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Jack & Jill

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3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(14)
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The Alex Cross series is phenomenal. James Patterson creates such dimensional characters, you really feel like you know them. Definitely one of my favorite authors. This series will keep you on the edge of your seat and begging for more. Highly recommend.

Once again, Detective Alex Cross is the main character in another James Patterson book. As usual, the story is very fast-paced, with quick, short chapters. Patterson knows how to build tension and accomplish an efficient thriller. This time, Cross and his team have to face two simultaneous enemies: the first, a pair of loose-cannon killers, acting in the high-society and political circles in Washington, D.C.; the other, an insane killer murdering innocent children.

"Jack and Jill" is not as good as the previous two books in the Cross series; although Alex Cross is less superhero-like and more humnan in this third installment, the two parallel stories are confusing, and Patterson was not able to create villains and minor characters as well developed as the ones he created in "Along came a spider" and "Kiss the girls".

I understand that "Jack and Jill" is somewhat a milestone in the Alex Cross series. From now on, the books are really a step down the ladder.

Grade 8.0/10

This is one of Patterson's best books I have read so far. The characters are well described and I feel I get to know them very well. But he uses characterers from previous books and it might be helpful to start reading his earlier books first. But it is of course not necessary. I don't read his books like that. The story is great as well. It was a real pageturner, keeping me in suspense from start to finish. I highly recommend this.

Jack & Jill proves that James Patterson's previous success with the Alex Cross books are not flukes. Patterson is a great writer and Cross is a fun character.

Trying to solve two crimes at once and see if they are in any way related- is no sweat for Alex Cross! With two story lines going on at once, you won't be able to put this book down. There's no shortage of suspense or excitement. And the ending is always the best part.

If you have never read James Patterson and you enjoy crime thrillers, you need to give him a try!

I agree full-heartedly with teekay62 and Sam C. Ogden. This novel lacks imagination in the fact that J. Patterson constantly describes characters by likening them to other characters (i.e. Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard if I remember correctly).

I've read several of his other books and have seen "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls". No comparison with this one. He builds up the plot and you expect large surprises, but none come.

I couldn't put this book down. James Patterson had me wondering who the killer could be until the very end. I had seen the movies for Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider, but after reading Jack & Jill, I had to buy the books to read before I can read anything else in the Alex Cross series. I'm currently reading Along Came a Spider and am LOVING it!! I would (and have) reccommended this book to others!

This was an excellent book by Patterson. If you've read the other Alex Cross books, you will love this one.

Patterson is a very good--and prolific--writer. he creates complicated situations and characters and leads us through the story to the other side without losing us. This has a great plot, interesting twists, good characters. Nice if you're into this genre

This book was very exciting and hard to put down. Since I have been reading the Alex Cross series out of sequence, this book gave me another piece to the puzzle.

The two plots in this book are well thought-out.

Patterson does a great job in character development.

This book presents Alex Cross in a much higher professional level compared to the other novels. He appears very focused on performing his job.

The Best Alex Cross book. Other goods Alex Cross books are Kiss the Girls, Roses are Red, and Cat and Mouse.