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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Awful. Alex Cross is supposed to be a SMART man, yet he makes rookie mistakes the whole way through. I hated this book.
Alex Cross novels, in fact James Patterson novels are usually a bit silly, a bit light on reality and heavy on almost superhuman criminals and amazing detective skills, but this one really is one of his worst efforts.
Involving a quite ridiculous plot with Nigerians murdering families in the USA and CIA cover-ups this is just one ridiculous set up after another, usually involving Mr. Cross being smashed in the nose.
When it concluded there was even an interview with the detective himself, I guess as a bonus feature. The series itself is entertaining enough, totally unbelievable, and nothing to do with real police work, but you get that and accept it, but this was really the series worst entry, and yet he is coming back for more, one hopes to a slightly better plot.
Involving a quite ridiculous plot with Nigerians murdering families in the USA and CIA cover-ups this is just one ridiculous set up after another, usually involving Mr. Cross being smashed in the nose.
When it concluded there was even an interview with the detective himself, I guess as a bonus feature. The series itself is entertaining enough, totally unbelievable, and nothing to do with real police work, but you get that and accept it, but this was really the series worst entry, and yet he is coming back for more, one hopes to a slightly better plot.
http://nyx-shadow.blogspot.fr/2014/03/alex-cross-t14-la-piste-du-tigre-james.html
I feel as if with this series that it should have ended a few books ago.
The stories are all pretty similar at this stage and it's just been dragged out for far too long.
The stories are all pretty similar at this stage and it's just been dragged out for far too long.
I generally enjoy James Patterson books on CD as they are fast moving and easy to follow while I'm driving. This one was an exception. This is another Alex Cross book and far from my favorite. In investigating a murder in Washington, D.C. he finds there are links to Africa. He takes off very impulsively to chase the killer(s) around that continent. Besides being a rather extended "lecture" on the conditions in parts of Africa, the whole story seemed a bit far-fetched - even more than the usual Patterson book. There are other books on CD that are a better use of your time....
dark
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sad
tense
medium-paced
I really liked this story. It was well paced and the action kept you moving along. I actually read it all in one sitting today while sitting in a hospital.
My first novel by Patterson which I disliked to such extent.
No real story, no real plot and absolutely nothing in between.
No real story, no real plot and absolutely nothing in between.
This is the 14th book in the Alex Cross Series and the 6th book that I have read.
In this installment, things get personal for Alex Cross as a long-time friend and her family is brutally tortured and murdered. As he investigates, Alex finds similar torture & murder scenarios all over United States and Africa. As the name ‘Tiger’ leads him to Africa, he is prepared to leave everything behind and travel to a different continent all together in search of justice for his friend. Politics, corruption, hired goons, murders, refugee camps… there’s no scarcity of spice in this particular plot.
Alex Cross has a reputation – reputation of being the tough guy with a great mind. I mean the way he has been up against the likes of Gary Soneji and the Mastermind. Alex Cross always comes through and though he does it again this time, it was hard to see him getting beaten up so many times. It is just so unlike Alex Cross. I mean I can believe the first time, but not so much it happened again which made me feel as if he was a sitting duck. Granted, he was on foreign soil and had almost no back-up, still – it is Alex Cross! For me, this book was also a medium to be introduced to Alex Cross’s latest love interest – Brianna Stone. She has starred in an Alex Cross book already (which I haven’t read yet) and so, I guess I did not get a complete picture of her, but from what I have seen in this book, she is certainly an interesting character.
The situation in Africa is vividly depicted. The inhumane and dismal conditions there broke my heart. While we hear and read things in the news and they do make a mark, reading about the same thing in context of a character we have grown to love and admire (even though fictional) is more unnerving than I care to admit. While listening to the news it is easy to be detached but it is not so easy when you are already deeply engrossed in a novel. The usual brutality and the gore are present in this book too. I have almost come to take it for granted even though I am always taken by the detailed description by Patterson. Also this time, at any point of the plot, I actually had no idea which direction it would take and was on the edge all along. As usual it is quite fast paced and exciting as Alex Cross trudges over three countries and two continents in pursuit of the culprits. It is, in true Alex Cross style, an addictive page turner.
In this installment, things get personal for Alex Cross as a long-time friend and her family is brutally tortured and murdered. As he investigates, Alex finds similar torture & murder scenarios all over United States and Africa. As the name ‘Tiger’ leads him to Africa, he is prepared to leave everything behind and travel to a different continent all together in search of justice for his friend. Politics, corruption, hired goons, murders, refugee camps… there’s no scarcity of spice in this particular plot.
Alex Cross has a reputation – reputation of being the tough guy with a great mind. I mean the way he has been up against the likes of Gary Soneji and the Mastermind. Alex Cross always comes through and though he does it again this time, it was hard to see him getting beaten up so many times. It is just so unlike Alex Cross. I mean I can believe the first time, but not so much it happened again which made me feel as if he was a sitting duck. Granted, he was on foreign soil and had almost no back-up, still – it is Alex Cross! For me, this book was also a medium to be introduced to Alex Cross’s latest love interest – Brianna Stone. She has starred in an Alex Cross book already (which I haven’t read yet) and so, I guess I did not get a complete picture of her, but from what I have seen in this book, she is certainly an interesting character.
The situation in Africa is vividly depicted. The inhumane and dismal conditions there broke my heart. While we hear and read things in the news and they do make a mark, reading about the same thing in context of a character we have grown to love and admire (even though fictional) is more unnerving than I care to admit. While listening to the news it is easy to be detached but it is not so easy when you are already deeply engrossed in a novel. The usual brutality and the gore are present in this book too. I have almost come to take it for granted even though I am always taken by the detailed description by Patterson. Also this time, at any point of the plot, I actually had no idea which direction it would take and was on the edge all along. As usual it is quite fast paced and exciting as Alex Cross trudges over three countries and two continents in pursuit of the culprits. It is, in true Alex Cross style, an addictive page turner.