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(3.5) decently entertaining, Alex Cross is a likeable MC. It wasn't overly thrillerish, but the plot was well developed with some good twists.
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Along Came A Spider by James Patterson is the first book in the Alex Cross series. Detective Alex Cross and his partner Sampson investigate the brutal murder of a family and the kidnapping of two weathy children by their maths teacher Gary Soneji. This is a reread for me as I am a big fan of Alex Cross but had previously read the books out of sequence and am now so behind that I have decided to start from the beginning. I love that Alex is relentless in his pursuit of the killer. This book has b
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I really enjoyed this thriller introducing a complex character, Alex Cross. I liked the core characters in the story and the thriller kept me on the edge of my seat. The complexity of who was the "good guy" and who was the "bad guy" kept me interested in the story. Definitely a great introduction to a character I enjoy reading about in each new episode.
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3.5 stars. This was a good read that kept me interested up until the last 1/4. After that I rolled my eyes a lot. There's a good deal of suspense and Patterson's casual easy read writing style helps to move the reader along. Not great fiction but an ok time waster if crime mysteries are your thing.
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Mar 10, 2013
Chrystal
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Dec 31, 2013
Mande
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