Along Came a Spider

James Patterson is easily one of the best horror/ mystery writers I have personally ever read. He keeps his readers in tuned, and when you are reading his books you feel as if you are watching a movie due to the vivid images that he paints, with his words, in the descriptions of his book. One of my favorite books by James Patterson, which I just read over winter break, is “Along Came a Spider.”

Patterson opens up the Alex Cross series with this book, “Along Came a Spider.” In along came a spider many relationships are sparked between not only adults, but little children. The main characters of the book are Maggie Rose Dunn, daughter of an actress, Michael Goldberg, son of secretary of state, Alex Cross, Jezzie Flanagan, and Gary Soneji.

When Maggie Rose went missing along with her friend, Michael Goldberg, the nation was abruptly shaken. America’s golden children were suddenly taken. This book would be the first for Alex Cross and his team; little did he know the longevity of this case. Little did Cross know that he would be dealing with a pathological liar and a psychotic serial murderer and killer. Gary Soneji had his plan ready since he was in his teens; nothing was going to stop him, not even the FBI. Soneji was always one step ahead of the game.

Behind the scenes Alex Cross and his co-worker, Jezzie Flanagan, are holding a secret love affair. After finding missing reports from Jezzie and her team, he soon realizes that he needs to get inside of the head of this psychopath.

On a scale of one to ten, I would give this book a ten. I highly recommend this book to anyone. This book is a fast read due to its turn to turn thrill. Every time I told myself to put the book down, I simply could not and would end up reading another hundred pages. My one disappointment about this book was the movie. I recommend you read the book before the movie due to the fact the movie leaves out extremely major parts of the movie. For instance, only Maggie Rose Dunn was kidnapped in the movie, whereas in the book Maggie and Michael were both kidnapped. Take a chance at the series of Alex Cross books by James Patterson, I can assure that you will not be disappointed.

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.