Cross [Large Print] [Hardcover]

James Patterson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Doubleday Large Print; Book Club edition (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739476378
• ISBN-13: 978-0739476376
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,532 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Who Killed Cross's Wife?, April 10, 2010

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Lee Marshall "Lee" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross (Hardcover)

I became a James Patterson fan with the movie, "Kiss the Girls," starring Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. I loved the way the female protagonist was a match for the serial killer villain and how she fought back against him. Upon reading the book, I became a fan of Alex Cross as well. The middle class cop/FBI agent/psychiatrist raising his two kids without their dead mother, but with the help of his grandmother, "Nana-mama," charmed and intrigued me.

Since then, I've read a few Patterson novels that were pretty sketchy on plot and characters, but the Alex Cross books hold up pretty well. Maybe it's because I have already formed the characters in my mind, and can fill in any gaps the author leaves out while writing about them, but I think his portrayal of piano-playing, music-loving detective remains true.

In "Cross," Alex Cross tries to leave the FBI to spend more time with his family, but once again gets involved in a case to which he can't say no, a serial rapist and killer who MAY have murdered his beloved wife, Maria, ten years earlier. It's an easy, suspenseful read, that doesn't pass through your brain like skim milk, but which doesn't require much heavy lifting either.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books in in the Alex Cross series, December 8, 2010

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RD - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross (Hardcover)

This book was intriguing and emotional. There was never a dull moment. So far it's one of my favorites featuring Alex Cross.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cross by James Patterson, August 6, 2010

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Barbara Jackson (LARGO, FL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cross (Hardcover)

One of Patterson's best! Thrilling, spell-binding, action oriented; great character development. I became completely absorbed in the story and couldn't wait to find out what happens next. I read the book in two days. The plot was calculating, typical of James Patterson, and his writing style developed it exquisitely. For action-packed mystery thrillers "Cross" is right up at the top of the list.