Title: The People vs. Alex Cross
Author: James Patterson
Series: Alex Cross, 25
Published: November 2017, Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover, 413 pages
Source: Personal copy
Summary:
This time it’s Alex Cross on trial.
Alex
Cross is on the wrong side of the law. Serving a suspension from the
force while he awaits trial for murder, Cross has been branded as a
trigger-happy cop, another bad apple walking the streets with a gun, an
accusation that Cross will do anything to refute. To make himself feel
useful again, Cross opens a counseling office in the basement of his
home. When his former partner Sampson shows up needing his help, Cross
jumps at the chance, even if it may end up costing him what’s left of
his career. When a string of young, blonde women go missing, the
investigation leads Cross and Sampson to the most depraved, darkest
corners of the internet. Struggling to prove his own innocence and
uncover the truth lurking online, Cross must risk everything to save his
most at-risk patient of all…himself.
***Short & Sweet Reviews are
short, quick reviews. These will mainly be used for series books where I
have already done full reviews on some of the earlier books or for
books that I feel will suffice with a quick review. These will not be
used for review requests or blog tours.
My thoughts: It’s amazing to me that this series is still going strong after 25 books, yet I keep reading them and I do enjoy them. I pick them up knowing they are going to be completely quick, binge-worthy reads that I can get through in an afternoon, and the short chapters only add to that mentality.
I will say that I was a little let down that this book didn’t completely focus solely on the court case, though in all honesty, I wasn’t surprised. Of course, Alex Cross would find himself involved in a case while on trial for murder. I just wish the two plot lines were given equal time.
All in all, though, it was still a good book and I enjoyed the fact that Alex found himself questioning what he really wants to be doing. I guess time will tell.
Books in this series:
- Along Came a Spider 16. Cross Country
- Kiss the Girls 17. Cross Fire
- Jack and Jill 18. Kill Alex Cross
- Cat and Mouse 19. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
- Pop Goes the Weasel 20. Alex Cross, Run
- Roses are Red 21. Cross My Heart
- Violets are Blue 22. Hope to Die
- Four Blind Mice 23. Cross Justice
- The Big Bad Wolf 24. Cross the Line
- London Bridges 24.4 Cross Kill
- Mary Mary 24.5 Detective Cross
- Cross 25. The People vs. Alex Cross
- Double Cross 26. Target: Alex Cross
- I, Alex Cross 27. Criss Cross
- Alex Cross’s Trial
