Title: I thought this book would be worth reading... Mistake!
Product review: This may be the 'shark jumping' moment for Patterson and the Alex Cross series.'Cross' is a disjointed mess, with cliched antagonists (Irish vs. Italian mobsters), and slower than usual pacing for a Patterson novel.The plot never really gets off the ground,or engages the reader. I felt as if I'd read it all before. There's no real payoff for the story's 'hook'(Who killed Cross's wife?). Even the numerous interludes with Cross's Nana and kids aren't enough to sustain the action during the slow points. Other reviewers have already commented on the worst aspects of the story. I won't beat a dead horse.All that's left is a book that Patterson must have sleepwalked through, and a teaser that only makes me realize what a waste of time it was to read this book.I'm tempted to 'Cross' this series off my list. I have to wonder if the 4 and 5 star reviewers read the same book I did.
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