I, Alex Cross

Alex Cross is at his best in this 2009 novel. Of course, an easy to read, page turner typical of James Patterson. Always a pleasure.

One of the greatest Alex Cross series! It's one of the best mystery books that I ever read!!!

Not one of the better Alex Cross books but any day you get to sit down and read Patterson is a good day. He sets up nicely the intrigue to his next book with Kyle Craig coming back in the picture. Excited to read the next one.

Typical Alex Cross book as of now ! Fast Paced.

This is a continuation of the Alex Cross saga. The plot is interesting but not up to par with James Patterson’s earlier works. It contained 374 pages which could have been fewer pages because the margins were wide, the font was large and the spacing between lines was generous. Consequently, it was a quick read. The start of the book grabs you and you become quickly interested. However, it...more

This is a continuation of the Alex Cross saga. The plot is interesting but not up to par with James Patterson’s earlier works. It contained 374 pages which could have been fewer pages because the margins were wide, the font was large and the spacing between lines was generous. Consequently, it was a quick read. The start of the book grabs you and you become quickly interested. However, it does not deliver the goods. Detective Alex Cross, an African American pathologist, while celebrating his birthday with his family receives terrible news that his estranged niece, an escort (never mentioned before in any of the previous books) has been gruesomely murdered. He soon finds out that several other escorts have gone missing. Alex is forced to balance personal crises, for example his 90 year old grandmother is fighting for her life, with investigating the murders. During the investigation Alex gets tangled up with rich and powerful people. These people will do anything to protect their secrets. Although the ending was a surprise I was still disappointed in this book. I crave for well developed characters like Kyle Craig, Gary Soneji, and Casanova. They were all demented and had insanely intelligent minds. Patterson took time to build those characters and I felt as though I knew them and hated them. The characters in this novel were not developed. I was left without feeling. Additionally, shrewd profiling was not apparent in the case. The story was weak. However, I finished it to find out the serial killer’s identity. I found this book to be less than entertaining.   hide

I love James Patterson yet I feel his writing is becoming to predictable for me.

Lacklustre ending

Cheesy, but good old Patterson!

Difficult topics, not for the faint of heart, but a twisted plot like James Patterson is famous for!