Search - Alex Cross's Trial (Alex Cross, Bk 15)

As a huge fan of Alex Cross, I was eagerly anticipating his next case. However, I was sorely disappointed because the book's title is misleading. The story is not about Alex Cross but a story about one of his ancestors. The writing style and content was not what I have come to appreciate and expect in an Alex Cross story. A disappointing entry in an otherwise excellent series.

WOW, WOW, WOW!! This is written in classic Patterson prose and his infamous short chapters. The first book of JP's I ever read was one that was totally different than anything else he has ever written ... The Jester ... I was hooked from page one and I then went in a frenzy and just HAD to have and read every book he has ever written. This book, is like that!!

Although is it a part of his Cross series ... it's not typical ... it takes place back in the early 1900's and it is told to you by Alex Cross telling it from Ben Corbett's first person journal account and it features Cross's relatives. It made me tear up a few times while reading it and it was really very graphic when describing some of the lynching scenes ... it's very sad for me to know that these things actually did happened in our country's past. For a white author writing about a very serious time in black history ... I think he did an awesome job relating it and letting you, the reader, feel it.

If you have never read JP before and you pick this one up ... you WILL be hooked. If you have read JP before ... you WILL NOT be disappointed!!

I had stopped reading James Patterson, not that his books aren't good, but because I felt like they were way too short and he could have developed his books a lot more. I accidentally ordered Alex Cross's Trial through my book club. I must admit even though this book is not about Alex Cross it is a very good book. The subject matter is disturbing and goes into detail on lynchings and the Klan in Mississippi before the turn of the turn of the 20th century.

This is a page turner. Could not put it down.

Another great book by J Patterson, although this one in particularly isn't one of my favorites in the series..

This was different from Alex Cross's usual books. It was quite well done though.