Alex Cross has left the Washington DC police office to join the FBI. He's still in preparing, however his notoriety goes before him thus he is tapped to lead a noteworthy examination concerning an abducting ring. The criminal driving force behind the seizing binge is a Russian Mafia boss called The Wolf. Splendid, merciless, clever, and staggeringly rich, he is constantly in front of the FBI who blunder along committing a great many mistakes. Just Alex Cross appears to have any brains among his new accomplices.

Talking about which, Patterson's plot is brimming with botches, openings, subplots that go no place, and a conspicuous set-up to proceed with the lucrative establishment. In any case, I need to give the person acknowledgment for having the capacity to make anticipation. He has aced the class; short sentences, short passages, short parts that dependably end just before the peruser is fulfilled, all signify a recipe that keeps you turning pages.

Fernandez and O'Hare make a solid showing with regards to of voicing the many characters. My primary grumbling about the book recording is the gooey "anticipation" music and profound studio-upgraded voice that declares every part as though one's life relied upon this data. At that point there's the significantly cheesier "delicate" music alarming us to a delicate scene with Cross and his youngsters. Puh-leeze!

Here's an example of why I gave The Big Bad Wolf two stars. In one scene Alex Cross and his FBI boss track a man believed to be the most dangerous Red Mafiya criminal in the world, to his home in Miami, and arrest him during a party. Before slapping on the cuffs, someone yells, "Fire!" in the next room. Both Alex and his boss abandon the most dangerous criminal in the world, not knowing if there actually is a fire, enabling an escape. Is Alex drummed out of the FBI for gross incompetence? No. Instead, he's promoted to Assistant Director just a few pages later.

Alex Cross is back and he isn’t afraid of the big bad wolf! Because when Alex is thrown out in the wild to the wolf, well friends, he just comes back leading the pack! Yet another, face paced, fuel injected read by Patterson. 5 stars

Wanted a fun quick beach read and that’s exactly what this was. Quick interesting story but James Patterson’s writing made me feel like he thought I was stupid

Alex Cross - book No. 9: Rich, young, beautiful, sexy women are being kidnapped and there are no ransom notes, no communication, they simply are gone! Alex Cross has finally left the Washington PD and joined the FBI, and before he can finish training he is already involved in trying to find the Big Bad Wolf... the man behind kidnapping to order! Back to Patterson's trademark page turning style with this episode of the mega best selling series. 6 out of 12.

Original rating would be 2 stars. However, James Patterson does it again with an ending that you can't put down.

Alex has joined the FBI, hoping he would be home more. He is called to a case of a judge’s wife being kidnapped. looking into it, he finds all over the country women are being kidnapped. No ransom is asked for and they aren’t seen again. He runs up against the worst criminal of his career. I didn’t like the ending since it is a cliffhanger for the next book.

Fair mystery, not all that spectacular or memorable.

Couldn't put it down, can't wait for the next one.

I was planning to start this review with a phrase that was able to convey incredulity. Incredulity at the skill which James must have employed deliberately to deliver a novel so comprehensively lacking in quality that it manages to fail against any literary benchmark that I can think of. The development of characters is superficial throughout - not even clichéd, just insipid and uninteresting. Events don't make sense. Plot development is flawed. Attempts to give characters psychological depths are pathetic. As a craftsman, James simply failed to deliver a useable product.

So what was the phrase I wanted to use? It was "words fail me". But when I wrote it down, I discovered to my disappointment that it is impossible to use this phrase in a review. Writing it down is evidence that words have not failed me, and so the phrase doesn't make sense. And if words had failed me, I could not have written it down.

So let us pretend that I am starting my review now, and that I am inserting it in full within square brackets:

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After leaving The Job, Alex is now training as an FBI Agent. If he thought that he'd would have more time with his family and keep them out of danger, he'd be sadly wrong. Even though he's still a rookie, there's a case that needs his expertise.

It's a doozy. Across the country, men and women are being abducted. However, none are ever held for ransom. Instead, as Alex soon realises, they're being purchased to play out some really gross fantasies. When the victims have fulfilled their unwilling duties, it's time to get rid of them.

The Wolf is the head honcho of this bizarre operation. As a feared member of the Russian Mafia, the Wolf never reveals his identity. Instead, 'The Couple' is employed to carry out the Wolf's dirty work.

By now, I've worked out that Alex has a pretty solid head on his shoulders along with a strong voice of reason. He's used to being on charge and calling the shots. Not now. Alex has to learn to listen to orders from above, even if he disagrees with them. Alex is right to, because the FBI's clumsiness allows the Wolf to escape once more...

Some, or most, of the Russian Mafia stuff went right over my head. Please get to the point already! The Wolf is shaping up to be a great villain, and I'm sure that we'll see him again.

There's trouble boiling closer to home as well. Ex fiance Christine has returned after two years and has suddenly decided that she wants sole custody of their son. Christine will go to any lengths to get what she wants, even if it means destroying Alex's whole world...

I really missed Sampson in this one. The bromance between him and Alex is legit one of the best things of this series. There's no way, if John was around, that things with Christine would have escalated so fast. Hopefully, they'll be reunited soon enough.

Not amongst the best in the series, but still a good read.

4

Baru sahaja menjejakkan kaki ke FBI, Alex sudah ditugaskan menyiasat kes kehilangan. Dan ini membawa mereka kepada Wolf yang dikatakan misteri dah berbahaya. Dan kemunculan Chritine secara tiba-tiba juga mengusik ketenangan hidup Alex.

SH marah sungguh yea dengan Christine. Dia yang tinggalkan Little Alex selama setahun dengan alasan ingin menjauhkan diri dari Alex, tiba-tiba muncul balik semata-mata inginkan hak asuh anak. Dia sangat pentingkan diri sendiri. Setahun masa yang lama untuk Alex sekeluarga membina hubungan batin dengan Little Alex. Tiba-tiba hubungan yang dibina ingin direntap begitu sahaja.

Dan melalui naskah ini membuatkan SH tertanya-tanya tentang kredibiliti seorang FBI. Sebab hanya beberapa orang termasuk Alex yang cekap dalam tugas mereka. Yang lain-lain seolah-olah terlalu mengikut buku. Tidak praktikal. Tahulah cerita ini berkisahkan Alex tapi watak-watak dalam FBI seolah-olah terlalu lemah, tidak cerdas dan sering teragak-agak. Sedangkan FBI adalah sebuah nama besar.