James Patterson

  • Book Review: Cross

    Book Review: Cross

    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 Read more

  • Book Review: Step on a Crack

    Book Review: Step on a Crack

    This is another run of the mill tale from Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. The plot opens somewhat promisingly. The first lady is fatally poisoned and the perpetrator swears that this is only the beginning. The funeral of the diseased is held in a huge church in New York and is attended by high profile people Read more

  • Book Review: The Beach Road

    Book Review: The Beach Road

    Yes, this is not the most recent of Patterson’s work but I could not pass a bargain at ‘The Borders’ book store. This is a decent thriller from Patterson and De Jong but as many have already said, too improbable to happen in ‘real life’. Poor Tom Dunleavy. He is still mourning the loss of Read more