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Along Came a Spider

Alex Cross, Book 1

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Along Came a Spider

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
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Now an Amazon Prime series starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross. This is the very first thriller in James Patterson's international bestselling series featuring forensic psychologist Alex Cross.

Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Detective Alex Cross is charged with finding them.

The kidnapper's identity is quickly determined as one of the children's teachers. But capturing him is the true challenge.

As Cross gets pulled deeper into the strange world of the kidnapper, it becomes clear he is far more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated.

'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben
'A character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
'Alex Cross. . . only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline
'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it' Lee Child

©2017 James Patterson (P)2018 Penguin Audio Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Exciting

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Read his latest book and wasn’t too impressed, so thought I’d go back to the beginning and I’m glad I did.

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Loved this book the narrator was amazing really brought it to life. Can not wait to start the next book.

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Excellent story and narration. Reminded me Denzil Washington’s voice. Will be listening to book 2 very soon

Excellent

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fantastic narrator who brought a compelling plot to life. Read the hardcopy and saw the movie years ago, this is such a classic thriller.

highly recommended

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Excellent book, excellent voice actor. Took a few chapters to get really good, but once you’re hooked, the next 10+ hours fly by. 100% would recommend.

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