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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.
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder