Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross)

And when further brutal deaths follow in California and on the East Coast, Alex is forced to contemplate the bizarre possibility of modern-day vampires, although his instincts point him to one of the many sinister religious cults that flourish on the West Coast. The FBI joins Patterson's dogged cop in a particularly unsettling investigation: two San Francisco joggers have been viciously murdered and are found suspended by their feet, with all the blood drained from their corpses. If you can resist reading this one in just a few sittings, you deserve some kind of a thriller reader's medal. --Barry Forshaw, . The malign criminal genius of Roses Are Red is fixing to give Alex a hard time once again. Patterson fans expect the extremely concise, page-turning chapters (116 of them here!), along with a reluctance to dawdle over details of his hero's personal life, and both characteristics are firmly back in place. Fans of James Patters

"Violets are Blue by James Patterson. Here is a" according to DP. Violets are Blue by James Patterson. Here is a novel that is way out. A book about vampires. Vampires? Yes, exactly that. Detective Alex Cross of the Washington D.C. Police, is asked by his FBI associated, Kyle Craig, to help him solve these murders by human vampires. Cross flies to San Francisco, C. Vampires are loose and killing people. Dr. Cross Volunteer Coordinator Vampires are loose and killing people. Dr. Cross is recruited by the FBI because of his knowledge as a forensic psychologist, and his experience as a homicide detective.The story starts with unexplained gruesome ritual deaths in California and Dr. Cross flying there to assist and working with the lo. Not up to snuff Patterson n Cross are usually good. This is a solid book, but Roses n Violets just get too far. He solves the crime; woops, wrong guy. He solves it again, and again, till ur lost, n then throws a ball out of left field that takes the whole 2d book to clarify. AND, he has to throw in werewolves to do

In a shocking conclusion, Alex Cross must survive a deadly confrontation-only to discover at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.. Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever-and his own deepest fears-in this electrifying new thriller from the master of suspense, James Patterson.Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. At the same time, a lethal super-criminal from Cross's past known as the Mastermind is stalking him, taunting him, and threatening everything he holds dear. Local police are horrified, and even the FBI is baffled.Cross takes on the case and plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs and role-players, a world full of poseurs and playactors-and someone demented enough to have crossed the line from dark ritual to real blood. Someone believes in vampires enough to have committed a series of bizarre murders that appear to be the work of one. Cross has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, he h