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Cross Country (Alex Cross) |  | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  344 reviews
Sales Rank: 13299
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1St Edition
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 1.4
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 quarrya 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 Bondstyle 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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 (RAW Rating:3.5) - Chasing Criminals March 5, 2010
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Alex Cross is pulled into yet another brutal homicide. But, this time it is someone he knows very well--Ellie Cox, an ex-girlfriend from college. Not only is she murdered, but her entire family as well and it is one of the most gruesome scenes Alex has encountered in a long time. Thus begins a series of killing sprees in Washington, DC that leaves entire families murdered, but not before being brutally tortured. Alex gets a break that yields him the name Tiger. Tiger, the proposed mastermind behind all the slayings, is purported to be a leader of an underground world of an organized gang of teenaged thugs trained to be killing machines. With his ear to the ground, Cross learns Tiger has left the country for his home in Nigeria.
Not mystified or worried about any potential danger, Cross sets out for Nigeria leaving his family and current girlfriend in DC in order to pursue and capture a brutal killer. He walks right into Tiger's lair and it will take all of his expertise and a lot of luck to get out of it. Before all is said and done, he will discover horrific things he never imagined about Africa, lose another potential love interest and open his family up to a master killer.
In CROSS COUNTRY, James Patterson puts my favorite character in a situation he and I are unaccustomed to. Cross takes on the role of pursuing a killer to a country where he appears to have no clue about the political atmosphere there. Not only that, but he appears to have no backup help as he pursues his investigation. Frankly, for someone in law enforcement and as meticulous as Cross is, this is quite an unbelievable role and it made the whole book incredulous. Although believability had a hold on me with this one, Patterson can still spin a story that keeps you planted and turning pages.
Reviewed by Brenda Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers
 I HATED THIS BOOK February 17, 2010
Gary T. Farr (Forest Hill, MD)
Cross Country (Alex Cross)This book was the worst book I have ever listened to. I love the Alex Cross series and I was so excited to get the next book, but after 1/4 of the book I could hardly believe it. I almost sent it back to the library without finishing it. Alex was irresponsible, reckless, and bordering on cheating on Bri. This book was horrible. This is not the Alex Cross I know and have grown to love.
I have given up on Mr. Patterson February 12, 2010
J. Cote (Arkansas)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I used to love James Patterson books but over time it seems like he is in such a hurry to pubish something new the quality of his books has begun lacking. They aren't even enjoyable to me any more. I am trying to force myself to finish reading this piece of garbage I wasted my money on.
Disappointing February 10, 2010
Katherine Wilhelm
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
James Patterson went too far on this one. I had trouble believing that Alex Cross would do any of the things he did in this book. He showed a total disregard for the safety of his family and himself - not at all like the Alex Cross we've come to know and love.
OK if you don't mind a political lecture January 26, 2010
N. Yablok (Silicon Valley, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm a big Alex Cross fan, and I know James Patterson, like many other authors can toss in a little political rhetoric here and there. And I am well aware that much of what Patterson describes in Cross Country reflect a horrific reality in parts of Africa. Sometimes I read to inform myself of important world events. And sometimes I read to relax and escape. I don't read detective stories to be hit in the head with a self righteous, albeit humanitarian, 2X4 on every page.
Having said that, the plot is implausible but appealing and it held my interest. I'm not sure if I would have muddled through it were I not a Patterson fan from the past. And I'm not sure if I will remain a fan if the next Patterson book I read is so heavy handed in trying to make a social or political statement.
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