Review: getting the book after i post this
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2012
NOTE :  THIS REVIEW IS ONLY FOR THE PREVIEW CHAPTERS - NOT THE FULL BOOK.  I WILL LEAVE REVIEW FOR BOOK AFTER I HAVE COMPLETED IT.I like the Alex Cross books and these preview chapters lead me to believe this will be one of the top two in series thus far.  This preview is a good way for any to determine if they wish to purchase the full.  The preview is a good inducement toward such in my opinion.  Those liking Cross books won't be disappointed I believe.After a quick caper solved, the preview outlines a tension filled hostage negotiation situation wherein Alex is away from family for such on Christmas eve.  The read is fast paced and each chapter builds toward tension filled suspense while we watch events of the hostage negotiations start and set foundation of situation.  Alex has a number of things going against him (read to find out) and family drama comes into play when Bree visits with him briefly.  His psychological input related to HT add suspense due to uncertainty of timeline related to behavior that can potentially be expected from the guy.  A ticking time bomb - without the digital display to determine when it will go off (as it were) .  As this is Alex, he makes a decision of epic proportions that makes a reader feel they really just gotta read the rest to find out if Alex made the right decision, or if Alex finally made a fatal err...Recommend this preview for Cross (and Patterson fans) to see if full would interest. Recommend full based on preview and Cross fans can forgo the preview for full immediately if they really like the Cross series - this really reads (from preview) as one of top 2 or 3 in whole series.Christine