Merry Christmas, Alex Cross

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Michael Boatman, Stephen Kunken, Cristin Milioti

Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

It's Christmas Eve and Detective Alex Cross has been called out to catch someone who's robbing his church's poor box. That mission behind him, Alex returns home to celebrate with Bree, Nana, and his children. The tree decorating is barely underway before his phone rings again - a horrific hostage situation is quickly spiraling out of control. Away from his own family on the most precious of days, Alex calls upon every ounce of his training, creativity, and daring to save another family. Alex risks everything - and he may not make it back alive on this most sacred of family days.

Alex Cross is a hero for our time, and never more so than in this story of family, action, and the deepest moral choices. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross will be a holiday classic for years to come.

©2012 James Patterson (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Good read

Good story but guess I expected more from a Christmas book. Always enjoy James Patterson but Alex Cross books are not my favorite of his.

More action than Christmas

Would you consider the audio edition of Merry Christmas, Alex Cross to be better than the print version?

I have only listened to this wonderful story about Alex Cross.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

You actually feel the cold, the snow and the ice from all the characters. This i think would be missed in reading it myself.

omewhat macabre, but spell-binding

Couldn't stop listening, finished in days! out would be great to include more DC history.

Enjoyable story ,excellent narration .

Alex Cross is bold and insightful as usual,but announcement of short chapters was annoying and could have been edited for audible version.

any thing but politics

Where does Merry Christmas, Alex Cross rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I like any thing James Patterson writes

If you’ve listened to books by James Patterson before, how does this one compare?

good but there have been some better

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

all were good

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

time of year sad (Christmas)

Any additional comments?

I will probably not read hard covers or paper backs ,i am all for audidible !!!!

Not Good Enough

Would you try another book from James Patterson and/or the narrators?

I love the Alex Cross series and will continue to listen, but this book was too chopped up for me. I don't see the point in the two storylines, why couldn't it have been about the hostage situation and not about the terrorist. I didn't get that, why speed through one story line just to go back to another one, I was rather confused and irritated. It wasn't realistic, how many things could go on on one Christmas. The first story line made sense, but the reason they introduced the second, made no sense.

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

It was ok, pretty predictable, no surprises

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Definitely the emotion. You get so involved that you forget that you are listening and sometimes react out loud

Do you think Merry Christmas, Alex Cross needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Follow up to what?!?!?!?! How can you follow up something that was concluded

way better than expected

best one in a while , brought me back to the series. scary premise, AWESOME performance

Christmas for all

Would you consider the audio edition of Merry Christmas, Alex Cross to be better than the print version?

I love this so much that I bought the book for my son. I will let him tell me what he thinks. But I thought the audio production was great

My first audio book with multiple narrators

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes - like listening to a weekly episode of a dramatic series - having a hero always getting there man

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

No surprises

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

I enjoyed all the narrators - good variety

Do you think Merry Christmas, Alex Cross needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Not really - think that there are other Alex Cross stories that don't need to start as a follow-up

Typical Cross Thriller great for the Holidays

What did you love best about Merry Christmas, Alex Cross?

The narration is phenomenal

What did you like best about this story?

The interrogation of the terrorist brings Cross to go further than he would ever like to go but i love how he struggles with that decision and beats himself up over it throughout the end of the story.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The narrators weave a symphonic story that is reminiscent of the excitement created in an extremely long volley in tennis as it goes back and forth. the drama leaves the audience hanging on the next move.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The interrogation of the terrorist scene where Alex knows a line is being crossed but has to go along to ensure the safety of the country