Ratings49
Average rating3.6
In the middle of the night, a controversial U.S. senator is found murdered in bed in his Georgetown pied-a-terre. The police turn up only one clue: a mysterious rhyme signed "Jack and Jill" promising that this is just the beginning. Jack and Jill are out to get the rich and famous, and they will stop at nothing until their fiendish plan is carried out.
Meanwhile, Washington, D. C., homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house, far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten--and deposited in front of the elementary school Cross' son, Damon, attends.
Could there be a connection between the two murders? As Cross tries to put the pieces together, the killer- or killers - strike again. And again. No one in Washington is safe - not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Alex Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case-but will he discover the truth in time?
Featured Series
32 primary books34 released booksAlex Cross is a 34-book series with 32 primary works first released in 1983 with contributions by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo, and Brendan DuBois.
Reviews with the most likes.
I don't know... I'm just not that into this kind of book. It's a good mystery book, yes, but I won't be too eager to repeat the experience.
Murder of children is disturbing. More disturbing when it is done by a 13-year old. Granted, the killer is a bit not right in the head, but still, it's disturbing.
Aside from the Truth Sojourner School killer, we have Jack and Jill. They're cold-blooded, ruthless, professional and determined. To kill the President of the United States. Before that, they decided to send some “messages” to the President and the Secret Service. The messages are sent through the high-profile people they killed.
Jack and Jill has come to The Hill
To kill, kill, kill...
Nice read. Only I don't really like the mystery towards the end.
If you like fast-paced, nonstop thrills in your mysteries, this is the book for you. I felt like I had to stop and breathe every now and then; the plot twists, suspense, surprises, and sheer horror of the plot had me so mesmerized, I almost forgot to do so!
Like other Patterson novels, this one, the third in the Alex Cross series, features two parallel horrors, both of which involve the detective in a very personal way. First, a crazed killer is murdering young black children in Cross's own neighborhood, children from his own son's school. The sheer brutality of the murders bespeaks a rage that strikes terror in Cross's heart. But the Washington, D.C. powers that be don't seem to be overly concerned with the horrible happenings in the black neighborhood–they're much more involved with the high-profile, equally mysterious Jack and Jill murders that have captured all the headlines. Jack and Jill are assassins. The ending will keep you guessing which is nice for a change. Patterson seems to realize that a real thriller, like real life, doesnt have an ending with no loose strings. This book will keep you wanting more James Patterson and More of his hero Alex Cross.
Books
9 booksIf you enjoyed this book, then our algorithm says you may also enjoy these.