Alex cross finds himself trying to juggle two serial * cases. One thing i did notice in the book, is how cross can do no wrong, regardless if his actions are very inappropriate. I love the way alex cross and john sampson use the mind to catch crooks i...  Read More

This book reminds me of the outage over a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.

This book plods along. Patterson does what every journalism student learns not to he shows instead of telling. If *anybody* says it's well written, or well plotted, or has good characterizations, they're nuts.

The murders, the victims, and the perpetrators are beyond my realm of believability or interest. This is police work for someone who thinks of forensics as a form of magic. The * is only after black children and you never know if it was just opportuni...  Read More

Alex cross is too boring, contrived, and unlikely as a detective for my enjoyment. The police work is sloppy and cross never catches or ids the killers.