Kill Alex Cross

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Andre Braugher, Zach Grenier

Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

The president's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high-up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.

A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Alex discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced.

As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes - one that may alter the fate of the entire country.

Kill Alex Cross is faster, more exciting, and more tightly wound than any Alex Cross thriller James Patterson has ever written!

Solve another case with Alex Cross.

©2011 James Patterson (P)2011 Hachette

This book may just kill Alex Cross

I kept wondering if I was listening to an abridged version because the story was incredibly choppy. No story line (and there are several) was fully developed. I love the Alex Cross series, but this one reads like a first draft. Skip Kill Alex Cross; it doesn't advance the character at all.

Disapointed

I like Alex Cross stories, but this one seem to be put together very fast - like he need to get one done by a certain date. If this is your first Alex Cross, don't use this as your benchmark. There are many good ones.

This book almost did kill Cross for me....

What did you like best about Kill Alex Cross? What did you like least?

I think James Patterson is Crossed out, the story was predictable and even though I have always enjoyed the Cross series, this last book was disappointing. Hope the next one is better.

Has Kill Alex Cross turned you off from other books in this genre?

No

Which scene was your favorite?

Already forgot

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No

First Alex Cross story I did not like.

I bought this because I loved Alex Cross stories but this one is a looser.

Meh...

Just ok. To me the story was lacking. I also didn't care for the performance aspects and sound effects either. Good narration would have been just fine.

I want the old Alex Cross back

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I keep hoping the Alex Cross of Along Came a Spider, Hide and Seek, and Cat and Mouse will someday return. If the plot could have been as unpredictable as those, this would have been a much better story.

What was most disappointing about James Patterson’s story?

Very predictable, no imagination

What does Andre Braugher and Zach Grenier bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The readers were very good and brought life to the different characters. This was the one highlight of the book.

What character would you cut from Kill Alex Cross?

Hallah (spelling?)

Any additional comments?

It's unfortunate that an author as talented as James Patterson appears to have fallen into the trap of having to pump out books just to have a sale. It takes away the magic of his excellent story telling in his much earlier books.

I didn't love this one...

What would have made Kill Alex Cross better?

I am a big James Patterson fan however, I have to say that this book lacked depth and the plot just wasn't there. It felt like a less successful repeat of an earlier book. Love Alex Cross -- Hated this book. Too simple, too boring, too much of nothing great.

What was most disappointing about James Patterson’s story?

There was nothing in this story that made me want to keep listening.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

Did they get a new narrator? I miss the other one.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No

Disappointed

What disappointed you about Kill Alex Cross?

One of the narrators is better than the other . . . but the story just didn't seem to make up for the poor reading. It's always fun to have more than one plot going, but the blending of these multiple plots didn't seem to compliment one another.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

There were a few surprise twists to the plot, but basically predictable.

How could the performance have been better?

One of the narrators seemed to be inexperienced and read too fast.

Loved all books in this Series, Until Now !

I have loved every book in the James Patterson (Alex Cross) Series. I was very excited when this new book finally came out. To my disappointment it was not what I had expected. The excitment and mystery were left out of this book. I did listen to the whole book in the hopes it would get better but it just did not have the usual cant put down effect that all the other books have. Dont get me wrong, I love James Patterson and he is an amazing Author, it is just my opinion this book was the worst in the series. I also know how hard it must be to continue on with a series for so long. I am sure there is only so much you can write about. I feel this book could have been better.

James Patterson let Alex Cross down

What would have made Kill Alex Cross better?

This book had the rhythm of an abridged book - the characters did not seem well developed. This is not James Patterson's best. Why is the title Kill Alex Cross? Hmmmmm

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I thought that the cadence of the reader was wrong. In the prior books there seemed to be no rush to get to the end of the book - this reader seemed to rush through the book.