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Loading... Cat & Mouse (1997)by James Patterson
None. Thrilling follow up to Along Came a Spider. Edge of your seat reading. ( )Alex was hunting Gary Sonjei that threaten Alex and his family. Thomas Pierce asked Alex to help to look for the killer name Mr. Smith. No one can seem to catch Mr. Smith. I love the suspence and the thrill of it. Question: How can a successful mystery writer breath new life into a series that felt stale after only three installments? Answer: Bring back a villain who readers already embraced. In this novel, Gary Sonjei ([b:Along Came a Spider|13145|Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)|James Patterson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166543106s/13145.jpg|3373984]) is back and meaner than ever. Alex Cross must embark on a game of cat and mouse to bring the killer to justice once and for all. As you would expect from Patterson, this is a page turner, with incredibly short chapters and pacy sentences. Alex Cross is once again faced with his nemesis, Gary Soneji, as well as an even more gruesome murderer, Mr Smith. There is the usual love interest, and the usual sweet (sometimes in quite a saccharine manner) interludes with his family. This is Gary Soneji's last outing, but he makes it a difficult one for Cross as one would expect. I found the love scenes uncomfortable and completely out of place - I know Cross has found a new woman, but I don't really want to hear about their bedroom antics. For that I would read a romance, not a particularly gory crime fiction novel. Also, the identity of Mr Smith just didn't hold together for me. The idea was good but I found the execution poor and unconvincing. It was almost too difficult to suspend your disbelief and so I was pretty disappointed. ALEX CROSS no reviews | add a review
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