London Bridges

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Peter J. Fernandez, Denis O'Hare

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant.

Alex Cross is on vacation in San Francisco with his girlfriend, Jamilla Hughes, when he gets the call. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims responsibility for the blast.

Major cities around the globe are threatened with total destruction. The Wolf has proven he can do it; the only question is, can anyone stop him in time? Surveillance film of the blast reveals the presence of another of Alex Cross' most dangerous enemies, the ruthless assassin known as the Weasel.

World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm. Joining forces with Scotland Yard and Interpol, Alex fights his way through a torrent of false leads, impersonators, and foreign agents before he gets close to the heart of the crimes. Racing down the hairpin turns of the Riviera in the most unforgettable finale James Patterson has ever written, Alex Cross confronts the truth of the Wolf's identity, a revelation that even Cross himself may be unable to survive.

©2004 James Patterson (P)2004 Time Warner AudioBooks

London Bridges gets woofed down

I'm an avid James Patterson reader and I loved the book. I couldn't wait until the next chapter to "hear" what was going to happen next. It had my attention the entire time and the Wolf is a real , badboy , that kept me riveted to his exploits and the absolute ineptitiude of the FBI and police. Alex Cross is a great character to revolve a story about and his family .
The sounds made the book more interesting than other books that are read like a funeral dirge. Don't even listen to the negative comments because if you like this series and characters , you will like this book.

Anti-climatic ending for the Wolf....

...because endings to other characters within in this book and "The Big Bad Wolf" were much more exciting. Come on! All of this excitement surrounding the guy and an elaborate takedown for the dude that got his face changed, and then it was very short and unexciting for the true wolf to go down. Same with the Weasel. Thought both of their endings could have been a little more dramatic.

great book

loved it. keep me interested to the very end. loved the music in the background too

London Bridges

It is nice for Alex Cross to finally get the had guy. I had grown a little tired of the had guy always getting away.

Plot twist

Good book! I didn’t see that ending! However the music with the book is a little corny.

Missing something…

Overall I like the general idea of the story. I like to see Cross extending his time as a detective in another branch. To see him working with other agencies. That said can we give his love life a break? It feels so grossly unnecessary for details, it always just seems chaotic and messy. Also we need Samson back. The stories aren’t the same without him.

I was highly disappointed in the actual story end. I feel like Patterson got worse with some of these plot line gaps & endings. Some were well written and others not. The ending of the Wolf… pathetic. It was simplistic & boring compared to even the CIA director dying. It just felt like it needed more.

Also can someone turn the weird music off. It sometimes over powers the story.

London Brides

This is a very good book. I loved the twists and turns! I think thete was too much distraction between the chapters.

Great Read

The performance in this book was great! The reader went all out with sound effects and did great voices! Made it like watching a movie! Great job!

Good story despite chapter changes

We really liked the story on our road trip. We are enjoying the Alex Cross series. The odd chapter transitions and sound effects were an unnecessary distraction which is why I gave four stars for performance.

A sheep in Wolf's clothing.

I have listened to other Alex Cross books, and this one is a bit of a stretch. In this book, there are revelations made by the police Feds, CIA, etc.), that suddenly add characters without explaining where information came from. There are characters added right at the end of the story. It was hard to keep the interest in what could have been a strong plot line.
While the readers did a generally good job, there were very annoying sound effects with every chapter. All in all, not one of the better Cross efforts.