Hope to Die: (Alex Cross 22)

Product Information

Besides the flaws in police procedure, the under-played reaction of Cross to his situation and the total predictability of the story, there are too many facts that are just wrong. When his former partner Sampson shows up needing his help, Cross jumps at the chance, even if it may end up costing him what's left of his career. The last few I've read have focused a lot on Alex's family and they became a little tedious but this one was like the earlier books in the series where Alex is chasing the bad guy and it's a race against time. Patterson still has a knack for writing fast-paced, engaging thrillers that have readers gripped from the first page.

With white-hot speed, relentless drama, and hairpin turns, Alex Cross, Run is James Patterson's ultimate thrill ride. The psychotic and evil Thierry Mulch had kidnapped Detective Alex Cross’ entire family – his beautiful wife Bree, Nana Mama and the children, Damon, Jannie and Ali had all been taken from Cross. He is subject to the iron hand of the United States Army, and the evidence against him is strong enough to send him to the gas chamber. The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene.A single-case focus in this novel also keeps the pace easier to handle, as the reader need not divide the brain into too many sub-parts to keep the larger story straight.

This was an insane reading experience because of the attachment to the characters since it is over twenty books into the series.The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again: a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to Washington's most infamous club-a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in.