Recently finished "Cross Country," the latest novel by James Patterson to feature detective Alex Cross. One thing about a Patterson novel is if you say, "Wait just a minute, I need to finish this chapter," you are actually overestimating the time it'll take to finish. Patterson is known for his rather short chapters.
I've always very much enjoyed all of the Alex Cross series, but this one probably ranks near the bottom. It starts off well enough, with Cross on the trail of a typically ruthless serial killer. But then he sends Cross off to Africa, and everything kind of bogs down. Not much really happens, and I guess Patterson wanted to show his humanitarian side by describing the plight of the Nigerians. In addition, Cross seems to get beat up a lot, which is unusual for this character (note to Hollywood: Morgan Freeman was the wrong choice to portray this guy).
So, not too thrilled with this book. Will have to wait for the next one, which won't take long, because Patterson really cranks these out. He's also written a number of other books with other authors. I've read several of these. One I won't read is "The Quickie," if for no other reason so I don't get caught coming out of the library with a book called, "The Quickie."
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