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FICTION
Released: Jan. 3, 1996
HIDE & SEEK
by James Patterson
"Fit only for those who find Sidney Sheldon too sophisticated."
Another chill-free thriller from Patterson (Kiss the Girls, 1995, etc.), this one pitting a chanteuse with a past against one of recent history's more improbable psychopaths. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 1996
JACK AND JILL
by James Patterson
"Even Patterson's most ardent admirers should beware of this dog."
Can D.C. deputy chief Alex Cross (Hide & Seek, 1995, etc.) stop a demented duo thinning the ranks of the Washington elite en route to assassinating the President? Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: May 22, 2000
CRADLE AND ALL
by James Patterson
"Post-Exorcist horror clichés, updated with a handful of contemporary references."
Warn the fans: this isn't a new Alex Cross psychokiller foray (Pop Goes the Weasel, 1999, etc.), but instead a rewritten and retitled version of Virgin, Patterson's apocalyptic 1980 horror novel. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2000
ROSES ARE RED
by James Patterson
"As usual, Patterson (Cradle and All, p. 262, etc.) provides a nonstop alternation of felonies and righteous retribution unclouded by texture, thought, or moral complexity, to produce the speediest tosh on the planet. "
Who's robbing all those banks and kidnapping all those people and killing all those accomplices? It's somebody calling himself the Mastermind--a comic-book sobriquet that represents everything that's wrong with the latest installment in Patterson's Alex Cross franchise. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2001
1ST TO DIE
by James Patterson
"Bargain-basement plotting, fewer thrills than a tax audit, and cardboard sleuths poised to return for a sequel. But the relentless velocity is guaranteed to hook fans of the bestselling Patterson, who'll presumably be hearing from the police the next time somebody declares war on young love."
Four women band together to catch the forgettable fiend who's murdering newlyweds. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Nov. 19, 2001
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
by James Patterson
"A real test for Patterson's huge audience: If they buy this, they'll buy anything."
Only a writer of Patterson's star-wattage could have hoodwinked his publisher into bringing out this unlovely mess, which pits forensic psychologist Alex Cross against two separate serial killers. Read full book review >