Library: The Big Bad Wolf.
Alex Cross is a lightning rod for danger. James Patterson's detective character has now joined the FBI and his first case as a Fed brings him a brand new psychopathic killer to contend with, The Wolf.
And if you thought that his previous arch-enemies were evil, this former Russian KGB agent turned Mafia boss is definitely the worst so far.
The Big Bad Wolf is not a book for those of a nervous disposition. And not for queasy stomachs either. It is tough, cruel, and sadistic in a variety of extreme ways.
People are disappearing. To order. They're being bought by a number of individuals to feed their perversions. The Wolf is in the middle of it, controlling it, though it is only a sideshow to his main criminal activities.
Cross is finding the beuerocracy of his new employers difficult, and at the same time he's having home difficulties as a former girlfriend comes back into his life with a heart-rending demand.
Patterson writes in a crisp style, short words and sentences and short chapters. The action is fast, and twists rapidly. Since he tells both sides of the story, we always know what's happening from the perspectives of the good and the ungodly.
Or do we?
Once you start a Patterson thriller, it is compulsive from beginning to end. BB
