The Big Bad Wolf

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez, Denis O'Hare

Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Who's afraid?

Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful killer he has ever encountered: a predator known only as the Wolf.

Alex Cross' first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues stymied. Across the country, men and women are being kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappearing completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it looks like a shadowy figure known as the Wolf, a master criminal who has brought a new reign of terror to organized crime, is behind this business in which ordinary men and women are sold as slaves.

You're afraid.

Even as he admires the FBI's vast resources, Alex grows impatient with the Bureau's clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out on his own in order to track the Wolf and try to rescue some of the victims while they are still alive.

As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home, too. His ex-fiancie, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life-and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped.

Full of the unexpected twists and heartrending surprises that James Patterson delivers better than any other suspense writer alive, The Big Bad Wolf is an unforgettable thriller.

©2003 James Patterson (P)2003 Time Warner AudioBooks, A Division Of The AOL Time Warner Book Group

Critic reviews

"Vastly entertaining." (Publishers Weekly)
"Phillips proves himself once again to be a wildly creative storyteller." (Booklist)

Good listening

Great Listening, don't want to stop. Alex Cross makes a good transition from local PD to FBI.

Enough Bad Music

Music horrible distractor from story. Need an option to turn it off. Good narrations though.

Now I'm hooked.

This is my first Alex Cross book. Have to start at the beginning now

Once again

Same captivating Alex Cross. Can’t stop listening. On to the next. Don’t miss this one.

My hero

I read all of James Patterson books. Love his style. This is an older one that I kept aside to savor when I was on a long trip. Love the characters and the twisdts and turns in every chapter. Feel I know these characters intimately.

Who's Afraid? Not Alex Cross!

Where does The Big Bad Wolf rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Really a good story, ending just made you want to go get the next book, London Bridges which we did the very day we finished Big Bad Wolf. Loved them both, really enjoying the series, does make me wonder about the sanity of the author and my own, since I read and enjoy it.

What did you like best about this story?

How quickly the story developed.

Which character – as performed by Peter J. Fernandez and Denis O'Hare – was your favorite?

Did not really have a favorite.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes!

Great story

What made the experience of listening to The Big Bad Wolf the most enjoyable?

I loved it because I feel like I am in the story and by hearing it I feel apart of it

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Big Bad Wolf?

I don't have one great part I loved the entire story and always a great ending

Which scene was your favorite?

All

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

No

Any additional comments?

No

A different turn than the other books

I found this book to be interesting, I first started the book on the way to work and then listened again on the way home. I got so hooked i plugged in my head phones and finished the book right at home! I found this book to be different than the other books but that is a good thing. Alex Cross is not becoming stagnant. I wish that Sampson, Alex's partner was in this book more. I also found the ending to be suprising.

Alex Cross returns

James Patterson has gone in a number of directions in the past several novels.With 14th Century jesters and flying children as recent protagonists it's easy to miss his old characters. With this latest, Alex Cross returns in a new role as a rookie FBI agent.Having been lured away from his Washington PD job by an FBI Director who wants to change the status quo at the Bureau, Cross returns to the pages in the orientation class at Quantico. Balancing his family life with the professional skill and curiosity that draws him inevitably into the crosshairs of the most recent villian, Cross is the same character with whom we have grown comfortable.
Another fast paced novel, expertly narrated by a team of performers , who keep you sitting in the car long after you have arrived at your destination as you wait for the chapter to end. It is an exciting ride, with a setup for more.

Good Listen

This was an entertaining book, but the music and audio are truly annoying. With any luck the producers will leave the silly "chapter" sounds out of the next production.