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London Bridges

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

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Dramatic music unnecessary

Dramatic music was very distracting and unnecessary. Content was good. Guess I have to write more words for a review 😝

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Not my favorite

1) Hated music and echoing.
2) How did slave trader Big Bad Wolf change his MO without any explanation. He instantly became a megalomaniac terrorist. Strange!

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Great book

Just when you thought Alex had caught the Wolf. It wasn't the end of the book.

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Because so many of the reviews of this piece were less than stellar, I ordered it with lowered expectations. Much of the criticism was valid but I still found it to be an enjoyable listen. The main flaw was continuing the Wolf's character. There was no plausible explanation for him evolving into a Super Terrorist. Good fiction still needs a certain amount of believability. I think a new villain performing the same misdeeds would have made the work more credible. I think Mr. Patterson wrote this with the noble intention of giving his loyal readers a sense of closure. In many ways he accomplished this...but in the end I found myself asking the same question that I had after the final episode of Seinfeld, “Did he really have to go there?”

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Outstanding Alex Cross book

What made the experience of listening to London Bridges the most enjoyable?

The narration was very good as well as various characterizations of accents

What other book might you compare London Bridges to and why?

Typical Alex Cross novel meaning very well wrritten and kept my attention.

What does Peter J. Fernandez and Denis O'Hare bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The accents and characterizations

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Alex Cross and The Wolf meet again.

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suspenseful

loved it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time!!! keeps you locked in

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Annoying sound effects

The sound effects between every single chapter are annoying, useless and ridiculous. Such time wasters.

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Not an intimate supenseful story

I enjoyed a lot of this book. I liked the narrators but not the sound effects which intruded on the tension of the story rather than heighten it. Most of all I just didn’t enjoy the large topic, a threat on world peace taking place across continents involving numerous law enforcement agencies and multiple characters. Just give me a local murder and a case being unraveled and solved.

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Great book!

What a thriller! Start to finish. Easy to follow although lots of names to remember! Even if you don’t, Mr Patterson does a good job for you by way of thinking through Alex’s thought process with him. Highly recommend!

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Awesome book

Love the Alex Cross series. James Patterson is truly an amazing author. You won't be disappointed by reading any of his books

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