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The malign criminal genius of Roses Are Red is fixing to give Alex a hard time once again. The FBI joins Patterson's dogged cop in a particularly unsettling investigation: two San Francisco joggers have been viciously murdered and are found suspended by their feet, with all the blood drained from their corpses. And when further brutal deaths follow in California and on the East Coast, Alex is forced to contemplate the bizarre possibility of modern-day vampires, although his instincts point him to one of the many sinister religious cults that flourish on the West Coast. Aided by Jamilla Hughes, a streetwise young woman detective from San Francisco, Alex finds that he has to crack not one but two impenetrable mysteries to stop further bloodletting.
Patterson fans expect the extremely concise, page-turning chapters (116 of them here!), along with a reluctance to dawdle over details of his hero's personal life, and both characteristics are firmly back in place. If you can resist reading this one in just a few sittings, you deserve some kind of a thriller reader's medal. --Barry Forshaw, Amazon.co.uk
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Violets are Blue,
By jordan brookes (Norquay Sask. Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Violets Are Blue (Hardcover)
I gave it as a gift to my mom and have not read it yet, I am sure it will be a nail biter as they always are.
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Violets are Blue,
This review is from: Violets Are Blue (Hardcover)
The "Mastermind" is one again the subject in Patterson's seventh Alex Cross thriller. This time Cross must investigate two different cases; one involving the Mastermind, and the other a case unlike anything Cross has ever seen, revolving around two young blond male vampire brothers. As usual, Cross's family and love life will take a backseat to his career, but not without a fight.This is definitely one of the best Alex Cross novels to date, as the reader will learn the identity of the Mastermind long before Cross himself figures it out. Patterson has done it again with Violets are Blue.
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James Pattersons' best? Not by a long shot,
By Emgee (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Violets Are Blue (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm a huge James Patterson fan and there are only a few books of his that I have not read. After the incredible book "Roses Are Red" with its incredible twist ending, I could not WAIT for this book to come out and see how everything panned out. Naturally, I had this book within the first few days of its release.It didn't take me long to read it. The vampire plot was somewhat interesting, but in general, not my realm of interest, so, for the most part, I shouldn't comment on that. I'd be too biased towards it, however, it wasn't bad. It was well written. I personally was more interested in the Mastermind storyline continuing from "Roses Are Red." Obviously, the Mastermind continues to stalk Alex Cross and Alex continues to chase him until the final showdown. As all fans of James Patterson's have, I have come to expect the unexpected in his novels. Complex and incredible plot twists. This book however that every author, no matter how good, has a bad writing day some days. I mean, honestly, Alex Cross figured out who the bad guy was out of nowhere in this novel. He's sitting in his car, and out of nowhere, with no rhyme or reason, says to himeself, "Oh, it's this guy. He's the Mastermind." Where did it come from? Nowhere. And, I admit, at first I though it was great. But, the more I thought about it, it really disappointed me because that's not what I expect from an author of james Patterson's cailiber. He's so much better and could have given it a much better twist as to Alex's way of figuring it out. My advice, take this one out of the library and save your money for a first edition copy of "Roses Are Red." It's so much more worth it.
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