Soo, I read the book even though I didn't read 8 prequels. Still it was readable. I like how James writes, it's thrilling and exciting and you can't wait to read another chapter.

This book was awesome, I'll try to get my hands on more Alex Cross.

3 STARS

"Alex Cross battles the most ruthless and powerful killer he has ever encountered - a predator known only as "the Wolf. "Alex Cross's first case since joining the FBI has his new colleagues stymied. Across the country, men and women are being kidnapped in broad daylight and then disappearing completely. These people are not being taken for ransom, Alex realizes. They are being bought and sold. And it looks as if a shadowy figure called the Wolf - a master criminal who has brought a new reign of terror to organize crime - is behind this business in which ordinary men and women are sold as slaves. Even as he admires the FBI's vast resources, Alex grows impatient with the Bureau's clumsiness and caution when it is time to move. A lone wolf himself, he has to go out on his own in order to track the Wolf and try to rescue some of the victims while they are still alive. As the case boils over, Alex is in hot water at home too. His ex-fiancee, Christine Johnson, comes back into his life - and not for the reasons Alex might have hoped." (From Amazon)

An okay suspense novel.

3.5 stars

I'm reading these books really quickly but that's what I remember most about James Patterson books is how he can hook you on the first page. He doesn't mess around. He starts off with the murder and then builds the plot.

Alex Cross is now in the FBI and he has been given some special treatment and it's rubbing some the wrong way. At one point they edge him out and didn't call him to the latest abduction in New Hampshire. This book is about the Red mafia from Russia and they abduct women and boys for money and turn them over to who pays for a specific type of person.

I woke up at 4:30 this morning so I could finish this book :)

3.5 stars. Good character development, but a bit to far fetched at times for my taste. I’m still interested in the series.

Never read JP before until now. My coworker said he’s her favorite author and let me borrow this. I probably never would have read one of his books if not for her tbh. His stuff has never really interested me.

Now, this wasn’t a bad book. I can understand why he’s a lot of peoples favorite author. But, like I figured, it wasn’t really my cup of tea shall we say. It was mostly bland for my personal taste, but it did have some surprising moments in it. The writing was so easy to read and I loved how short the chapters were.

Overall, not a bad story but not my favorite thing I’ve ever read. I probably won’t ever think about these characters again. However, I will continue to read JP if my coworker brings me more of his books. They’re easy to get through and are still thrillers, so, can’t really go wrong there, right?

In the book The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson, Alex Cross is working on his first case with the FBI that puts him and his two children in danger. Making it easier for his ex-fiancée too gain full custody of their son. Alex is first brought onto this case after a judge’s wife in kidnapped. Afraid that this kidnapping might be related to other crimes across the country were beautiful men and women are kidnapped and sold for slavery. Alex is added to the team of FBI agents to find the judges wife before she is killed like the other victims. Throughout this book the points of view change from Alex Cross to the victims and to the kidnappers.

I was drawn into this book because the exposition introduced the characters so well. I also enjoyed the narrative hook because I had to know what was going to happen to the victims. One thing I didn’t enjoy about the book is the resolution; I think that the ending of the book was too predictable. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery book that’s short.

Such an underwhelming and haphazardly written story. There are unnecessary twists and turns that don’t make much sense. I kept comparing the writing to Tom Clancy and Lee Child and they’re way better at creating more coherent and engaging action thrillers than this.
Although the story ends on an unnecessary cliffhanger, I won’t want to see what happens as that would mean forcing myself to read more of this garbage.

Alex Cross is back on top form with his first FBI case, in the hunt for Russian monster The Wolf. I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment in the Alex Cross series and after a minor lapse with books 7 & 9, I'm glad things picked up with book 9. Good plot, with a few twists and turns which saw this book ending with a cliffhanger. Poor Alex seems no further forward with the car crash this is his personal life but let's just say after the way book 9 ended, I "cross" my fingers that Alex's ex, Christine Johnston, gets what's coming to her in an upcoming instalment......

Ich kann leider nicht beurteilen ob die Übersetzung das Buch noch schlechter macht als es ist, aber ich habe kein Interesse, es herauszufinden.

"Untidiness" spoils otherwise great Alex Cross thriller!

Patterson's latest is typical of his best work: furiously paced short chapters; an edgy plot that keeps the pages inexorably turning; and thrills and chills galore as the scary action rarely pauses for us to breathe. And for Alex Cross fans, it's good to have him back, even though this book marks the start of his FBI career, a start that wobbles a little bit. For good measure, some family stuff is worked in, especially a surprise visit from Christine Johnson, little Alex' real mother, who seems to have custodial intentions despite abandoning the kid for more than a year.

The plot, about a ruthless Russian Mafia type ("Wolf", now operating here) who seems all powerful, is more than adequate to sustain entertaining reading til nearly the end. However, some of the untidy turns of events, especially the loose ending, will cause chagrin and disappointment to many readers, regardless of whether a sequel looms (seems likely). We predict most will enjoy this fast read and tolerate the shaky ending in anticipation of more to come. We might have preferred another 50 pages or so to just wrap it up and give some closure to an otherwise good story. Enjoy, but be warned.

Whenever I travel, I try to choose a book that I know I can read even while constantly being interrupted, jostled about, or otherwise distracted...and still grasp the plot, characters, deeper meaning, etc. James Patterson's Alex Cross books work for that purpose. I enjoy them on a basic level but I don't ever expect to be blown away by their level of quality.

In this one, we have a new serial murder puppet master character known as "The Wolf". Alex Cross has been recruited by the FBI but is still trying to find his feet as an agent. He comes with a good reputation from his days as a DC cop but finds he still has to prove himself with the feds. Mix in the drama of his personal family life and we have another reasonably good Alex Cross story, although similarities to previous novels make this one tip toward a formula production.