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"This seems to be a continuation of characters from his earlier works. I've not read those yet. The main character, hero if you will, Alex Cross, is a very personable, very likeable man. You find yourself feeling for him, rooting for him, his family and friends."
Joeli Jackson, Resident Scholar
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"Detective Alex Cross faces his biggest challenge and crosses pathes with two psychotic killers. Alex finds himself and his family in more danger than ever as he encounters Gary Soneji and Mr. Smith. The intricate web of lies, murders and clues left behind by the killer bring out the physchogist in Cross while at the same time forcing into their game of cat and mouse. "
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar
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"Detective Alex Cross, homicide investigator, forensic psychologist, family man, piano-player, etc., returns to face his most deadly challenge so far in Patterson's fourth Cross novel.
Gary Soneji, the genius psychopath obsessed with becoming the world's most famous criminal, returns with a vengeance, cutting down eight people with a sniper-rifle in Union Station and leaving Cross's own blood on the murder weapon.
Moving on to New York, Soneji continues his rampage, slaughtering cops and civilians with equal abandon. Cross knows that there is something off about Soneji's behavior, the killings are coming faster and in greater numbers than ever before, and the madman seems to no longer care if he lives or dies.
Meanwhile, a brutal pattern-killer known only as Mr. Smith, who picks his victims apparently at random and vivisects them while they are still conscious, is cutting a bloody swath from Massachusetts to London, and his path is about to intersect with Cross's in the most bizarre manner imaginable..."
James Craver, Resident Scholar
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"Gary Soneji is a deranged killer who has come across Detective Alex Cross in the past. This time, though, he plans a revenge upon the detective and his entire family.
Meanwhile, another killer is terrorizing Europe. He announces each murder beforehand to the authorities, and has the top FBI and Interpol agents in pursuit. He believes, however, that only Alex Cross is a worthy adversary.
As these two killers converge on the detective, Alex Cross' family and very life are endangered. He must use all of his cunning and deductive logic to figure out who is after him and why. "
Lisa Elkins, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 25%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 15%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is....
- stalking/killing innocents
Crime Thriller
Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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