Double Cross (Alex Cross) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  182 reviews
Sales Rank: 11320
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0316015059
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316015059
ASIN: 0316015059
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
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Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game--this time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror--and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings--and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen.
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 Bad Beyond Belief January 7, 2009
Dwight W. Jundt (North Carolina)
There was no greater fan when I began reading Cross' books. About six books ago, I had not only stopped reading his books - I had taken him off my excel list of good authors.
A friend passed this book onto me, so thought I would give it one more try. Big mistake. It consists of incomplete chapters, which merely ring up one victim after another, so they can promptly be dispatched by the primary killer or a friend, while Cross, et al, do essentially nothing.
There is no plot, no suspense, no intelligent thought. In the last "dramatic" (not) scene, they have "killed" the really bad guy, Cross' nemisis forever, only to have him jump up unharmed, wearing a bullet proof vest. Who could have ever guessed? Could he be saved for another book? Throw up!
His book, Cross Creek, has also been given to me. I will dispose of it without opening it. I have 50 mystery authors on my reading list, all of whom have written mostly enjoyable, suspenseful, interesting books. Mr. Cross will never again be part of that list.
Dwight Jundt
 Double Cross January 7, 2009
Rebecca A. Dobry (Greeneville, TN USA)
Book arrived in record time. It is in excellent condition. What a great find!
 Another 2 day read.....at most.... January 5, 2009
Jeffrey Roberts (Long Island, New York United States)
Typical Patterson, enjoyable, disturbing, etc....Love Alex Cross so I will continue to read his saga and enjoy. However, after the first 2 A.C. books, nothing compares. This is light, fast, very short chapters and really just ends too quickly.....
 My First Alex Cross book January 3, 2009
Texas Reader (Texas)
This was my first James Patterson and/or Alex Cross book and I was very disappointed. I found the story line contrived and there were just too many unanswered questions about how and why things happened. I also felt the connection between the two separate killers was very weak.
Also, like one reviewer said earlier, it really bothered me when Cross and his girlfriend took off to Montana leaving his family unprotected KNOWING this guy had escaped and had pledged to get revenge on Cross. When they announced they were going to Montana, my very first thought was "Why on earth would he leave his family unprotected NOW?"
This was my first and probably my last Patterson book.
awesome December 29, 2008
Ty
After 10 years of not reading any fiction books, I picked this up. I read James Patterson's first 4 books or so way back. I wasn't disappointed with Double Cross. This is a great thriller and I enjoyed the setting in Washington DC. The ending was a surprise and believable.
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