Alex Cross, the character popularized by Morgan Freeman in ‘Kiss the Girls’ and ‘Along came a Spider’, is back. This one is a younger version of Cross, though recently widowed and probably more romantic. He has two children, he raises with his grandmother.
Alex is now in private practice, having quit the FBI and has made peace with himself, over the fact that the murdererer of his wife has got away. His former FBI colleague Samson shows up, seeking help on a case, a case, that offers Alex a chance of retribution. A low-life in custody has offered Samson a deal, claiming that he knows the killer of Alex’s wife.
There is another parallel plot involving a handsome, twisted hit man who mutilates, rapes and kills his victims at the bat of an eyelid. He has a vendetta of his own, against a mob boss’s son who betrayed him. Could this be the killer but Alex’s wife? Cross is an excellent read, fast paced and riveting. This is the best Patterson book I’ve read.
An interesting observation:
The hitman’s name is Michael Sullivan and he has a vendetta against his mob boss’s son. Why does that sound so familiar? (See The Road to Perdition.)
Author: James Patterson
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