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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780446692632
ISBN number: 0446692638
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 464
Printing Date: August 01, 2003
Publishing house: Grand Central Publishing
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A missing little girl named Maggie Rose. A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher. A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh. He is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him-even after he's been captured.Gary Soneji is a mild-mannered mathematics teacher at a Washington, D.C., private school for the children of the political and social elite. He's so popular that the kids all call him 'Mr. Chips.' And he's very, very smart. Growing up, he always knew he was smarter than the rest of them-he knew that the Great Ones always fooled everybody. He kidnaps Maggie Rose, the golden-haired daughter of a famous movie actress, and her best friend, Shrimpie Goldberg, the son of the secretary of the treasury, right out from under the noses of their two Secret Service agents. But Gary Soneji is not surprised at his skill. He's done it before. Hundreds of times before.Alex Cross must face the ultimate test as a psychologist: how do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath? Especially one who appears to have a split personality-one who won't let the other half remember those horrific acts?Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his subsequent victim?
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This was my very first Patterson book and it certainly won't be my last. The book was well written, enjoyable, and I loved the characters. To me the makings of a good book are looking forward to the subsequent page and the one after that; what's going to happen subsequent is not apparent; and I want to read more by the author. All these were true for me with this book. I'm white, but I thought it was great to have the heros and main characters grey for a change. My husband and I have very different tastes in books, but there are some we both enjoy and this was one.
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The actions and inter-actions of the authorities were not realistic as the Secret Service is responsible for protecting not for investigations. I can't imagine that a Secret Service agent just goes riding along with other authorities from time to time with no reporting back to or receiving directions from her office.
I skip-read the uninteresting romantic parts of the book except at the end. The great ending is what saved this book from being a three star or less.
Many of the reviews have said that this is his best book. I hope not as I have eleven more of his books on my desk waiting to be read.
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Writing this review so long after the release of the book is leading me to take the approach that I'm speaking now to those of you who aren't overly familiar with James Patterson and the Alex Cross series. First of all, let me begin by saying that I'm a big advocate of reading series' from beginning to end, without skipping books along the way. Because of that, and because I can unequivically tell you that the Cross books only get better, I'm giving Along Came a Spider 3 stars and recommending that it be read.
With that in mind, this book was SLOW. I understand that Patterson was working to set up the lives of characters who would be carried over for later novels in the series, but the overall action in this book was a drag. Heck, even the timeline of the story spans more than two years!
I greatly respect James Patterson. He's one of my favorite authors and I will be the very first to tell anyone that the novels in the Alex Cross series typically make for really great reads. But, I've got to be honest with you regarding the very first one - The engine definitely took a while to leave the station for this series starter.
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I thought this book was pretty good. Overall it was entertaining, but i felt like it was missing something. Patterson is very easy to read which makes this an easy page turner. Enjoy it, but dont expect too much.
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For a long time, I've wanted this book for my James Patterson collection. I was very disappointed when I received it because it is a book club edition. All 36 of my other books by the author are the same size. It should have been clearly stated that this was not the regular hardback size. I would not have purchased it. I love Patterson's books because the clues in the mysteries are always hidden in plain sight. I should have read the books measurements and I would not have mistaken this book for the one I wanted. It was a case of mistaken identity.
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