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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780446613262
ISBN number: 0446613266
Label: Vision
Manufacturer: Vision
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 416
Printing Date: 2003-09
Publishing house: Vision
Release Date: September 29, 2003
Sale Popularity Level: 15503
Studio: Vision
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In this latest thriller from perennial bestselling author James Patterson, Washington cop Alex Cross gets involved in his partner's effort to save the life of an old Army buddy who's facing execution for a horrendous and inexplicable murder spree in North Carolina. The Army's evidence against Sergeant Ellis Cooper, a decorated Vietnam vet, is overwhelming, which isn't surprising since it's all been planted by a quartet of killers whose reason for framing the erstwhile hero isn't revealed until long after they are. The big secret is who set the murderers loose, and in true cliffhanger fashion, Patterson keeps it under wraps until the very end. Meanwhile, his usual blend of action, violence, fast pacing and uninspired-though-serviceable prose prevail, and will probably do so all the way to the top of the bestseller lists. --Jane Adams
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In this latest thriller from perennial bestselling author JamesPatterson, Washington cop Alex Cross gets involved in his partner's effort to save the lifeof an old Army buddy who's facing execution for a horrendous and inexplicablemurder spree in North Carolina. The Army's evidence against Sergeant EllisCooper, a decorated Vietnam vet, is overwhelming, which isn't surprising sinceit's all been planted by a quartet of killers whose reason for framing theerstwhile hero isn't revealed until long after they are. The big secret is whoset the murderers loose, and in true cliffhanger fashion, Patterson keeps itunder wraps until the very end. Meanwhile, his usual blend of action, violence,fast pacing and uninspired-though-serviceable prose prevail, and will probablydo so all the way to the top of the bestseller lists. --Jane Adams
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This series will suck you into a world that is both scary and exciting at the same time....you will become one with the main character, Alex Cross. The author, James Patterson, has developed these stories in such a way that the reader actually feels like they are walking along side of Cross....it is a unique experience I have never had before with ANY OTHER AUTHOR - keep on pumping them out James, I will read your work FOREVER!
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James Patterson books are THE BEST
I have yet to read one that didn't take my interest immediately.
I never want to put them down and this one is no exception!
I often think he can not outdo the last book I read but he always does.
NEVER a disapointment.
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James Patterson's "Four Blind Mice" is yet another Alex Cross novel that is only 383 pages and you can read it in a couple of hours...And like all the Alex Cross novels it contains the same formula that have made up the foundation of all the other ones. "Four Blind Mice" is neither the best Cross novel nor the worst. It's an entertaining read, but I've read all but three Cross novels now (Violets Are Blue, Double Cross, & The Big Bad Wolf in case you're interested). Am I the only one who thinks that these novels are getting a bit repetitive? I mean, yeah, they're entertaining enough for me to give it 4-stars...But every Cross book has the same plot line. Cross has to catch a killer, neglects his children regretfully, searches for the killer, almost finds the killer, killer finds him, Cross gets laid, Cross catches the killer, Cross realizes that the whole puzzle hasn't been put together, and Cross goes back to put the rest of it together. That's not to say Patterson's novels aren't worth reading; if you have nothing to do, they're a good way of passing the time. I'm giving "Four Blind Mice" 4 stars because it was entertaining and vastly superior to the three-star "Cat & Mouse," but it's still weak. I wish Patterson would come up with an original plot...The Cross novels are terrific for the very first two or three books, but now they're kind of old...
GRADE: B-
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The mystery/detective novel was a rather pure form in its earlier days. The focus was not on the murder itself and the detailed agony of the victim. In fact, the crime was disposed of rather quickly. The story was how the detective, through investigation and logic, revealed the murderer. There was no sex, no outright violence and certainly no sadism.
Somewhere along the line the detective novel evolved into the "thriller," in which the theme ranged far and wide. In most novels by James Patterson there is a pervasive vein of sadism, as there is in "Four Blind Mice." Ex-rangers from the U.S. Army, men who had fought in Viet Nam, continue their killing for hire and for pleasure in America. The sadism is very detailed and has nothing to do with the plot itself. For example, there is a lengthy and gruesome description of how the rangers tortured and killed a woman suspected of being Viet Cong. Perhaps it is to show that the men were not nice fellows, but the fact that they murdered people at all should establish that.
The detectives who trail the killers are bedroom hoppers, narrated with rather specific detail. Again, the sex has nothing to do with the plot, with tracking down the killers. One has to suspect that the sex is to titilate the sort of reader who can be titilated or manipulated by this.
The actual plot is not of much interest, nor is how the criminals were caught. What sells the Patterson books is the violence, the sadism, the sex--and short chapters for those with short attention spans. And because of this, I suspect the Patterson books will not be long remembered. Readers still read Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Philo Vance, etc., and they will be doing so when the Cross books are in the dustbin.
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Alex Cross the mystery solver. Great read. Fast moving and exciting. Never go wrong with James Patterson reading
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