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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is the literary equivalent of pop corn and I am not sure why I am still reading James Patterson, except that I have a few of his books lying around and I have a rule that if a book comes into my house it has to be read before it leaves. (  )riverwillow | Jun 9, 2009 |   I really enjoyed this Alex Cross book. I hadn't really enjoyed the last 2 books as much but this book just flowed really well. The book kept me interested from beginning to end and it didn't feel like two separate plot lines were going on like the last novel did. I couldn't put this book down and I can't wait to read the next one. (  )meags222 | Mar 20, 2009 | The fifth book in the Alex Cross series. This time around Alex is fresh off the Mr. Smith killings and looking for some down time with his family and new love. But of course, this isn’t a perfect world and he is immediately pulled back into a series of strange and brutal murders of local young female prostitutes, all naked and without ID. When the murderer starts targeting well know people, Alex is determined to find how they are all connected, as the threats on his family increase. This was a good Cross book. I love how they all flow so nicely together. Alex becomes a stronger character in each one and his love of Christine and his children is more apparent than ever before. The next in the series will probably be hot on the heels of this recent read, as a cliffhanger looms over my head. ( )blondierocket | Mar 10, 2009 | Alex Cross, senior homicide detective, pits his wits against a ruthless serial killer in this oddly titled thriller. The action is fast paced with multiple perspectives being played out. One from Cross himself in first person and a more traditional narrative for that of the killer. There is a good reason for this style and it makes the twists land with more impact. No previous Alex Cross novels need to have been read, for Weasel is a standalone read. At times the plausibility is stretched somewhat, especially the finale, but at no point will readers want to put this one down. It's a short and entertaining crime fiction read from cover to cover. ( )SonicQuack | Jan 12, 2009 | Journal entry 2 by SKingList from New York, New York USA on Saturday, April 23, 2005 This was interesting, different in the sense that you're left open-ended, but not necessarily a bad thing. Not my favourite of the AC series though. (  )skinglist | Jan 11, 2009 | 0.051 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0446608815, Mass Market Paperback)Likened to a "young Muhammad Ali," Alex Cross, the Porsche-driving profiler, doctor, detective, and father of two has seen his fair share of vicious killers. From a bloodthirsty butcher who came after his family (Cat and Mouse) to a devilish duo working cross-country (Kiss the Girls), Cross has managed to outmaneuver all of his enemies. Until he meets the Weasel.A series of killings in the forgotten, crime-infested ghettos of southeast D.C. has sent Cross and his 6'9" 250-pound partner, John Sampson, in search of the "Jane Doe" killer. However, their racist, tyrannical boss George Pitman orders them to stay out of the southeast and investigate the high-profile murder of a wealthy white man. Cross already has suspicions that the murders are linked, but when Sampson's ex turns up in an abandoned southeast warehouse kicked to death, the two detectives carry on with their original investigation. Meanwhile, Cross's longtime love, Christine (Cat and Mouse), has taken prominence in his life, and it looks as if the two will finally get hitched--with one glitch: Cross puts everything he loves in jeopardy as he obsessively goes after the Weasel. Akin to a slick Hollywood action flick, Pop Goes the Weasel doesn't have time for meaningful character development or thoughtful moral analysis. And it doesn't need to. Its winning formula is based on short scenes (chapters average about 3 pages), addictive plot progression, and mean dialogue: "Sampson sighed and said, 'I think her tongue is stapled inside the other girl. I'm pretty sure that's it, Alex. The Weasel stapled them together.' I looked at the two girls and shook my head. 'I don't think so. A staple, even a surgical one, would come apart on the tongue's surface.... Crazy glue would work." --Rebekah Warren (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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