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Cross Country (Alex Cross) |  | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  373 reviews
Sales Rank: 61940
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0316018724
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018722
ASIN: 0316018724
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
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Bestseller Patterson's 14th Alex Cross thriller doesn't follow up on the plot threads left dangling in 2007's Double Cross concerning still-on-the-loose serial killer Kyle Craig. Instead, Cross, a Washington, D.C., police detective, takes on a very different quarry-a human monster known as the Tiger with ties to the African underworld. When the Tiger and his teenage thugs butcher writer Ellie Cox, her husband and children in their Georgetown home, Cross is devastated because Ellie had been his girlfriend in college. The Cox family massacre proves to be just the first in a series. Cross pursues the Tiger to Nigeria, where the profiler finds himself at the mercy of corrupt government officials who may be working with the Tiger. Spending less time than usual exploring his villains psychological backstory, Patterson delivers an atypical tale of James Bond-style revenge. Craig's brief cameo toward the end suggests the series will resume its usual path in the next book. (Nov. 17)
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 Another decent, if unremarkable, entry in the Alex Cross series August 25, 2010
Lawrence A. Zieminski (Fort Bragg, NC USA)
Long time readers of the Alex Cross series (or indeed, any Patterson book) know the drill here. Short, fast paced chapters keep the action moving through the story, but you'll quickly forget what happened once you finish the book. I liked the idea of getting Cross to leave the country and explore other areas (in this case, Africa). I don't expect it to be a regular development in future Cross novels though, as having this DC Cop running around Africa stretched believability to the breaking point.
I gave the book 3 stars, because while it was an enjoyable read, it doesn't do anything to break the Alex Cross mold. This is the 14th book in the ongoing series, and not much has changed. Some of that is good (interesting villains, faced paced reading, etc.), but some of that is starting to wear thin (the main characters haven't changed all that much over the last 7 years).
 The worst Patterson book I have read August 20, 2010
Ranum (Grand Forks)
As my title says this is the worst Patterson book I have read. I have read a handful of the Alex Cross books and they all have been a good read. Cross Country was a big miss for me. Save you money and time, skip this one.
Cross Country August 9, 2010
William Katz (Fredericksburg, VA United States)
The Alex Cross books had been deteriorating for quite some time but this one hit rock bottom. It is so bad that I vow to never read another Alex Cross book. I was already sick of Nana Mama giving Alex crap about his job, then I read this book. It has no plot and is absolutely ridiculous. It makes Alex Cross look like a complete fool who is totally enamored with himself. How can you respect someone who does so many stupid things? It is a very choppy book that just keeps hitting the reader with more violence instead of actually weaving a story. James Patterson needs to drop back and regroup.
 Reading with Tequila August 7, 2010
Jennifer Sicurella (New Jersey, USA)
As readers, we have to be willing to suspend our disbelieve once in a while for the enjoyment of a book. Cross Country, the 14th Alex Cross novel, asks readers to go well beyond normal suspension and travels very far into unrealistic territory.
Alex Cross, devoted family man who often feels guilty for abandoning his children for a day or two, travels to Africa on a case. He ventures into known danger, leaving his family, friends, girlfriend, police job and psychiatric patients behind to chase after his old college girlfriend's killer. Off the clock, even, since the department definitely didn't send him.
The huge amount of information about Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Darfur, among other places, is interesting to someone like me with no knowledge of African lands, but much of it was presented in a manner that felt much like a news story or documentary.
Gangs of children are killing entire families in DC, among other places. A large portion of the story was focused on governmental corruption - both in Africa and America. There were many of the twists Patterson is known for, but few were unforeseen.
Ultimately, people were dying because of Alex's involvement and for what? Alex has a tendency to go a little gung-ho, but this was out of character and bordered on ridiculous. A book that doesn't portray the series main character true to form is never a good thing. Cross Country does nothing for the series and my I feel my long-time love for James Patterson waning in the aftermath of this book.
 People are way too harsh in their reviews July 1, 2010
J Scott Page
I enjoyed this book. In fact, I read it very quickly. The plot moves fast. Liked the Africa setting. Was it perfect? Was it Patterson best? No. Would I recommend it to other? Yes
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