Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart--nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work. One man knows this deeply, and uses Alex's strength as a weapon against him. When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die.
Alex Cross’s family is always in danger. He is a well known
man in the criminal circuit because he solves the majority of his cases.
This book takes it a step further. His family is actually
taken away from him and he doesn’t know how to get them back. It seems that any
action will cause their death. Being a family man, this is the worst reality he
could ever imagine facing.
This novel brings us two cases – Alex’s family being taken
and “massage” parlors being shot up and babies being kidnapped.
We meet two very different psychopaths. One is cold blooded
and very intelligent. He is the one taking Cross’s life away from him. The
other is a heartbreaking tale of a rotten childhood.
I wish the second case had been explored more. It seemed
that after the reveal happened, the storyline was just dropped and never
returned to it. I wanted to know more about the man.
Overall, this was a pretty fast paced book. But, it took me
a bit of time to get through it. I accidentally read Hope To Die before this
one, so I knew how everything turned out before it happened. If I didn’t it
would have made this much more of a thriller for me, but it was still a page
turner.
3.5/5 Stars
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