London Bridges by James Patterson (2004)

I bought this audio book to accompany me on my long dog show trips. I love James Patterson as a writer and recommend him and his audio books to all. As always, he didn't disappoint me. The book was great.

Typical intrigue by Patterson. Lots of false trails until the final scene. He really holds the listener's interest.

I have been an on again off again James Patterson Fan, generally he writes entertaining books (but some I have found wanting). The problem with London Bridges is it assumes the reader already knows the lead character, Alex Cross - it also assumes this about secondary characters. I have read other Alex Cross books, so I am familiar with the character, still some development of is character would be good background info and help get the reader back up to speed. For example the relationship with his ex wife and son are left totally unexplained?

The short chapters and pacing of the book were another annoyance. The speed of the book was too fast right from the beginning leaving no room to pick up the pace toward the end, which is what you want in a thriller. It almost seemed as if the author was leaving out needed detail at the expense of a fast pace. It almost felt as if the author were pressured to get this book out under some kind of time line?
I am Lucky to have read other James Patterson books that rated higher than this one, so I know the author is capable of better things. Fans of the author will surely still want to read this book but there money may be better spent on a used copy or waiting for paperback.

Speaking of pacing you may want to check out "A TOURIST IN THE YUCATAN" a thriller were the author does a great job of setting the pace!

James Patterson is a favorite author of mine and I wanted an audio of his to listen to while working out.

Again visiting Alex Cross and many of his villians, I always like the anticpation of how James puts us on a roller coaster ride, with some nice twists and turns, that make you not want to put this book down. I highly recommend this to any Patterson fan, expectaly in the Cross series.