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Reviewed: Feb 28, 2010
Alex Cross is pulled into yet another brutal homicide. But, this time it is someone he knows very well—Ellie Cox, an ex-girlfriend from college. Not only is she murdered, but her entire family as well and it is one of the most gruesome scenes Alex has encountered in a long time. Thus begins a series of killing sprees in Washington, DC that leaves entire families murdered, but not before being brutally tortured. Alex gets a break that yields him the name Tiger. Tiger, the proposed mastermind behind all the slayings, is purported to be a leader of an underground world of an organized gang of teenaged thugs trained to be killing machines. With his ear to the ground, Cross learns Tiger has left the country for his home in Nigeria.
Not mystified or worried about any potential danger, Cross sets out for Nigeria leaving his family and current girlfriend in DC in order to pursue and capture a brutal killer. He walks right into Tiger’s lair and it will take all of his expertise and a lot of luck to get out of it. Before all is said and done, he will discover horrific things he never imagined about Africa, lose another potential love interest and open his family up to a master killer.
In CROSS COUNTRY, James Patterson puts my favorite character in a situation he and I are unaccustomed to. Cross takes on the role of pursuing a killer to a country where he appears to have no clue about the political atmosphere there. Not only that, but he appears to have no backup help as he pursues his investigation. Frankly, for someone in law enforcement and as meticulous as Cross is, this is quite an unbelievable role and it made the whole book incredulous. Although believability had a hold on me with this one, Patterson can still spin a story that keeps you planted and turning pages.
Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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Brenda M. Lisbon is an avid reader and a big supporter of school-sponsored reading activities for children in her community. She and her son reside in Bishopville, SC.
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