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List Price: $35.10
Our Price: $21.44
Your Save: $ 13.66 ( 39% )
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Manufacturer: Headline Book Publishing
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780747220220
ISBN: 0747220220
Label: Headline Book Publishing
Manufacturer: Headline Book Publishing
Number Of Pages: 342
Publication Date: 1997-11-06
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Studio: Headline Book Publishing
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Just as Alex Cross is beginning to feel that life is good and he is finally coming out of the depression he's been in since the death of his wife, he is called to Union Station train terminal - a man is on the loose, firing at random into the swarming crowds of travellers. Psychopath Gary Soneji seems determined to go down in a blaze of glory, and he wants Alex Cross to be there. Will this be the final showdown? Two powerful and exciting thrillers packed into one, with the non-stop page-turning quality that is the hallmark of James Patterson's writing, "Cat and Mouse" is the most original and audacious of the international bestselling Alex Cross novels.
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Summary: Still looking for a Patterson five star thriller
Comment: Many of the reviews commented that they liked the fast read and it should be as there was a lot of white space which didn't take any time at all to read. There are 131 chapters in this book of 338 pages. Chapter number 122 started about 1/3 of the way down on the page and ended about one inch from the bottom of the page; then you look to the right and there was chapter 123. With normal pagination this book would have been less than 200 pages. I don't know why I am mentioning this as all the Alex Cross books have more than 100 chapters. Guess I just got irritated that reviewers were giving this book accolades about it being such a fast read.
This is certainly not in the thriller genre and some suspension of disbelief is necessary. This is another one of those books that has a double plot mystery where both killers escape, assume new disguises and change venues in the blink of an eye. Real police work is almost nonexistent. In one plot the authorities receive a call or electronic message about where the next victim will be killed. The authorities go there and eventually find the body then wait for the next call, etc. The revealed message that leads to the confrontation with the last killer is ludicrous, but at least the ending left no loose ends.
I have nine more Alex Cross books to read and sure hope there is at least one or two thrillers that I can rate as five stars.
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Summary: Not his best. By far
Comment: I buy and read Patterson sight unseen. Cat and Mouse was disappointing. Irritably inconsistent and predictable. I hope Mr Patterson hasn't lost it.
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Summary: Captivating!
Comment: I think Cat & Mouse is my favorite Cross series book so far. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the evolution of one of the villains didn't make sense. I don't want to give the storyline away, but if you've read the book, you probably know what I mean.
I'm a little behind in the Patterson books, but I'm feverishly trying to catch up!
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Summary: Exciting page turner..Couldn't put it down
Comment: [...] Seriously this was the 4th book in this Alex Cross series, it may not have been all that bad if you knew the back stories/characters. OK, coming off my soap box now.
So the basic story line, Soneji is back and he is a twisted SOB... he wants to take out as many people as possible as well as Cross. He has a plan and the plan unfolds quickly and pretty darn exciting. However through the first half of the book you start to read about this other psycho "Mr. Smith" who is one his own murder spree... the twist in plot hits! And you wont be able to stop reading!
I think this may have been one of my favorite Patterson books to date. I love the twist in plot mid way through, it really made it difficult to put it down at that point. If you are a fan of twists in the plot that you didn't see coming then this book is for you. Great Summer time read!
BTW Here is a link to the order of the Cross Series:
http://www.amazon.com/Alex-Cross-Series-In-Order-James-Patterson/lm/RPDN9G1NBTS3Q/ref=cm_rna_own_lm
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Summary: Another Great Book!
Comment: I really loved this book. Not only did it have the return of the series' best psycho (so far), but it also featured another memorable psycho, Mr. Smith. The ending is so twisted and unbelievable. I loved every minute of it and couldn't get enough of it. S.L. Chessor author of My Tongue Fell Out & Poodlums Boogeymen and Booglers.Poodlums, Boogeymen and Booglers: A Poetry CollectionMy Tongue Fell Out
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