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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross)
by James Patterson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (1993-12-01)
ISBN: 0446364193
EAN: 9780446364195
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
SKU: 04027
Condition: Used: Very Good Firs
Comments: First edition but not underlined, in great condition
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Washington, D.C., police detective Alex Cross becomes caught up in a kidnapping case that may involve Gary Soneji, a teacher at an elite private school who is also a schizophrenic psychopath and serial murderer. Reprint. LJ.
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Customer Reviews
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An Excellent Book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-19
This was my 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 next page and the one after that; what's going to happen next 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 black 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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A murder mystery but defiantly not in the thriller genre
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-11-18
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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Mediocre start to a great series...
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-11-14
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 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 first one - The engine definitely took a while to leave the station for this series starter.
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Not Bad
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-11-05
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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Mistaken Identity
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-08-26
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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