Synopsis
In this, the thirteenth installment for super-cop Alex Cross, he finds himself once again returning to the streets to catch a diabolical duo of killers. Pursuing a genius serial killer who thrives on killing his victims in front of the largest crowds he can muster, Cross has his hands full. Known as the "Audience Killer," he delights in murdering famous people in broad daylight and on live television. He posts streaming video on the Internet, all the while taunting and threatening to make Cross his ultimate victim.
As if this is not enough to keep Cross and his partner Bree Stone busy, former colleague and friend, Kyle Craig, performs a dramatic prison break and is bent on exacting his revenge on Cross for putting him in maximum security prison for four long years.
Craig and the "Audience Killer" are destined to team up and make life short and miserable for the retired detective.The action is fast-paced and the suspense is palpable in this high-tech crime thriller.
My Two Cents Worth
After a couple of unremarkable efforts, Patterson is back. Double Cross is probably the best effort in the series of Cross novels.
The plot is complicated and boasts some ingenious twists and turns, but very well developed and engaging. Patterson sets a scorching pace and keeps the reader completely engrossed in the story line. The prose is cohesive and concise and he paints a compelling story.
Cross is still bigger-than-life, but unlike some of the previous books, the action doesn't suffer from lapses in reality. I found it refreshing to be completely consumed in a story for a change.
Double Cross delivered, big-time.
Paperback
432 pages
5 1/2 hours
In this, the thirteenth installment for super-cop Alex Cross, he finds himself once again returning to the streets to catch a diabolical duo of killers. Pursuing a genius serial killer who thrives on killing his victims in front of the largest crowds he can muster, Cross has his hands full. Known as the "Audience Killer," he delights in murdering famous people in broad daylight and on live television. He posts streaming video on the Internet, all the while taunting and threatening to make Cross his ultimate victim.
As if this is not enough to keep Cross and his partner Bree Stone busy, former colleague and friend, Kyle Craig, performs a dramatic prison break and is bent on exacting his revenge on Cross for putting him in maximum security prison for four long years.
Craig and the "Audience Killer" are destined to team up and make life short and miserable for the retired detective.The action is fast-paced and the suspense is palpable in this high-tech crime thriller.
My Two Cents Worth
After a couple of unremarkable efforts, Patterson is back. Double Cross is probably the best effort in the series of Cross novels.
The plot is complicated and boasts some ingenious twists and turns, but very well developed and engaging. Patterson sets a scorching pace and keeps the reader completely engrossed in the story line. The prose is cohesive and concise and he paints a compelling story.
Cross is still bigger-than-life, but unlike some of the previous books, the action doesn't suffer from lapses in reality. I found it refreshing to be completely consumed in a story for a change.
Double Cross delivered, big-time.
Paperback
432 pages
5 1/2 hours
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