Detective Alex Cross is more challenged than ever in this novel. He is faced with two separate serial killers on the loose and the cases need his insights. Gary Soneji, the killer Alex caught and put away for life has escaped and is on the loose. He knows he will be caught again but he is determined to cause as much havoc as he can before then and killing Cross is definitely on his list. At the same time, there is a killer in Europe who has claimed more than a dozen victims. He is known as Mr. Smith and one of the FBI's top consultants wants Cross's help on that case. He agrees to help Cross catch Soneji if Cross will help with the Mr. Smith case. Another factor is that Cross has fallen in love. He is starting a relationship with the principal of his children's school and worries that his job will make that relationship difficult to sustain.
The defining characteristic of Patterson's novels is pace. He writes at a breakthroat pace with short chapters that rush the reader along on a roller coaster ride. Alex Cross is an intriguing character and readers will be interested in reading about how his mind works. There are lots of interesting characters around him in his family and friends and plenty of twists and turns to surprise the reader. This book is recommended for mystery readers.
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