Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross Novels)
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Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross Novels)
James Patterson
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ASIN: 0446364193

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A missing little girl named Maggie Rose. A family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. The thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher. A psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh. He is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him-even after he's been captured.Gary Soneji is a mild-mannered mathematics teacher at a Washington, D.C., private school for the children of the political and social elite. He's so popular that the kids all call him "Mr. Chips." And he's very, very smart. Growing up, he always knew he was smarter than the rest of them-he knew that the Great Ones always fooled everybody. He kidnaps Maggie Rose, the golden-haired daughter of a famous movie actress, and her best friend, Shrimpie Goldberg, the son of the secretary of the treasury, right out from under the noses of their two Secret Service agents. But Gary Soneji is not surprised at his skill. He's done it before. Hundreds of times before.Alex Cross must face the ultimate test as a psychologist: how do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath? Especially one who appears to have a split personality-one who won't let the other half remember those horrific acts?Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

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Gary Soneji is every parent's worst nightmare. He calls himself "the son of Lindbergh." His family and colleagues know him as a mild-mannered, unassuming guy, and would find it impossible to imagine him as a psychopath, a serial murderer, and now, the perpetrator of the most notorious kidnapping of the century. Only Soneji knows himself as the killer of countless victims and as the merciless kidnapper of Maggie Rose, the golden-haired daughter of a famous actress, and Shrimpie Goldberg, the young son of the Secretary of the Treasury. The unenviable task of tracking down Soneji has been assigned to Alec Cross, a black Washington, D. C., homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology and a soft spot for the mysterious, seductive, blonde Secret Service supervisor who has also been drawn into the case. Suddenly, everything in Cross's personal and professional life has become explosive. As a man, Cross must deal with the conflicts and dangers of a forbidden love affair. As a psychologist, he must face the toughest test of his career: How do you outsmart a brilliant psychopath, especially one who appears to have a split personality--one who won't let the other half remember those horrific acts? So far, Soneji has eluded the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars james patterson: Along came a spider.......2007-10-08

This is the first book that I've read by this author, and most definitely the last. It is completely devoid of any craftsmanship;the plot is unbelievably sloppily laid out;the characters are one-dimensional.

3 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

This book is one of a series, it appears. A highly competent investigator has to track down a killer of the serial variety, who, is most definitely crazy.

There is also a female FBI agent involved, and it appears that she is most likely more than a little bit dodgy, as well. A dick, deaths and a dodgy dame.


4 out of 5 stars A thriller on speed.......2007-07-25

To the reader whose first book in the Alex Cross series is a recent one, it is not crystal clear that the hero is an African-American, but in this early offering, race is central to the plot. It is not clear why the emphasis on race was downplayed as the series progressed.

Once again, we see the super-crafty criminal, a murderer and kidnapper. Such figures dominate thrillers, whereas in real life, the criminals tend to be below normal in intelligence and make mistake after mistake. Perhaps mediocre to stupid just isn't interesting enough. If I have a fault with the plot, it is the villain's talent and the attempt to cram too much of this into too few pages. Jeopardy, of course, is what fuels the story, but too much is still too much.

The detailed, R-rated inter-racial love interest is distracting from the plot. It does figure in the finale, but it might have been done better. It just seemed manipulative, put into the book for the prurient reader.

I liked the characters, particularly Nana Mama, a wise woman. The atmosphere of Washington and environs is good. All in all, this is one of the better novels featuring Dr./Detective Cross. The later ones are considerably less interesting.



5 out of 5 stars Mystery.......2007-07-03

Read Alex Cross in order and you will be a happy reader. Enyoyed it very much

5 out of 5 stars Along Came A Spider.......2007-04-30

This was the second book i had read of JP's. I'm glad it was because now i am addicted! - this book was fantastic, thrilling right to the very end i couldn't put it down. I read this book in a little over a week prior to this i would usually read novels over a period of about 2 to 3 months. JP has changed my whole overlook on reading novels and the Alex Cross series is a fantastic chain to begin with - top rating for Along Came a Spider.
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    Along Came a Spider
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      Along Came a Spider
      James Patterson
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      Along Came A Spider
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        James Patterson
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              4 Titles in Deadtime Stories Series - 1 Terror in Tiny Town - 2 Invasion of the Appleheads - 3 Along Came a Spider - 4 Ghost Knight
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                      The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez: In His Own Words!
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                      The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez: In His Own Words!
                      Lyle Menendez , Norma Novelli , Mike Walker , and Judith Spreckels
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                      5 out of 5 stars Well Written.......2006-03-14

                      Wow, who would have thought. For a different side of the story (and there is always another side)this is a good read. Whether or not you buy the information being told is another thing. I found it a good read and a sad story.

                      1 out of 5 stars Boring- no new info.......2006-02-04

                      I thought this was a fairly boring view into this case....I was so excited to read it from the jacket- and then found out it was of little interest at all. The beginning was especially hard to get "into"....It turns out that Lyle doesn't really have very much to say, after all.

                      2 out of 5 stars No New Information In This Book. Definitely Not Worth It........2003-01-05

                      The back cover of this book advertises that the reader will be enabled to "peek into the mind of a fascinating criminal," but after having read this book, there's very little that is fascinating about this man or this crime. In fact, there's nothing in here that I hadn't already heard on the news plenty of times before.

                      The book consists of a series of conversations between Lyle Menendez and Norma Novelli, the publisher of some newsletter that no one's ever heard of. The conversations give you a narrative of the Menendez trial through the eyes of Lyle Menendez. In them, you'll find Lyle to be extremely arrogant, but also fairly educated and mild-mannered.

                      I grew up in a city close to Beverly Hills, and I'd have to say that Lyle Menendez is no different from most people who live there. He was raised in wealth and comfort and he knows no other way of life, and that explains his pompous attitude. Lyle Menendez isn't the "brilliant criminal mind" that they build him up to be. The only difference between Lyle and normal people is that he and his brother killed their parents. The prosecution in his trial argued that the brothers killed their parents in order to receive their inheritance and collect from their parents' life insurance policies. The brothers claim that the murders resulted from years of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse by their father. After reading this book, I'm inclined to believe that it was probably a combination of both reasons.

                      Aside from the fact that this book offers very little new information, I also didn't like the way in which Norma Novelli claimed to have been manipulated by Lyle Menendez. Menendez does about 99% of the talking in these conversations. He tells Novelli almost everything, and all she does is sit there listening and recording the conversations. She clearly knew that she could profit from this line of communication she had with Lyle, and that's exactly what she did by writing this book. In fact, she's the real manipulator for taking advantage of the trust and confidence that Lyle had in her. She isn't a victim at all, and it seems absurd for her to make such a claim.

                      There are plenty of other more useful books and websites that one can look to for information on the Menendez case. This book isn't worth it.

                      4 out of 5 stars must read.......2002-03-09

                      A great book into understanding the mind of Lyle Menendez. Like another reviewer said, you really should be up on the case, otherwise you won't understand it. The problem with the book, the author puts too much of her opinion in it. She makes it obvious she does not believe Lyle from the beginning. If you're interested in the case, and are up on all of your information on the trial, you'll love it. If you know nothing, you won't understand a word.

                      3 out of 5 stars No Style With Lyle.......2001-03-27

                      This book consists of transcripts of some phone conversations between Lyle Menendez and the author before and during the brothers' first trial. You really need to be up on the case to know what's being said. If you know who everyone was in the trial (Dr. Oziel, Judalon Smyth, etc.) then the book can be of some use to you. Don't look here for a compelling description of the crime, the planning, or even life at home with the Menendez'. What you will get is an insight into the character we know as Lyle - confirming the intelligent, cunning, cold hearted manipulator we knew gratis Court TV. The book is historically important as a trial supplement and reading is recommended to those familiar with the case.
                      An Hour to Kill: A True Story of Love, Murder, and Justice in a Small Southern Town
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                      • Horrible Story - Not A Great Book
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                      An Hour to Kill: A True Story of Love, Murder, and Justice in a Small Southern Town
                      Dale Hudson , and Billy Hills
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                      Church-goer.Family friend.All-American boy.Murderer.Ken Register, much to the shock of the small town of Conway, South Carolina, was all of these things.Clean-cut, polite to a fault, and respectful of elders, Ken was the kind of guy parents wanted their daughters to date.But only months after a seventeen-year-old girl's brutal murder, the residents of Conway were in for another surprise: that the killer was one of their own.Ken and Crystal Todd were "best friends," and had even briefly dated.When Crystal's hideously gutted body was found near the woods of Conway, Ken checked in every day to console Crystal's mother and inquire about the murder investigation.Ken was practically the last person anyone would suspect.Until he started acting nervous and suspicious, afraid he would be "framed" for Crystal's murder.And until DNA tests confirmed that he was indeed the man who repeatedly raped and stabbed Crystal Todd, then left her mutilated body in a nearby ditch.Discover, through fascinating first-person accounts: the tortured Southern son who committed murder; the courageous detective determined to break the case; the broken mother who lost her only child; and the disbelieving parents who, to this day, defend their son's innocence.AUTHORBIO: BILLY HILLS is Associate Professor of Psychology at Coastal Carolina University.DALE HUDSON is a successful businessman.Both authors, life-long residents of South Carolina, spent nearly five years researching for this book.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      3 out of 5 stars Horrible Story - Not A Great Book.......2007-05-03

                      I purchased this book because of the strong reviews. Perhaps the other reviewers have not read a lot of true crime, because there was nothing special about this. Basically, it was a newspaper article extended with a few more facts to make a book. The story is horrifying, but you never really learn much about the people.

                      3 out of 5 stars Well written, but otherwise average........2007-03-23

                      An Hour To Kill is the story of a brutal murder in a small South Carolina town. As an avid reader of true crime, I have mixed feelings about the book. There are a number of negatives: The center picture section is weak. There is NO decent picture of the victim, Crystal Todd, merely a tiny blurred picture of her on her tombstone. As she was a high school senior, it should have been relatively easy to at least get a yearbook picture. Also, for no other possible reason than to fill up the section there are pictures of Mickey Spillane and his wife! These people really have nothing to do with the book, except as an afterthought, not even appearing in the book until the last few pages.
                      There is no depth given to the main characters, Ken Register and Crystal Todd. Due to a lack of information or interest, the authors present them as little more than props around which to base the story of the arrest and trial. This is especially poorly done with Crystal. She is the victim of a brutal murder and we learn virtually nothing about her except that her mother loved her.
                      There does not seem to have been much in depth research in the writing of this book, which would have helped as the crime is not in itself really that interesting or unusual, except for its sheer brutality,

                      This book could have been a total true crime trasher due to the serious faults listed above, but it is saved by the authors' narrative abilities.
                      The writing is crisp and clean. It is for the most part reportorial in nature, and avoids the trap fallen into by lesser true-crime writers, of feeling that they must express their own opinions of the crime. Consequently they do not impose their own personalities on the story, which in my opinion is almost always undesirable in a true crime book. The writers, Hudson and Hills, move the story along briskly and professionally. Ultimately, An Hour To Kill is an easy read, but could have been much deeper.

                      2 out of 5 stars By Golly, Jethro, I Think We Have Us A Murder On Our Hands Here.......2007-03-13

                      True crime is my genre; about the ONLY thing I read. And in many years of reading this genre, I have read many, many books whose setting was in the South, even the deep south Georgia, but I have NEVER run across authors who did such an excellent job (said tongue in cheek)of making the "characters" out to be such hillbillies. Living in a small, southern town myself, I can say this: sure, we have some odd sayings and our own dialect; but, come on, do you have to play on it? Even though I speak "the language" of these people, I still had a very difficult time reading it.

                      And this has to be the only true crime book I've read to date that included photos, but not any clear photos of the victim or the accused. Readers are provided with a grainy photo atop her headstone, taken at a distance of the victim and one side view photo taken of the accused. But, hey, there is a clear photo of Mickey Spillane and his wife, Jane, for your enjoyment! Go figure!

                      Throw in that this book plays on the fact that Crystal Faye Todd was murdered by her best friend Ken Register, but we're not given much background information on neither them nor their families; only that they had all been life long friends. Btw, how is that Ken Register was her best friend, but she had refused to date him and told her mother it was because he wanted sex all the time and smelled badly? Doesn't really sound like best friend material but, amazingly, Bonnie Faye Todd considers him as someone she can lean on and trust.

                      However, if a reader can wade through all that mess, there is a good argument here for the conviction. It was based mainly on past actions of the defendant and primitive use of DNA. Quite frankly, the jury, in my opinion, didn't have enough evidence to convict but read it and form your own opinion. Just plan on having Jethro's voice in your head while you do!

                      5 out of 5 stars Terrific Story.......2006-03-03

                      I first read Dale Hudson's Dance of Death, then purchase An Hour To Kill. Both books are superb. They both kept me spellbound and glued to my seat. My only criticism is that they weren't longer, as I read them far too quickly and was mad at myself for doing so. I look forward to reading his next book.

                      4 out of 5 stars Excellent non-fiction writing.......2005-12-03

                      This non-fiction story is a thriller to read. It's the sort of writing you expect in a work of fiction, but when you realize that this really did happen, then you want to congratulate the authors for their research and prose. Basically, what I'm saying, is this piece of work is well done.
                      It's hard to think of a nice Christian boy living in a small town such as Conway, SC, committing such a heinous crime. But hey, the world is full of sickos and small towns are no exception. And yet, just how sick has our society become that a young man professing to be a devout Christian and, hits the church every time the doors open, can fool so many people? But DNA comes into play, even though it was just being introduced and some people doubted the results. I'm sure the parents of Ken Register don't want to think their son could be guilty of murdering his friend, and then cutting her to pieces like he did. This book is anything BUT boring and I do highly recommend it to non-fiction lovers.
                      Co-authors, Billy Hills (an Assoc. Prof. of Psychology) and Brad Hudson (a successful businessman) appear to be on their way to a successful writing career. Too bad they don't know the difference between SIT & SET and SITTING & SETTING, which were basically the only flaws I found in the story. Wonder why their editor didn't catch it.
                      The Hills of Homicide (Mail Order Series)
                      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                      • Louis L'Amour also writes well-written detective stories
                      The Hills of Homicide (Mail Order Series)

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                      5 out of 5 stars Louis L'Amour also writes well-written detective stories.......2004-11-04

                      Louis L'Amour is best known for his westerns. He has rarely been equaled, and never surpassed in his ability to tell stories of the struggles people had in the old west. What few people know is he wrote other stories also. For example his "Last of the Breed" is a modern day adventure worthy of Tom Clancy. It does have a feel of the old west.
                      "The Hills of Homicide" is a collection of detective stories from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Each of them is well written. A crime is committed, and our hero figures out who committed the crime. And like his stories of the old west, Louis L'Amour often includes a fight and a girl.

                      These stories from a different period of our countries history and do have a different feel to them. It is interesting to see how much technology has changed over the last 50 years. At one point a hero is trying to warn a women of danger, and he gets in a car. Now he would just get on his cell phone and call her cell phone.

                      These are fun, entertaining stories. They are the stories of the triumphant good over evil. Get the book and you'll enjoy several fun hours of reading these well-written stories.

                      The Hills of Homicide
                      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                      • Film Noir Classics
                      • Louis L'Amour also writes well-written detective stories
                      • Great stories
                      • This is one of he earliest detective Noir creations
                      • Excellent collection of detective short stories.
                      The Hills of Homicide
                      Louis L'Amour
                      Manufacturer: Bantam
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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                      ASIN: 0553241346
                      Release Date: 1984-05-01

                      Book Description

                      For the first time in book form, here is a collection of Louis L'Amour detective stories--vivid tales as memorable and exciting as his beloved frontier fiction.  Each story is personally selected, with an introduction, by the author.

                      In the dark alleys of the pulsing cities and the savage criminal wilderness, Louis L'Amour introduces a new brand of characters:  men like Kip Morgan, the ex-fighter turned detective who is tough enough to bounce a bouncer, yet has more up his sleeve than sheer muscle; Joe Ragan, dedicated career cop who fears nothing in the pursuit of justice; and women whose soft laughter covers their underlying cruelty.

                      These are fast-moving stories of brawls where once a man goes down and doesn't get up fast enough he's through, of flashing knives that whisper death, of guns that blaze their fatal file through the blackest nights.

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                      For the first time in book form, here is a collection of Louis L'Amour detective stories--vivid tales as memorable and exciting as his beloved frontier fiction.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      5 out of 5 stars Film Noir Classics.......2006-07-13

                      This book is great. Anyone who loves the way Louis L'amour writes will be intrigued by this book. Everything that represents a Noir film is here, sweaty drinking detective, the woman who is always suspect, fistfights, knifefights, gunfights, if anyone of these became a movie it would be a box office hit!
                      The way the stories are written you can see the story unfold, this is L'amour at his finest.

                      4 out of 5 stars Louis L'Amour also writes well-written detective stories.......2004-06-19

                      Louis L'Amour is best known for his westerns. He has rarely been equaled, and never surpassed in his ability to tell stories of the struggles people had in the old west. What few people know is he wrote other stories also. For example his "Last of the Breed" is a modern day adventure worthy of Tom Clancy. It does have a feel of the old west.

                      "The Hills of Homicide" is a collection of detective stories from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Each of them is well written. A crime is committed, and our hero figures out who committed the crime. And like his stories of the old west, Louis L'Amour often includes a fight and a girl.

                      These stories from a different period of our countries history and do have a different feel to them. It is interesting to see how much technology has changed over the last 50 years. At one point a hero is trying to warn a women of danger, and he gets in a car. Now he would just get on his cell phone and call her cell phone.

                      These are fun, entertaining stories. They are the stories of the triumphant good over evil. Get the book and you'll enjoy several fun hours of reading these well-written stories.

                      4 out of 5 stars Great stories.......2003-03-22

                      Not the usual westerns of course, but great tales by Louis. 2 thumbs up!

                      5 out of 5 stars This is one of he earliest detective Noir creations.......2003-01-16

                      Wonderful stories. Just get it and read it. You won't be sorry until you suddenly found out that you've finished it too quickly.

                      5 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of detective short stories........2002-11-22

                      This book provides some of the best narratives of the old detective style genre. Louis Lamour (known so well for his western stories) creates living characters in each of these stories. The stories keep you glued to them until the very end. I wasn't able to put the book down until I finished all of them. Great entertainment!
                      "Get Ready to Say Goodbye": A Mother's Story of Senseless Violence, Tragedy, and Triumph
                      Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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                      "Get Ready to Say Goodbye": A Mother's Story of Senseless Violence, Tragedy, and Triumph
                      Lavonne McKee , and Ted Schwarz
                      Manufacturer: New Horizon Press
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover

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                      ASIN: 0882820796

                      Book Description

                      Compelling story with headline themes of random violence and gun control.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      4 out of 5 stars Good book.......2004-07-14

                      The book was very good at expressing the feelings of the mother/author. I have read better written books, but overall the book was very good!

                      1 out of 5 stars Awful.......1999-11-28

                      I'm terribly sorry for Dwayne McKee and his family. I was drawn to the book because my own son sustained a spinal cord injury at age 15 and I understand and empathize with the mother's anguish. However, I'm not going to finish the book. I've read half, but it's very poorly written, full of anger, and lacking in sensitivity and compassion. It's also lacking in depth and perspective. For example, in spite of her pain, the author doesn't seem to doubt her consistently negative interpretations of the behavior and facial expressions of the boy who shot her son and members of his family. If this book were about truth and justice, I'd be captured by it, but it's about revenge. It's a long-winded and poorly written indictment of someone who wasn't punished as the author thought he should be. I'm amazed it was published.
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                        Great Mysteries: I Hate to Tell His Widow/Collect from a Corpse/Stay Out of My Nightmare/Street of Lost Corpses/the Hills of Homicide
                        Louis L'Amour
                        Manufacturer: Media Books Audio Publishing
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Audio Cassette

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                        ASIN: 1578155398
                        The Hills of Homicide
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                          The Hills of Homicide
                          Louis L'Amour
                          Manufacturer: Pinnacle Books
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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                          ASIN: 0523422261
                          THE HILLS OF HOMICIDE
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                            THE HILLS OF HOMICIDE

                            Manufacturer: Bantam Books
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Leather Bound
                            ASIN: 1581651031
                            Hills of Homicide, The  (  Collection of pulp mystery/detective stories that have been collected & revised by the author each with anecdotal introductions by the author )
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                              Hills of Homicide, The ( Collection of pulp mystery/detective stories that have been collected & revised by the author each with anecdotal introductions by the author )
                              Louis L'Amour ( LAmour ) inner flap DJ small crease
                              Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf, NY
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Hardcover
                              ASIN: B000CE8IXA

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