Alex Cross Novels Along Came a Spider, Book 1, (Paperback)

from debavp

I finally broke down and decided to read it. I knew it would happen though, the inevitable comparisons between Cross the book character and Cross the movie character. Sure enough, right from the start I was saying "that's not what Morgan Freeman would say". Overall, a basically good start to a se...

from Felicity-Smith

I was expecting good things from this as I had chosen specifically to go back to the beginning of the James Patterson craze. I had struggled (am still struggling) to get through a later James Patterson so this was me trying to kick off a writer I had not enjoyed in past.I liked the book. A lot. I...

from es135

This is the novel that launched one of the most read and beloved detective series of all time. The antagonist, Alex Cross, has the authority expected by crime readers, and enough humanity to keep casual readers interested. Patterson's short chapters and clean prose allowed this to be a great, fas...

from literarytiger

This is the first Alex Cross novel and the first one I have read (I always like to start a series at the beginning!) I have always loved the pace of Patterson's novels and this one was no exception. The bad guy was really bad, the good guy was great and the twist was pretty good. I read the last ...

from rosalita

One of my co-workers is an enthusiastic James Patterson fan, and has been urging me to give his Alex Cross series a try. I have a vague memory of having read one of the later books and enjoying it, but I wanted to go back to the beginning and get the full background on the characters. This is the...