Along Came a Spider: (Alex Cross 1) (Alex Cross, #1)

by James Patterson

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The legendary thriller that launched the Alex Cross phenomenon

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Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Detective Alex Cross is charged with finding them.

The kidnapper's identity is quickly determined as one of the children's teachers. But capturing him is the true challenge.

As Cross gets pulled deeper into the strange world of the kidnapper, it becomes clear he is far more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated.
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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD

'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN

'I wrote, "Along Came a Spider is the best thriller I've come across in many a year. It deserves to be this season's no. 1 bestseller and should instantly make James Patterson a household name." A household name, indeed.' NELSON DEMILLE

'Brilliantly terrifying! So exciting that I had to stay up all night to finish it! Packed with white-knuckle twists.' DAILY MAIL

'An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing.' CLIVE CUSSLER

'Terror and suspense that grab the reader and won't let go. Just try running away from this one.' ED MCBAIN

• ISBN10: 1784757403
• ISBN13: 9781784757403
• Publish Date: 6 April 2017 (first published 26 January 1993)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Cornerstone
• Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[pamela]

A meandering plot so full of holes and an excess of bad guys, that I hardly know what to think of this hot mess. Evidence of Gary Soneji's smarts was more down to coincidence than anything else, and in moments where he should have been able to use his brain, he just proved himself so immensely stupid, that I really struggled to take him seriously as an antagonist. It was predictable and ended with a twist that was bordering on cliche. This is my second James Patterson novel to date (the first being Kiss the Girls, which if anything was worse than this one) that I really, truly wonder how he remains a best-seller if these are considered the best he can offer.

[flybymoonlight]

James Patterson definitely knows how to write a story. This book sucked me in and I couldn't put it down until I was finished. I love the short, easy to read chapters. Along Came A Spider was a thrilling story with a gripping plot. Give it a try!

I saw this movie on Amazon now that long ago and I always noticed that it recommended I read the book on here. I always chose something else but since the movie trailer looked good, I decided to read the book before I watched the movie as the books are always better than the movies. I'm really glad that I did, because I just loved this book. I love Alex Cross and I've always loved police and crime solving shows on tv, but for some reason not for books.

This book just drew me in and it is a long book and I just tried to finish it as quick as I could. I'm starting to like crime solving books and I can't wait to read the 2nd book.