Cross Country

(Alex Cross 14)

De: James Patterson

Narrado por: Dion Graham, Peter J Fernandez

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The fourteenth book in the bestselling Alex Cross series

A killer’s trail leads Detective Alex Cross to Africa – and a whole new world of danger.

Called in to investigate a massacre in Washington D.C., Alex Cross is shocked to discover an old friend among the victims. Furious and devastated, he sets out to get justice.

The lethal D.C. underworld leads him to the Niger Delta, where the heroin and slave trades are rife, and to the terrifying, psychopathic perpetrator of the massacre: the Tiger.

But nothing is what it seems, and as Cross travels deeper into this dangerous world of corruption and conspiracy, his own survival is on the line…

Reseñas de la Crítica

[Cross Country] opens with one of the most chilling murder scenes I've read in a long time ... High-octane stuff (DAILY EXPRESS)

It was absolutely fantastic ... Cross Country has an amazing sense of speed, there's a really brilliant tension in the plot ... You're just completely engrossed in it from start to finish ... The story is unrelentingly exciting (THE SIMON MAYO SHOW, BBC Radio 5 Live)

Heart-stopping, speed-charged, and electrifying, Cross Country is a stunning thriller from "the man who can't miss. (TIME)

It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer: his uncanny skill in creating living, breathing characters we truly feel for and seamless, lightning-fast plots. I do this for a living, and he still manages to keep me guessing from the first to last page ... Simply put: Nobody does it better. (JEFFERY DEAVER)

Behind all the noise and the numbers, we shouldn't forget that no one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)

James Patterson is The Boss. End of. (IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series)

I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed. (NELSON DEMILLE)

Every once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. He or she is so bright, so innovative, so industrious that what they envision and create becomes the measure by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that ... James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)

[Alex Cross] has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages. (DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD)

Alex Cross is a legend. (HARLAN COBEN)

A fast paced thriller

Would you consider the audio edition of Cross Country to be better than the print version?

Always enjoy the audio edition as it brings the character to life.

What other book might you compare Cross Country to and why?

James Patterson puts his own style into every Alex Cross book

What does Peter J Fernandez and Dion Graham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

They bring the action right to you. You have a sense of being their with the characters, experiencing all the emotions.

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

When Alex Cross gets home and realises that the Tiger has his family. His grief and sense of lose is palatable.

Any additional comments?

Once again James Patterson has delivered another outstanding Alex Cross novel, the readers have brought them to life.

Worst cross one yet

Was a bit all over the place and not what I expect from a cross novel. not very good really

Campaign for Africa

Very disappointing listen. The hero is a superhero this time and his escapades in Africa are impossible.