Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, 29)

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He’s more than Alex’s best friend; he’s really Alex’s brother and is a key influence and balance to Alex, and I appreciated his moments to shine. The main part of the plot is set in the beautiful wilderness of Montana with a sub plot involving Bree taking place in Paris. Surprisingly, a book this late in a series could be so riveting, but that is exactly the case for Fear No Evil.

James Patterson is always at his best when writing by himself in my humble opinion, (although I am looking forward to his upcoming book with Dolly Parton! Others may disagree, and I welcome it, but I am left wondering if it’s time to stop and let others fight crime. This longstanding series has evolved over the years into action packed fast paced reads with some being a tad better than others (although I've not read a dud one yet). Say what you will about James Patterson, his short chapters and ability to compel readers to see what happens next has not declined over the years.The action begins immediately as we witness CIA operative and potential traitor Catherine Hingham being tortured to death by an unknown adversary.

Cross is his usual go-getter self, swooping in to help as best he can, while also rescuing his wife from danger as she investigates something over in Europe. James Patterson puts his hero Alex Cross through the wringer once again in his 29th book, and as always it is a breathtaking rollercoaster.Me and my husband are huge readers of JP and have probably read almost all of them now, over the many years. I'm catching new parts that I missed the first time, and the plot is really interesting, with my name all over it. However, even though I have been reading his work since the very beginning, nothing quite measures up for me like his classic thriller series featuring Alex Cross. She's headed to Paris to gather evidence against a hedge fund manager who is raping women and embezzling funds. I picked this one up and realized how much I enjoy this series and will go back to read the ones I have missed.

There’s a needless Ali Cross subplot (a teaser for his next book, perhaps) but by changing up the setting significantly, it freshened up the series. Plenty of fast paced action, lots of bodies, twists and turns galore, all the while chasing the bad guys! One of the cornerstone series for James Patterson, this one may have finally lost its steam and needs to be shelved for good. Not only does the novel jump between Cross and Bree, it offers us glimpses into the Maestro organization with occasional bits on M.Alex and Sampson’s longstanding adversary M has reared his ugly head yet again and no sooner have Alex and John got a break in the mayhem and take off on their long awaited wilderness vacation – all hell breaks loose, again.