This is the introductory Alex Cross book. Patterson certainly knows how to write a thriller that will keep you turning the pages, perhaps even keep you up late into the night. His charactors are real people. Alex is a very well-drawn personality and tells the story in the first person.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes thrilling mysteries.

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I felt like this book was everywhere with the plot. The race issues felt overdone to me, but the book is sort of old, so it might have been appropriate for when the book first came out. Mainly, the book was so LONG, I felt like a lot of it was just filler. Hopefully the next book in the series is better. This one wasn't a page-turner, and it took me forever to finish it. I lost interest several times and read other books. I do really like James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series, so I will read the 2nd book in this series before I decide to give up on this series.

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Having read a few of James Patterson's newer works, I decided to go back to the beginning for Alex Cross. It was a thrilling and suspenseful story. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. The end of the book completely threw me for a loop, as it was a great twist and unpredictable. It also gives some nice back story on Alex Cross for those that have read later books in the series. I would definitely recommend this book, and would consider it to be "classic" James Patterson in which everything new would be compared to.

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Great series of books!

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My first Alex Cross book. I've read all the Women's Murder books, and enjoyed them a lot!
Alex is very different from Lindsay & her gang, --but I still enjoyed this one.
It kept me guessing who the 'bad guy' was & had a surprise about who was involved!

I'm reading the next one in the series now, Kiss the Girls, and I'm enjoying it just as much. I'll definitely keep going .. . .

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Great read! Scary!

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This was the first I've read of James Patterson's books. It will be the first of many, rest assured. I thought this book was great!

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As usual his books are outstanding. He is one of my favorite authors and this is another book to confirm my conviction. Always has me by the seat of my pants...very good reading!!! If you like mysteries, you'll love this one.

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James Patterson is always a page turner and this one didn't miss either.

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Very enjoyable read

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Good book and great introduction to Alex Cross. It was a quick read and loved it and made me want to read the next book in the series

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I always enjoy the Alex Cross books. Sometimes they are a little graphic, but James Patterson knows how the grab you from the first paragraph!

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Yes a great James Patterson novel.. No ending given here. Read the next

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I couldn't put it down! So much better than the movie!

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I became determined to read the book after seeing the movie, and I was not disappointed! This is a great story line that keeps you reading until the end.

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