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Cat & Mouse (1997)

by James Patterson

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Series: Alex Cross (4)

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Thrilling follow up to Along Came a Spider. Edge of your seat reading. ( )
  shesinplainview | Jan 21, 2013 |
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. ( )
  jbemrose | Sep 10, 2012 |
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. ( )
  es135 | Jan 14, 2012 |
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. ( )
  literarytiger | Sep 15, 2011 |
ALEX CROSS
  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 |
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The Cross house was twenty paces away and the proximity and sight of it made Gary Soneji's skin prickle.
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Alex Cross, the Porsche-driving doctor-detective-profiler-psychologist and single father of two must save his own life as well as the lives of his lover and family in a deadly game of Cat and Mouse. Cross meets up again with his old nemesis Gary Soneji, the ruthless, bloodthirsty megalomaniac from Along Came a Spider. Apparently, Soneji isn't too happy with Cross for putting him away and keeping him out of the violent crime loop for five years, so he's back with a bone to pick and a couple of fish to fry--or innocent bystanders to shoot, stab, or bludgeon. Soneji goes on a commuter killing spree in hopes of luring Cross down a bloody trail that ends at the good detective's own home. Cross is hot on the case and hot for Christine Johnson, his children's babe-a-licious principal who happens to be the widow of George Johnson, one of Soneji's victims. Never mind the coincidence; is Christine a bad-luck charm? Is there another killer? If so, is she or he in cahoots with Soneji? Once again, Patterson delivers a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that's sure to keep the pages flying.

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As a psychopath escapes from jail in the U.S. to begin murdering again, a similar killer goes on a rampage in Europe. It befalls to Alex Cross, the Washington detective, to bring the two men to justice.

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