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Violets Are Blue
- Narrated by: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Michael C. Hall
- Series: Alex Cross (abridged), Book 7
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- MAXINE PARK
- 08-17-19
Vampires and Dexter!!
The reviews on this are mixed but I loved it - although the musical intervals are cheesy! I am making my way through the Alex Cross books and as I have listened to a few back to back recently and the reviews weren't great I bought the abridged version which I don't normally do. I love Michael C Hall in Dexter and in this too narrating the villain side and Ruben Santiago-Hudson made a great Alex Cross and co. It is two stories in one but that didn't bother me. Here's to the next Alex Cross!