I really enjoyed the mystery in this one, and loved the moment at the end when we find out who really was behind it all. I have really enjoyed Alex Cross, and finding him developing within his family and who are his best friends within the FBI and the Police. The focus was also on Alex’s best friend, John Sampson, and his daughter, which deserved some stage time too.

I remember reading the Alex’s first adventure, “Along came a Spider” and almost cried when Alex, then a widower, faced the loss of his new love in an ending twist I would never forget. James Patterson puts his hero Alex Cross through the wringer once again in his 29th book, and as always it is a breathtaking rollercoaster. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Bad things - Ali had a small storyline, which could have been expanded and involved the reader more. However, their Metro DC Police Commissioner demands that they attend the crime scene where the body was left.

But before we get there, we have a lot to unpack as Cross and Sampson are not the book’s only stars. Cross hopes that he might be able to reveal who M is, if not validate why his organization is in a blood war with Maestro. This book was good and had quite a bit of action; however, it did not keep me on the edge of my seat.

Speaking of Cross’ family, his wife Bree --- an ex-cop herself --- takes on an assignment for the Bluestone organization, which will send her to Paris, France, in pursuit of a serial rapist and alleged killer. She is sent off to Paris to gather evidence about a hedge fund manager's alleged theft of funds and sexual predation of his assistants.

And to top it all off, Cross is receiving more texts from his personal adversary, the elusive “M”, who taunts him and has set his sights on taking him out for good. There is never a chance to get bored and there is alot of dead bodies for Alex and Sampson to investigate.

This one is different from others because it's all over the place (Wyoming, Colorado, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico, CA, MA) with the third act in Montana and the wild river!Sampson is still grieving the death of his wife, Billie, and trying to be a good father to their little girl, Willow. Now, the 29th book in the series – “Fear No Evil” – has been read, and it is my first review of 2022.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The interesting thing for me is that this overload of activity and storylines was a good thing and also a bad thing. Until they’re attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Alex and his family for years.The Alex Cross series proves it ' Lee Child'A character for the ages' Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child'Alex Cross.