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Cross Country

Alex Cross, Book 14

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Cross Country

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The 14th book in the best-selling Alex Cross series.

A killer's trail leads Detective Alex Cross to Africa - and a whole new world of danger....

Detective Alex Cross is called in to investigate a massacre in Washington DC and is shocked to discover an old friend amongst the victims.

His pursuit of justice leads him to the Niger Delta, right into the den of the psychopathic perpetrator: the Tiger.

As Alex travels deeper into this dangerous world of corruption and conspiracy, his own survival is on the line....

©2008 James Patterson (P)2020 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Mystery Tiger

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Critic reviews

"No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it." (Lee Child, international best-selling author of the Jack Reacher series)

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Worth paying for, better than the other version. A good story that leaves the reader wanting more.

Better then other version

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So talented he needs to do more I can only listen to his work! Look forward to hearing his portrayal.

Ako is the best!

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a lot of drama, and way to much slushy stuff. Predictable and slightly ott in parts

medioka

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From almost the start to the finish this audio book had me holding my breath. I have never listened to such a harrowing book that was so violent to the good guy Dr Alex Cross. I thought he was going to die along with his family. I normally take my audio book to help me get to sleep but found that the violence was so bad, I couldn’t listen to it and drift off. Very well done James Patterson that no way could I guess the outcome but I am very pleased that all of them have remained alive !

Harrowing!

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I am sticking this out but it is hard going. The story is ludicrous - Alex has been in mortal danger so many times,I'm starting to wish he'd just get killed.
He leaves his family, who within the construct of the story are also in mortal danger, without a care and proceeds to forget all about them. The very serious situation in Africa is not a suitable topic for an Alex Cross book, and all the double crossing and twists just got really tedious. I lost track of who was a villain and who wasn't. I'm about an hour from the end, and don't want to give up, but the latest events have me sighing heavily. I hope the next book is better than this or I won't be finishing this series.
The shark has well and truly been jumped in this book.

Not a good one

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Having been through all of the Alex Cross series to this point, this story is by far the worst, and will be my last.
I’m not sure of the authors intent, but I found myself wanting Cross to get killed due to his ridiculous choices and continued willingness to put all those around him in danger. In my view, the author has turned Cross into a thoroughly annoying character.

Worst of the series

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It seems that James Patterson has turned Alex Cross into an indestructible superhero fool. Beaten tortured beaten tortured and then beaten again... hang, maybe I'm the fool for buying this rubbish.

unbelievably unbelievable

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I was curious as to why there were not many reviews for this book, especially with others getting many more. After about 2 hours into the book, I believe I understood why.
Every one of the other stories you are rooting for cross and empathise with the difficult situations he is put in. It's very easy to become a fan and respect what James Patterson has done.
This book, though for me, takes a lot of respect away for the character. I appreciate wanting to try and stretch the realms to which authors write too, but at several points, this book felt more like a lesson in what's happening in Sudan, Nigeria, and other places in Africa. Its not to say its not important to learn of these things but it did not fit thd cross universe at all, and the murders happening in Washington, felt like nothing more than a whisper to keep charchters included. That's my first struggle.
The next is with how arrogant and selfish Cross himself is. I always get a little mad at his ways of putting work first, but I believe you're meant to, and it's what makes him more human. However, in this book, it is made clear in multiple ways that Cross did not need to take this trip, and no matter how much he was threatened and others were hurt, he refused to listen. This is in spite of the fact that he is tracking someone who kills whole families that cross him.
His family, who is his whole world in it her books are not even mentioned for the majority of the book!!
It's hard to admit you don't like a part of something you love, but this is definitely a book that made me lose some of my respect for Cross and question what Patterson was trying to achieve here.

Narration is excellent and done very well throughout the whole story.

Difficult one

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