Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, 29)

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James Patterson puts his hero Alex Cross through the wringer once again in his 29th book, and as always it is a breathtaking rollercoaster. Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the relentless killer who has stalked him and his family for years. For me, Alex has remained a fierce, intellectual knight of moral character and the proper use of action. James Patterson is always at his best when writing by himself in my humble opinion, (although I am looking forward to his upcoming book with Dolly Parton!

While the series starter was a gripping suspense thriller where Alex pitted his wits against a shrewd serial killer, the latest one is low on suspense or mystery and pretty high on action. They end up in the wilds of Montana and it’s clear both groups want them dead, as they hunt them down. It’s always a joy when a new Alex Cross book comes out, after 29 books it’s so good to be back with the Cross and Sampson families. Bad things - Ali had a small storyline, which could have been expanded and involved the reader more.Bree has started a new job with a private security firm and is off to Paris on her first assignment which turns out to be a little dicey for her. While I usually offer a detailed summary of the storyline for other reviewers to enjoy, I can’t be bothered today, preferring to offer a quick summary of my sentiments so that I can move along. They are told that they are being watched and before then can get a grip on what to do or where to turn, bodies begin to pile up. He has grown and changed in many ways, but his ethical and moral compass remains true and strong, a prime example and model for doing good, no matter what the situation is.

You know what you’re getting with a Patterson book - a well-written and fast-moving thriller- and “Fear No Evil” delivers it effortlessly. I remember reading the Alex’s first adventure, “Along came a Spider” and almost cried when Alex, then a widower, faced the loss of his new love in an ending twist I would never forget.He is one of my all time favourite authors and I almost read it in one sitting - damn having to get up for work the next day. and this latest brutal and pacy thriller has the usual characters and elements that his readers have grown to love.

I'll continue to read this series because let's face it, the Cross family is a warm and loving bunch and I always look forward to what Nana Mama cooks in each book.No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. However, even though I have been reading his work since the very beginning, nothing quite measures up for me like his classic thriller series featuring Alex Cross. It feels like with the way this book ended, Patterson is setting up for a big Cross/”M” faceoff in the next one to coincide with it being the 30th Alex Cross and an anniversary book. The setting is a little different to the usual (country Montana for the last part), and Bree is running her own business (suspend belief on that aspect of the plot), but that is about where it ends on the novelty front. Now, the 29th book in the series – “Fear No Evil” – has been read, and it is my first review of 2022.

at the beginning to bring you up to date with his career and romances, every series should have this!

The body count and torturing were higher than normal, and that is saying a lot for a Patterson novel. Bree, Cross’s wife now working for a top private security firm, Bluestone Group, has a new assignment in Paris investigating a major international CEO who is accused of unbelievable acts of abuse to women working with him. I picked this one up and realized how much I enjoy this series and will go back to read the ones I have missed.