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Alex Cross Must Die

(Alex Cross 31)

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Brought to you by Penguin.

The thirty-first instalment in James Patterson's globally bestselling series.


When an American Airlines plane explodes in the sky, detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are first on the scene. They don't hear the gunfire. At first.

The weapon that took down the plane is a remote-controlled Vietnam-War-era machine gun. The list of those who possess the training and expertise to operate the stolen, .50-caliber weapon is short. And time runs even shorter.

But this isn't the only case the pair must solve. They're also tracking a serial killer who's ambushing young men in what the media are calling the 'Dead Hours' murders.

With two killers and two different motives, Cross and Sampson are in a deadly race against time . . .

PRAISE FOR THE ALEX CROSS SERIES

'Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints' USA Today

'Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that 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

'Alex Cross is a legend' Harlan Coben

'Alex Cross ... only gets better and better' Lisa Scottoline

'I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed' Nelson DeMille

'[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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Critic reviews

It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: Nobody does it better (Jeffrey Deaver)
James Patterson is The Boss. End of. (Ian Rankin)
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged (Steve Berry)
Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind (Michael Connelly)
Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination
Patterson is in a class by himself
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Great story, but no idea what the title has to do with the story. Good mix of voices and usual good mix of dramatic moments and family life.

Odd title

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The title of this book I find to be misleading. It's an excellent story with fantastic narrators, but this "must die", I don't understand.

Alex Cross

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Enjoyed the tight well written story. Having 7 different people read different perspectives kept things clear. The switching of scenes was well timed. Love being able to listen without eye strain.

Pacy & interesting adventure ride

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The change of narrator made it difficult to a just the volume as I am hard of hearing. Good combination of two stories that interact with each other.

Mystery story

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love how it gets you gripped from the very beginning and all the twists and turns along the way

the twists of the story

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