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Double Cross (Alex Cross, 13) Hardcover – Large Print, November 13, 2007

by James Patterson (Author)
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Alex Cross faces two crazed killers in this chilling, suspenseful blockbuster from James Patterson, "the man who can't miss" (Time).




A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience.




As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror-and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings-and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen.
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  1. Book 13 of 33
    Alex Cross
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    448 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Little, Brown and Company
  5. Publication date
    November 13, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    6.75 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0316004316
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0316004312
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James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 375 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown and Company; Large type / Large print edition (November 13, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316004316
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316004312
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.79 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.5 x 9.75 inches
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James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, and collaborated most recently with Michael Crichton on the blockbuster “Eruption.” He has told the story of his own life in “James Patterson by James Patterson” and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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Knarf
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
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Always a great read. Love a great crime novel. Ready for the next one. Bring it on. Not very good at writing reviews.
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Jessi Eliza Portell
4.0 out of 5 stars I love Alex.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
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I love that KC is back. The book was good, kept me on my toes. Surprised me. But felt like it was missing something.
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Charles A. Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Cliffhanger
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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It was a typical Alex Cross book, except the children are getting older. And that seems to have more of an affect on him than the case he's working on. He gives 95% of his all to solve the riddles presented to him but that 5% that he gives to the people he loves, always gets him ahead of the game. You won't be disappointed.

Ordering that next book in the series now!
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Alina Castro
5.0 out of 5 stars Great thriller!
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2023
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Twists and turns never disappoint! Easy to read with a glass of wine. Definitely recommend Patterson’s books to leave your cozy life into a world of good versus evil.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Cross.
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2023
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I've become quite the Jamesi Patterson/Alex Cross fan. Always a thrilling read. Have several others on my Kindle and will get right into them. Didn't know that he had written so many.
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frank kearney
4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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I enjoyed this book very much. I love a real page turner and that is just what it was. I highly recommend. Keep them coming.
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Mike Fickling
5.0 out of 5 stars Patterson at his best - don't miss this one
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2009
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Synopsis

In this, the thirteenth installment for super-cop Alex Cross, he finds himself once again returning to the streets to catch a diabolical duo of killers. Pursuing a genius serial killer who thrives on killing his victims in front of the largest crowds he can muster, Cross has his hands full. Known as the "Audience Killer," he delights in murdering famous people in broad daylight and on live television. He posts streaming video on the Internet, all the while taunting and threatening to make Cross his ultimate victim.

As if this is not enough to keep Cross and his partner Bree Stone busy, former colleague and friend Kyle Craig performs a dramatic prison break and is bent on exacting his revenge on Cross for putting him in maximum security prison for four long years.

Craig and the Audience Killer are destined to team up and make life short and miserable for the retired detective.The action is fast-paced and the suspense is palpable in this high-tech crime thriller.

My Two Cents Worth

After a couple of unremarkable efforts, Patterson is back. Double Cross is probably the best effort in the series of Cross novels.

The plot is complicated and boasts some ingenious twists and turns, but very well developed and engaging. Patterson sets a scorching pace and keeps the reader completely engrossed in the story line. The prose is cohesive and concise and he paints a compelling story.

Cross is still bigger-than-life, but unlike some of the previous books, the action doesn't suffer from lapses in reality. I found it refreshing to be completely consumed in a story for a change.

Double Cross delivered, big-time.
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Sky
3.0 out of 5 stars Got His Signals Crossed Again
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2009
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The James Patterson books that I've read are super quick reads. Lot's of chapters with lots of white-space between each chapter. A great, down-to-earth writing style that any 'normal' person can relate to. And most importantly: lots of action.

It's no wonder every writer under the sun is trying to get Patterson to attach his name to their own novels. Man, I think that there were four titles on the rack of popular books at the airport this week that had James Patterson's name on the cover either by himself or with a co-writer.

So is all this 'writing' burning the guy out? Because while Double Cross had the traits that I mentioned above, the story was not quite as well put together as what I was used to from Patterson. Double Cross was a little more engrossing that his last Cross novel...aptly named  Cross ...but like Cross, the last page of Double Cross left me scratching my head saying, "That's it?"

Double Cross deals with the hunt for a brutal serial killer that may have more connections to Alex Cross than he bargained for. Adding to Alex's troubles is the escape from prison by his arch nemesis. Brutal murder after brutal murder occur, and at the end of the story you're screaming for a justice equal to the atrocities that the bad guy has committed. But ultimately what I got just didn't feel 'right'. It felt 'rushed'. Like Patterson needed to get to his next co-write appointment. And then Double Cross just kind of seemed to have abruptly ended.

So overall, I did get wrapped up and thoroughly engrossed in the story. But I certainly didn't walk away with that satisfying  Along Came a Spider  or  Kiss the Girls  kind of feeling. I am going to give Patterson one more chance with  I, Alex Cross . If he doesn't get back to top form, I'll be taking a long break before I try Crossing back over to the Alex Cross series.
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dan beal
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect
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Helen Musson
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Jürgen W. Küpper
5.0 out of 5 stars very wild
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Again, one of those great Alex Cross stories. Completely out of whack, unrealistic with villains always knowing and capable of anything and Cross struggling but prevailing in the end.

Well … predictable. But that’s how we want it, don‘t we? Cross, our hero, with many more novels to come.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best one yet!
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I really enjoyed this one, read it over a few days, it was awesome! Can’t wait to read the next one.
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