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adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I wanted to read this book because I absolutely enjoyed the first four books in this series. This book is a whole story with a beginning and an ending. However, there are a lot of refences to the first three books in this series. So, I would recommend reading them three first.Â
This book still follows Alex Cross, who is a senior Washington DC homicide detective. He is determined, whatever the consequences, to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the prime suspect a spate of killings that Alex has been forbidden to investigate. Geoffrey Shafter is a man who never loses, he is prepared to play the games of games for the highest stakes of all. Â
My favourite chapters are the ones where Alex Cross kicks some bad guy's ass. I love how he takes them down and the fact that his emotional state is also descripted in those chapters. However, in this book, I was waiting for the emotional aspect that happened at the end of this book. This book also ends with questions I would like answers to which makes me want to read the next book. I love the different points of views throughout the book, it made the book interesting and getting to know the victims and the killers and to know what they are thinking. I love Sampson and Alex’s relationship and how sassy Sampson is. I want a man like Sampson in my life and I swear if anything happens to him, I am going to scream. I loved seeing more of Cross family in general with Jannie and Damon growing up and understand their father’s job. The only thing that I would say that is a weakness, for me personally, is the short chapters. I just prefer bigger chapters. However, in this book, it did fit well with James Patterson’s writing style where it usually doesn’t work for me. I was hooked that after a while the short chapters didn’t both me as they usually would with other authors.Â
I really enjoyed this book and managed to finish it quite quickly. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series and to see who Alex is going to be hunting next. I gave this book 4 stars because I enjoyed the storyline and would recommend it to anyone who a fan of Chris Carter and tv shows like Law and Order and Criminal Minds.Â
Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Death, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, and Grief
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