has become one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time, a character for the ages. STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. In 1993 one such writer - James Patterson - began to do just that. 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. NELSON DEMILLEĮvery once in a while a writer comes along and fundamentally changes the way people read. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name.' A household name, indeed. I wrote, ' Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series JEFFERY DEAVERīehind 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. I do this for a living, and he still manages to keep me guessing from the first to last page. 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.

Underneath the fast-and-furious action, Patterson is exploring what it means to be a father, a man and, ultimately, a human being in an increasingly complex and dangerous world. Kill Alex Cross is a thriller with family at its heart.

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