Along Came a Spider

By: James Patterson

Narrated by: Alton Fitzgerald White, Michael Cumpsty

Along Came a Spider begins with the double kidnapping of the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and the young son of the Secretary of the Treasury. And that's only the beginning! Gary Soneji is a murderous serial kidnapper who wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever heard.©1993 by James Patterson (P)2001 by Time Warner AudioBooks

Critic reviews

"James Patterson does everything but stick our finger in a light socket to give us a buzz." (The New York Times)
"Cross is one of the great creations of thriller fiction." (Dallas Morning News)

Solid Mystery

If you could sum up Along Came a Spider in three words, what would they be?

A good thriller.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Along Came a Spider?

Loved how the author turned the good guy into the bad

Which scene was your favorite?

Especially liked the ending, keeping open the possibility of continued threat.

Any additional comments?

A good listen, must pay attention to keep the characters and events straight. Good suspense until the end.

Why play random music in random places?

I didn’t care for the random music that played throughout only certain parts of this book. The voice actor was fine, the storyline is great but the music ruined it for me!!! It was terrible choice of music, placement during read, and somewhat random. Just not a good idea in my opinion

along came a spider

I love this author, very good book. enjoyable story line. little slow at first but pucked up later.

amazing

great narrators, great story, overall best audio book I've listened too. highly recommended. . .

quite a story

the narrator sounded a bit too much like james cagney for my taste. but the story was complex and not so predictable. but fascinating.