Giveaway/ CLOSED/ Book Review: I Alex Cross by James Patterson

Yup, that's right- ANOTHER  James Patterson book! Hachette Publishing comes thru again, with the best and newest thrillers (This one comes out Nov. 16th) ! 

The man apparently just can NOT sleep! Seriously, I have another book of his ready to read for review already!

I was able to take this book with me on vacation, and was able to read it in only TWO nights, as exhausted as I was- it is SUCH a quick read, but don't take that the wrong way-the story line is valid and all bases are covered, you don't feel shortchanged!

The story line (courtesy of Hachette's Site):

Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes. And she was not this killer's only victim.  The hunt for her murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain--they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.  As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable--a revelation that could rock the entire world. With the unstoppable action, unforeseeable twists, and edge-of-your-seat suspense that a James Patterson thriller delivers. 

I think if you are already a Patterson/Cross fan, you will get more out of this book, as you will already have a handle on the family/friend/business  relationships that Cross has, that don't always get fully explained (as there is a previous book on that subject). But that doesn't mean you can't ENJOY this book as it stands, Patterson gives you enough info to follow along. 

I have to admit I figured out the ending pretty quickly in the book, but there were enough twists and turns in the characters getting there to keep me interested. I would definitely add this book to the Christmas list for all Patterson/Cross fans!

And now you can! That's right- I've offering one of you lucky readers a chance to win this book from me!

 

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Contest will end on November 18th, at midnight. Winner will be picked by Random Number (random.org) on November 19th, and emailed. As soon as winner's info is received from winner, the book will be mailed to the winner directly!

Disclosure: Hachette Publishing sent me this book, at no cost to me, for review purposes.I was NOT compensated in any other way, nor told how to rate or review this product!