Double Cross (Alex Cross) by James Patterson, Peter J. Fernandez, and Michael Stuhlbarg

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Double Cross (Alex Cross)
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Updated on 11-9-2008.

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Publisher: Hachette Audio; Abridged edition (November 13, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1600240550

ISBN-13: 978-1600240553

Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces ()

From Publishers Weekly
Bestseller Patterson's 13th Alex Cross thriller (after 2006's Cross) pits the legendary profiler, now retired from law enforcement and working as a psychiatrist in private practice, against two serial killers. Kyle Craig, Cross's former colleague in the FBI (who was revealed to be the Mastermind, a particularly vicious and resourceful murderer, in 2001's Violets Are Blue), has managed to escape from a Colorado maximum-security prison and is steadily working his way through his list ofÂ those he holds responsible for his capture and incarceration. Cross, who heads the list, is drawn back into police work by his love interest, Maryland homicide detective Brianna Stone, who's been assigned to the task force focusing on the D.C. Audience Killer (or DCAK), who stages high-profile and sadistic murders to get the most public attention possible. Even newcomers will find themselves turning the pages to see how everything turns out, but significant plot holes and implausibilities make this a far cry from the similar, but far more suspenseful, two-front war waged by Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.
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From AudioFile
Patterson offers the thirteenth in the mega-chiller escapades of former FBI Profiler Dr. Alex Cross, who is now in private psychiatric practice in Washington, D.C. This time Cross and his new girlfriend, Homicide Detective Brianna Stone, are stalking and being stalked by two grotesque serial killers, DCAK (ÒAudience KillerÓ), who wants his crimes staged and viewed by the public, and Òthe Mastermind,Ó a former FBI friend of Cross who has escaped from a maximum security prison. Cross is at the top of their hit lists. Peter J. Fernandez and Michael Stuhlbarg deftly manage the multiple characters in this thriller, carrying the listener through the various, and often confusing, layers, sliding over the plot holes and inconsistencies, and galloping to a breathtaking climax. M.T.B. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Double Cross (Alex Cross) (Hardcover) The usual good, fast, reliably fun read from Mr. Patterson. "Double Cross" loses a few points compared to the last couple of Alex Cross thrillers ("Mary, Mary" and "Cross") due to its shifting back a little to the unrealistically relentless "Big Bad Wolf"/"London Bridges" days of a major disaster every chapter, endless running around, and over-the-top action taking precedence over genuine character moments. But at least "Double Cross" is about Alex Cross chasing serial killers, not James Bond-style villains, and there's still a fair amount of Alex's family and personal life on tap, if less than the last two books. The book also pulls off an effective balancing act: it leaves a few plot elements unresolved to make you want to pick up the next book, but gives you enough satisfying resolution so that those as-yet-unresolved elements will tantalize instead of frustrate you. Quibbles aside, I got my money's worth from "Double Cross"

Double Cross (Alex Cross)
List Price: $29.98
Available from Amazon
Price: $21.89
Updated on 11-9-2008.