the usual twists and turns and on-the-edge-of-your-seat action, you've come to expect in his works. If you like Alex Cross, you'll like this book. You'll finish the book pu
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Dec 30, 2011
Caro
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I liked this book. I really hated the custody part, but hated more that I wouldn't know what to do. I don't think I could give up my kid, but I don't think I would be able to kidnap them either. What a crock, they want you to get the bad guys, but you can't love anybody or have a family without getting social services involved. sorry had to rant on that cuz it's the truth. This book really made me more mad than anything else (in a good way). I kept wanting to yell, GO GO GO, or NO NO NO, or what
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Mar 18, 2011
Barbra
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Another in the Alex Cross Series. Such fast reads - exciting, twists - a cracking thriller.
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Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it seems The Wolf is the master criminal behind this terrible trade and is bringing a new reign of More...
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Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues perplexed. Across the country, men and women are kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappear completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it seems The Wolf is the master criminal behind this terrible trade and is bringing a new reign of More...
May 15, 2011
Kasia
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The 9th book in the series left me wanting to jump into the next one, the moment I was done I wanted to read the next Cross book, one of these days someone will confirm that Patterson is a wizard, I don't know how he does it, but his stuff is so good I can never get enough. That is often the case, especially after reading the back of the next book, the whole story line of Alex Cross, his personal and professional life is so well written that I can never tired of it. Each book is a chunk of his j
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Jul 19, 2008
Aaron
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Alex Cross starts a whole new career with the FBI in this novel. Previously, he had worked as a detective for the Washington, DC Police Department. This by no means indicates a change in the type of cases he is going to be involved with, even as he is working his way thorugh training to become an official agent.
This case is one of the most intersting ones. It centers around a kidnapping scheme that is used to capture individuals for use as sexual slaves. The customers are all tied to More...
This case is one of the most intersting ones. It centers around a kidnapping scheme that is used to capture individuals for use as sexual slaves. The customers are all tied to More...
Feb 08, 2011
Mindy
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Alex new job with the FBI takes him on the hunt to find a kidnapper, The Wolf. other than Christine coming back bringing drama and turmoil to Alex's life, there seemed to be less personal story line and more focus on the kidnapping case. A lot of typical Patterson twists and turns... And the end was predictably Patterson. This is probably my least favorite Cross book...but I've already downloaded London Bridges...so I'm not too dismayed.
Nov 24, 2008
Matt W.
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I have trouble finding books that are exciting enough for me to even finish but this book was one of the very few that kept me turing the pages. this is the story of a FBI agent Alex Cross who is an amazing detctive and is on a case of many beautiful women being kiddnapped and all signs lead to one of all of the worlds ruthless criminals. So this book is about him trying to find this man that no one even knows anything about him.
Nov 09, 2010
Lois
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Oct 03, 2010
Actually this is my first book on Alex Cross. I was tempted to read it when i saw " The No.1 International Bestseller" printed on the cover. But i am really sorry to realise that it is not as good as i had expected it to be. I would like to make excuses to its fans. But this is what i feel.
Of course, the mad talks of those in bureaus are good. Really mad things.
And i would like to believe that i have had a bad start on Alex Cross.
Of course, the mad talks of those in bureaus are good. Really mad things.
And i would like to believe that i have had a bad start on Alex Cross.
Feb 07, 2009
Kaye
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Bk 9 in the Alex Cross series. I'm reading them in order and this one has Cross joining the FBI and has him looking for a kidnapper. The twist is there is never a ransom request instead someone pays to have the person taken. Typical fast pace, short chapters, language and violence. The main thing I didn't like was this felt like it was setting up the next book and less concerned with giving a good finish for this one.
Dec 29, 2011
For some time, I really thought that Mr. Patterson had lost his touch in writing amazing books, but with this book, I can definitely tell you that this type of thinking is completely wrong. As soon as I started reading The Big Bad Wolf, I simply could not put the book down. I loved it, and it has reawakened my love of the Alex Cross series. I can't wait to read the next book, and just hope that it's as good as this one.
